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Romanian traditional clothing refers to the national costume worn by Romanians, who live primarily in Romania and Moldova, with smaller communities in Ukraine and Serbia. Today, the vast majority of Romanians wear modern-style dress on most occasions, and the garments described here largely fell out of use during the 20th century.
The extent of this borrowing is such that some scholars once mistakenly viewed Romanian as a Slavic language. [32] The influence of Romania's Slavic neighbors on the language continued. The Russian influence was intensified in Bessarabia after it was handed over [33] to the Russian Empire and becoming a Soviet Republic. Russian was used in ...
Romanian Orthodox monasteries and churches exist throughout Romania, but traditionally, few are constructed on a monumental scale. A great number of wooden churches are still intact in the Carpathian Mountains villages, but by far, the most impressive is the Wooden Churches of Maramureș, which push wood building technique to its limits ...
The crafting of opinci, Romania, Maramureș, 2016. In Romania, the shoes are known as Opinci. Countryside “opinci” were made out of a rectangular piece of leather, tightened on the foot with the help of thin strings (“nojițe”). The handicraft of making opinci was passed on in the family from father to son. Before 1989 people could ...
Troiță is a word of Slavic origin, signifying three joined crosses, associated with the Holy Trinity. [1] The crosses are a feature of the village landscape, where they were built for divine protection in places thought dangerous. They were meant to preserve the natural order; merely looking at one would confirm the presence of God.
Romanian teens in traditional clothes are dancing A traditional house in the Village Museum. The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romanian ...
This category describes modern Romanian fashion. Traditional and historic Romanian clothing should be categorised under Category:Romanian clothing
Romanian art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including Romanian architecture, woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from the geographical area of Romania. The production of art in Romania is as old as the Paleolithic, an example being a cave painting from the Cuciulat Cave ( Sălaj County ). [ 1 ]