Monastic village in Văratec is one of the largest villages of its kind in the country and that, not only for the age of the homes and hermitages, is part of our national patrimony. The village consists of 180 houses with flowers in courtyard and porches, breathing purity. Houses were grouped around churches as they were raised (the Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 1817, the Church of the Transfiguration, 1847, the Church of the Assumption, 1882). In the village, says Reverend Mother Stavrofora Iosefina Giosanu are about 400 nuns who live …

Starting 15 June, is opening the fishing season on rivers and lakes in România. All fish are caught after a skilful fight between them and  fisherman Who’s smarter? On Izvorul Muntelui Lake is fishing from motorboat or rowing only, or from the shore. Fishermen know the places and place their tent while preparing their arsenal of rods and bait for perch, carp, bleak, trout, bream, chub, crucian carp and so on. Right on this time the bream is at stake and if I am lucky to place through which passes any herd, i will catch …

Friday, May 15th, during the event Days of Roman City, was organized The Race of Roman City.
Since the morning, the competition brought together at the start of Roman high school students who competed in relay race on mixed teams, 4 × 900 meters. As in previous editions, with better preparation, the relay team of the Sports High School won the contest.
On the podium also were, in order, teams of Petru Poni Technical College, second place and Vasile Sav School Group, the third place, the team of Roman Voda National College receiving …

Exhibition of naive painting is part of the Festival “Dowry Chest”. Born in Bălţaţi, Iasi county in 1944, the painter Gheorghe Ciobanu, who paints for over 30 years, is the man who did not need too much school to express his native talent and to impose among the brush artists.
The artist teaches painting in creative camps, participates, being invited with his work at exhibitions and art salons of naive art organized in Romania, France, Spain, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and has paintings spread in private collections all over the world!
Here’s why you …

This year, we had at Whitsuntide, again a mini-vacation over three days, between 30th of May to 1st of June.
Whitsuntide, the feast dedicated to the cult of the dead, is taken over from Romans by Dacians. Once they have converted to Christianity, our ancestors celebrated – The Descent of the Holy Spirit – which falls just ten days after Ascension and 50 days after Easter. Over the centuries, the two holidays were merged into one. The feast is celebrated on Sunday. Saturday morning, day called The Big Old Men, are commemorated the dead.
On this …

Grandparents House from the city Roznov, Neamt County, becomes from one year to another, to honor Father Iulian Vasile – the initiator and architect of the project, and to the pride of inhabitants of the town, a special landmark on the map, receiving scientific, ethnographic and educational importance. The young ones and not only they, found in this true House of tales, about a part of the history of the nation. All or nearly all from peasant household from now more than a century, is gathered in Grandparents House. Each object has …

The sixth edition of Days of Roman, held between the days 14th to 24th of May this year, included cultural and educational and various sports activities. In this edition they have been opened in the city center Traditional Products Fair and Craftsmen Fair.
The program of events dedicated Roman was followed with great interest by a large audience who applauded participants in organized competitions:  Contest of conductors from theological education institutions in Moldova, dedicated to the Melchisedec Stefanescu Days, fifteenth edition, General Knowledge Contest from the Library Roman, Hope for tomorrow, now in its …