Between December 14 and 16 took placed at Humulesti the event Ion Creanga Days, the XLIII edition. The organizers of the event were Neamt County Council, the Museums Complex from Neamt County, the Local Town Hall from Targu Neamt, the Cultural Foundation Ion Creanga from Targu Neamt and the Scientific and Cultural Foundation Constantin Matasa from Piatra Neamt.
Friday December 14 2012
10:00 – 12:00 Events at the Memorial House of Ion Creanga
14:00 – 17:00 Events at the History and Ethnography Museum from Targu Neamt: symposiums, book presentations and awards
Saturday December 15 …

Between November 15 and 18 2012 Neamt County Council participated at the XXVIII edition of the Romanian Touristic Fair. The event took place at Romexpo building from Bucharest where the stand of Neamt County was accommodated on a 120 square meters surface. The Romanian Touristic Fair is the biggest event of this kind from Romania where tourists can come and choose from a wide variety of touristic offers.
The participation of Neamt County to the touristic fair was possible because of the project “Promoting campaign of the tourism from Neamt County …

Tourists that want to spend the winter holidays in Neamt County have to hurry because the end of the year is right at our doorsteps. The offers of the pensions have raised the interest of tourists that will come to experiment the local generosity of the people that live here.
Neamt County welcomes you with incredible environments and traditional houses beautifully decorated for Christmas. Here, traditions and customs are still kept alive and start at St Nicolae (St Nicolas) on December 6 and end at St Ioan (St Joan) on January …

December is a month full of religious events, customs and local traditions specific to winter time and the passing of the years. In Neamt County these traditions are still kept alive and they mark not only Christmas but also the New Year’s Eve when rituals of dances and songs celebrate these special moments.
Carols represent the essence of the Orthodox spirituality and of the Romanian people. These songs are played in association with theatrical plays that depict the actual lyrics. Those that sing carols, traditionally are rewarded with nuts, apples and …

December is an important month for every Orthodox church or monastery but to Sihastria Monastery this month is something more because this is the time of year when they also celebrate Father Cleopa. This year there are 14 years from his departure in that other world and when the time came to commemorate that many pilgrims were present in this holly place.
The peaceful atmosphere of the cemetery with its crosses hidden under the heavy snow welcomes you with a certain type of sorrow and peace. The trails made by pilgrims …

Between December 6 2012 and January 15 2013 the Artists Union from Romania Neamt County and Neamt County Museum complex invite you to visit the exhibition “Salonul de iarna” (“The winter saloon”) that will take place at Lascar Vorel  Galleries from Piatra Neamt. The exhibition unites art works of paintings, graphics and aquarelle made by local artists.
Some of the most representative artists that will participate at this exhibition are: Mihai Agape, Dumitru Bezem, Dumitru Bostan, Monica Carp, Mircea Cacaru, Catalin Grigoras, Stefan Iauta, Stefan Potop, George Romila, Mircea Romanescu, Stefan …

Starting with December 6 at the History and Archeology Museum from Piatra Neamt you can visit the exhibition “Obiceiuri populare de iarna” (“Traditional winter customs”). The exhibition contains about 100 pieces that illustrate old rituals like Plugusorul (The Plow), dances with masks like The Goat and The Bear.
The traditional artisan Neculai Popa from Tarpesti (1919 – 2010) was the most well known figure from this area that kept not only these traditions alive but also created and collected an impressive amount of masks and artifacts connected to these winter traditions. …