O mică parte din amintirile Maramureșului se regăsesc și în Muzeul din Vișeul de Sus, în cele două secțiuni ale sale, dedicate istoriei și etnografiei. Inclus administrativ în voievodatul Transilvaniei, Maramureșul a pierdut partea sa nordică, trecută în posesia Austro-Ungariei, Uniunii Sovietice, respectiv Ucrainei de azi. Maramureșul e separat la est de Moldova de verticala […]

A small part of the memories of Maramureș are kept in this museum that has two sections, dedicated to history and ethnography. Included in the larger area of Transylvania, Maramureș is a historic region of Romania, in the north western extremity. As borders were redrawn in the twentieth century, the Nordic piece of historic Maramureș […]

The good old countryside of a traditional village at the foot of the mountain! Nothing fancy, just the life as it seemed to be a century  ago. Or for eternity, if you ignore the railroad tracks. Maramureș is a special mountainous region of northern Romania, distinct in the larger area of Transylvania. It’s not easy […]

Maramureșul istoric se întindea dincolo de graniță, în Ucraina de astăzi, unde încă trăiesc comunități românești. Regiunea din nord-estul extrem al României a devenit legendară pentru grija cu care sunt păstrate tradițiile românești și specificul local. Maramureșenii se întorc acasă și de la mii de kilometri, de la locurile lor de muncă din Spania, Italia, […]

In the north-western end of Romania lies a special land who’s fame turned into legend. Historic Maramureș extends a bit into today Ukraine, but is a region where genuine Romanian spirit is preserved as a valuable heritage. Locals return from hundreds of kilometers from their workplaces in Spain, Italy, England or Holland to wear folkloric […]

Primaria sectorului 4 a organizat la City Mall un festival al colindelor la care au participat circa 1000 de copii de la gradinitele din Bucuresti, insotiti de educatoarele lor. Copiii, imbracati in costume populare sau tematice au cantat in fata lui Mos Craciun cantece specifice sarbatorilor de iarna si au fost rasplatiti cu cadouri chiar […]

At origin, this dance was a pre-Christian ritual, which was perfected with time to have more and more spectacular choreographic moves. The name Calusarii is a bit mysterious. It may come from the word horse (cal), from the rhythmic movements and jumps of the dancers and for the little bells that adorn their legs and […]

Bucharest’s 4th District City Hall has organized at City Mall a Christmas carol festival at which took part 1000 singers from kinder gardens allover Bucharest with their teachers. Children were dressed in folkloric costumes or theme costumes and sang in front of Santa Clause traditional songs for this time of the year. They were all […]