Welcome to the

Romanian digital

museum

Romanian traditional symbols

Comenius project

financed by the European Commission

REDISCOVER THE REAL

EUROPEAN VALUES

School ‘Mihai Eminescu’

Roman

‘St. Francis of Assisi’

highschool Roman

THERE ARE MANY SYMBOLS OF ROMANIAN CULTURE

THE PRESENTATION

BELOW JUST INTENDS TO OFFER A SHORT GLIMPSE

OF THEM

TRADITIONAL FOLK

COSTUMEThe structure of Romanian traditional clothing has remained unchanged throughout history and can be traced back to the earliest times. The basic garment for both men and women is a shirt or chemise, which is made from hemp, linen or woollen fabric. This was tied round the waist using a fabric belt, narrow for women and wider for men. In the past those worn by women usually reached to the ankles while men's shirts were shorter and worn over trousers or leggings made from strips of fabric. Women always wear an apron over the chemise. This was initially a single piece of cloth wrapped round the lower part of their bodies and secured by a belt at the waist, as is still seen in the east and south east of Romania. In Transylvania and the south west of Romania this became two separate aprons, one worn at the back and one at the front.

CLOPTraditional Maramures

(North-West of Romania) hat

Sewn from ribbons of

woven straw.

DIFFERENT PLACES:

THE SPHINX FROM BUCEGI MOUNTAINS,

THE ‘OLD WOMEN’ STONES,

THE PELES CASTLE

SUGGESTIVE IMAGE OF THE ‘BRAN’ CASTLECommonly known as "Dracula's Castle, it is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

However, this castle has only tangential

associations with Vlad III, voivode

of Wallachia, the inspiration for

Dracula.

THE FAMOUS EASTER EGGS

They say that during the Pesach (the Hebrew

Passover) Virgin Mary came to see her

crucified son. She carried a basket with

eggs, which she laid at the foot of the cross

while praying for Christ. His holy blood dropped

on the eggs and reddened them, so the Lord said: ‘From now on you shall paint the eggs in red to remember my

crucifixion’. In Romania the

tradition of decorating eggs is ancestral.

CERAMIC SAUCER PAINTD WITH A SYMBOL OF THE TOWN

OF ROMAN: THE ORTHODOX

BISHOPRIC(XV CENTURY A.D.)

TRADITIONAL TOWEL

HAS BEEN USED TO

DECORATE THE HOMES BEFORE

HOREZU HANDMADE

POT Horezu is one of those

many Romanian heavenly locations, where people

are genuine and traditions are still

preserved. The Horezu pottery has its roots in the dawns of the time. The pottery is shaped

using the traditional kick-wheel. Usually men form the objects and women give the finishing touch,

decorating them. The clay pottery is first

decorated with simple symbols and motifs, from which the most popular

being the Horezu Rooster – Cocosul de Hurez.

ROMANIA’S CARPATHIAN

BEAR

A symbol of wild power and beauty, Carpathian

bear population of Romania is the largest in Europe outside Russia, estimated at 4500 to

5000 bears .

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PRESENTATION MADE BY THE STUDENTS OF 8th A AND 8th B GRADES FROM SCHOOL MIHAI EMINESCU

ROMAN UNDER THE COORDINATION OF THEIR TEACHERS PAULA-ODILLE DOGAN AND MUNTEANU -

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