The Tatars are a nomadic community dispersed throughout history from the Mongolian plains to today’s Eastern Europe. Notably, they are also present today in Dobrogea, being descendants of the former Golden Horde since 1241. Tatar tradition and culture represent a significant part of the Dobrogean landscape, especially when it comes to confessional relations. The Tatars …
In Hungary we have a mystical summer tradition, which name is Saint Ivan midnight’s fire jumping on 24th of June. A celebration of light, life, love, fertility. Before i go into more detail, let’s talk about lighting fires, because this is a significant point of the event. This festival had great significance in the pagan …
A celebratory symbolic day is Tsiknopempti and this is an annual ceremony, the origin of which is lost over the centuries. The most likely version is that it comes from the Bacchus festivals of the ancient Greeks and is one of the few that managed to be preserved. Tsiknopempti is in the 2nd week of …
