Mărțișor - one of the most representative of Romania's traditions

The Martisor, a spring token, a tiny adornment tied with a red and white entwined cord presented on March 1, is one of the most representative Romanian traditions also adopted in towns and cities, roots back 8,000 years, when people use to presented each others red and white pebbles in a string. Martisor a genuine Romanian holiday celebrates the arrival of spring. Young ladies and women dear to us are presented these spring tokens on March 1, the Martisor day. It is believed to bring joy and good luck. In Bukovina (north-eastern Romanian province) there are men who receive martisor. It is a red and white entwined cord, the red one symbolises the winter and the white one the spring, which other symbols of good luck such as a three-leafed clove, chimney sweeper or a heart are tied by.

I would like to invite you to participate at the workshop which will held place on 13 March, 2015 by Romanian Students's Cicrle. You can made with us a traditional ornament and in the same time to know what is the legend that stands behind it... ;) 

Discover the true face of Romania in 8 minutes...

Recently I came to the conclusion that even if I would do my best on this blog I'm not able to tell you my all stories and important things about Romania. That's why in this post I attach especially to you the presentation prepared from my pictures, which were taken during my trips to Romania. One of my favourites poets, Fernando Pessoa, wrote that "the real beauty is something that we can't describe in words and something that soothe us". That was my first ecounter with Romania: a real, pure beauty, some kind of mistery and in the same time simplicity. As a metter of fact, I've never took Romania for garanted, it came to me little by little... Of course, at first sight Romania may to appear a poor country, in which there are no perspectives. However, I think everybody should have a first-hand experience what Romania means, without assessment and stereotypes.  Now I know that for all the tea in China I wouldn't to do nothing else in my life, because it's something that changes your life like a thunder. :) Enjoy it! 
P.S. Unfortunately I couldn't made it in better quality, but if you won't enlarge it it should be ok :D  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buyvr2molEI&feature=youtu.be

Video sources: Tiara- Ielele, Maria Raducanu- Oh, Lord, what a morning!