Fecioreasca fetelor from Crihalma is a unique dance in the country, which has already been performed for over 100 years since the beginning. It is in the repertoire of many professional popular artistic ensembles. It also has a book (recently released), and the inhabitants of the village of Crihalma want this tradition to make its …
Fecioreasca fetelor from Crihalma / Girls’ lad dance from Crihalma village Read More »
The Flute, the Leaf, the Bucium, the Buhai, the Cimpoi, the Naiul, the Trumpet, the Ţambalul, the Ţitera or the Cobza are old instruments that have been preserved to this day. Music is an important part of the existence of the Romanian peasant. The sensitivity to the beauty of sound was also transmitted in the …
In Romania, in the Christmas time, carols are sung by a band of carolers. In the traditional community, the group of carolers was mainly made up of unmarried boys. In parallel with them, the children also caroled, the hierarchies and rules of their group reflecting on a smaller scale the organization of the gang of …
For Romanians, grape picking has been, since ancient times, an opportunity to celebrate and to give rein to some customs and superstitions. An ancient custom of the winegrowers in the vineyards of Buzău is that of crushing the grapes with their feet, by young and beautiful maidens. Others, on the first day of picking, give …
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