1. INTERNATIONAL WEDDING FESTIVAL Date: 1 July 2007 – VADU IZEI
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From Baia Mare take DN18 towards Sighetu Marmatiei.
Folk groups display, on stage, ancient wedding customs; young men horse riding, brides and grooms, traditional costumes,
and authentic rituals. All these introduce the tourists into the real traditional wedding Romanian atmosphere.
Contacts: Maramureº Folk Creation Centre, Phone +40 262 211 560
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2. “FESTIVAL OF HEARTS” (“Festivalul Inimilor “), the 18th Edition;
Date: 4 – 8 July 2007
Location: Timisoara – Rose Park and Village Museum
The “Festival of Hearts” first took place in 1990, as a memorial to the young people who lost their
lives in the December 1989 revolution. It is a major international folk festival organized by Timisoara’s House of
Culture with the support of the City Council of Timisoara. Every year, on the beginning of July, for 5 days,
Timisoara becomes the capital of international folk art. Last year eight foreign folk groups were invited to the
2006 festival, from Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Germany, Italy, Canada and the USA and 20 folk groups, from Romania,
joined them. The festival’s presentation includes folk music, costume parades and folk dances on an open stage
in the “Rose Park” (Parcul Rozelor) and in Timisoara’s Village Museum.
Contact details of the organisers:
Anghel Doina (English, French)
Telephone: 0040 256 498214 or 0040 256 306479
Fax: 0040 256 491526
E-mail: office@timisul.ro, adoini@yahoo.com
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3. THE DAY OF THOUSAND SZEKLER GIRLS
Date: the first weekend of July
Organizers: Foundation `The Day of Thousand Szekler Girls`
Contacts: E-mail: office@ezerszekelyleany.ro
Web: www.ezerszekelyleany.ro
Tel: +40-722-543021
Description of the event: The Day of one Thousand Szekler Girls is one of the remarkable events that had worthily deserved the confidence of its supporters.
The Day of one Thousand Szekler Girls offers opportunity to the manifestation of our ancestors serenity and will to live, so this, the folkdance, folk-song and folk music – and the belonging traditional costume – with its intervention can reach us and can be experienced. The main aims of this important and very popular yearly organized event, are the fostering of the Szekler community`s culture and their customs, the strengthening of national identity and the preservation of their religious values. `The Day of one Thousand Szekler Girls` is one of the well known, the most important and largest culture event of Szeklerland, that looks back to an old background considering the number of appearance of some performer groups and the audience. This event offers a great opportunity and possibility to make use of folk art, including the popularization of folk dance, folk music and our customs` values.
4. THE “MOUNTAIN PEONIES” FESTIVAL
Organizer: Gura Raului Town Hall
Contacts: Chivuta Tepes, 0744.649.154
Location: Gura Raului
Duration: 7 - 8th of July
Description:
The inhabitants of Gura Raului have long time ago made a tradition from celebrating each year the mountain peonies throughout songs,
dances and traditional gastronomy. Also called the “Rhododendron Rotschy”, the mountain peonies blossom in the mountains from Gura Raului
at the beginning of summer at altitudes that surpass 1800 m. The locality is situated at the foot of the Cibin Mountains, 18 km away from
Sibiu, being one of the oldest, most picturesque and wealthiest settlements that make up the Marginimea Sibiului region. Situated at an
altitude of 554 m, surrounded by hills and forests, Gura Raului breathes the fresh and clean air of the mountains that surround it.
Having diligent and hardworking people, Gura Raului is one of the fewest areas where the traditions and the customs specific to the Romanian
village have been preserved. Here one can find people going to church dressed up in the traditional black and white costumes that they wear so proudly.
The mountain peonies blossom in the summer of each year, at the mountain lakes in Cindrel (Iezarele Cibinului), a reason for joy for the
inhabitants of Gura Raului and their guests. Nature lovers are being given the opportunity to make trips to discover this floral species protected
by law. Those who choose to stay in the heart of the village will be trained to take part in contests such as: cutting woods, carriage races,
Miss Bujor etc. During the festival the guesthouse owners organize a “Dinner at sheepfold” where one can taste delicatessen prepared at the shepherd’s
sheepfold: cheese balls, lamb stew, specific cheese such as telemea, urda and cas, and other traditional foods. At the same time tourists and visitors
can listen to traditional songs.
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5. EXHIBITION “SINAIA IN DISHES”
Date: mid July 2007
Location: Sinaia, Prahova County
Accessibility: At a distance of 123 km from Bucharest, 106 km from the “Henri Coanda” International Airport (Bucharest) and 37 km from Brasov, Sinaia is situated along the DN1 (Highway 1), taking advantages of access railways.
Description: The event revives a beautiful and old tradition of organizing similar actions in Sinaia over 20 years ago. The exhibition of culinary art reunited 18 cooks, representatives of the restaurants and hotels in Prahova County, which presented their dishes in the Mirrors Hall of the International Conference Centre “Casino”. At the event will also take part the representatives of the foreign cuisines (Serbian, Italian, Hungarian etc.) which shall present their culinary specific, offering in the same time variety to the exhibition. In addition to the exhibition, it will take place a skill contest, in which the waiters could prove their abilities and qualities to serve, aspiring to the title of the best waiter of the year.
Useful information:
Other traps in the area: www.primariasinaia.ro
Contacts: City Hall Sinaia - website: www.primariasinaia.ro; Chamber of Commerce and Industry Prahova – website: www.cciph.ro
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6. THE “PENINSULA” FESTIVAL
Date: 25-29 July 2007
Location: Tîrgu-Mureº city, Mureº County
Accessibility:
Tîrgu-Mureº is the capital of the Mures county and is situated in the center of Transilvania. It is accessible with car on the european road E 60 from direction Oradea – Cluj-Napoca and from Bucharest – Ploiesti – Brasov – Sighisoara or on the european road E 578 from direction Reghin, on railway, or by plane throught Tirgu-Mures Tarnsilvania Airport.
Description:
The Peninsula represents a unique festival in Romania, considered the biggest „open-air” event of this type. The first edition of the Peninsula Festival took place in July 2003. Enjoying a remarkable success among its audience, the Peninsula Festival continued in the following years.
The program offered contains mainly musical productions. Besides these concerts, several sports and cultural-artistic programs, competitions and other entertainment productions are offered to the public.
For the first time, at the 2004 Peninsula Festival we presented to the public an internationally renowned band. On the second day of the festival, the Chumbawamba band gave a concert. In 2005, the list of international stars was completed with: Apocalyptica, Freestylers, Dj Goldie and Dj Rush. At the 2006 Peninsula Festival the international stars were: The Rasmus, ATB, Toy Dolls.
The 2006 Peninsula Festival comprised more than 90 musical productions and 150 other programs. The number of visitors exceeded 55,000 persons.
The effort and the procedure of creating a quality event were recognised by receiving the prestigious award „The Superlatives of Romanian Tourism” granted by the „Holidays and Travels” specialty magazine. Therefore, the Peninsula Festival is „the best summer tourism product” in 2005.
Contacts:
Sziget Asociation
Tel. +40 742 055167, E-mail: info@felsziget.ro, info@peninsula.ro,
Web: www.peninsula.ro, www.felsziget.ro, Contact person: Szepessy Szabolcs
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7. THE „MEDIEVAL SIGHISOARA” FESTIVAL
Date: 27-29 July 2007
Location: Sighisoara City, Mures County
Accessibility:
Sighisoara is situated 54 km south from the capital of the county Tirgu-Mureº. It is accessible with car on the european road E 60 from direction Oradea – Cluj-Napoca – Tirgu Mures and from Bucharest – Ploiesti – Brasov or on the national road DN 14 from direction Sibiu, on railway, or by plane throught Tirgu-Mures Transilvania Airport.
Description:
Every year since 1992, the Sighiºoara Citadel lives its past through the Medieval Festival. On the narrow streets, under the aged walls, knights, clowns, monks and wizards appear, coming from a world where the fabulous and the awful live together, harbouring the fear, but also the inclination for adventure. At each edition of the Festival, the middle ages was not anymore either haphazard, either dark, either belonging to the past. After hundreds of years the festival had the opportunity to bring back the more human and more eternal thing: ART. Trying to revive an age that seems to have declined forever, the “Medieval Sighiºoara” Festival proposes to retain an instant from the present that has to be lived in a middle ages decor and in troubadour songs ignoring the ephemeral state of our transition in this world. The importance of this event is the bridge of communication realised through the art: songs, games, theatre, dance and the diversity of culture communication forms, the multicultural specific nature of Sighisoara.
The Festival brings together every year more than 30,000 visitors from the country and from all over the world, attracted by the citadel’s charm, but also by the atmosphere created by the organisers in the genuine decor offered by the medieval citadel. In 2007 the festival will have its 15th edition.
Together with all the people who love the spirit of the middle ages and who will come again every year to Sighiºoara, at the end of July, we will enjoy the fairytale that will live in the Citadel for three days.
Contacts:
City Hall Sighisoara, Str. Muzeului nr. 7, Sighisoara, Mures county
Tel. +40 265 771280, E-mail: primaria@elsig.ro, Web: www.sighisoara.org.ro
Contact person: Michaela Türk
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8. FOLK CHOIR FESTIVAL “PE PLAIUL TOJANULUI” INTERREGIONAL FESTIVAL
Date: The festival takes place in the last Sunday from July. In 2007 there will be a 40th edition of this event.
Location: – Paltin, situated on Putna and Zabala rivers valleys; the access is made by DN 2N, DJ 205D, 84 km away from Focºani.
Event’s description: traditional festival of traditional folk choirs, with regional character, which promotes authentic choreographic arts, traditions and customs which can be found in regional folk dances and songs. Objectives: preserving and promoting the local traditional musical repertoire and also promoting young talents between 12-35 years old. Two prizes will be awarded, by age categories:
- children choirs with stuff aged between 10-16 years
- adult and young choirs with stuff aged between 18 – 80 years
- Every year there come almost 350 participants organized in 12-16 choirs.
Organizer – CJPCT Vrancea (Vrancea County Center for Traditional Culture Preservation), 1, Nicolae Titulescu Str, Tel. 0237 221069, 0721 210830, E-mail: cjcpct@yahoo.com
Touristic objectives: Poiana Marului Monastery, Putna waterfall, Lepsa resort, Negru lake, Lepsa Monastery, Vrancioaia’s cottage, Tisita quays
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9. THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMP OF THE TRANSYLVANIAN CARPATHIAN SOCIETY, 16TH EDITION
Date: 31 July – 5 August 2007
Location: Câmpul Cetãþii village, Mureº county
Accessibility:
Câmpu Cetãþii is situated 50 km from Tirgu-Mures and 20 km from Sovata. It is accessible on road from Tirgu-Mures on county road DJ 153 by going off from the european road E 60 at Ernei village, or from Sovata on county road DJ 153, and by plane throught Tirgu-Mures Transilvania Airport.
Description:
Our Society (abbreviated: SCA / EKE) was founded in 1891, and it had its central office in Cluj-Napoca, and 34 branch offices in other Transylvanian cities.
At the moment SCA / EKE has branch offices in 16 cities and three partner associations. It publishes a bi-monthly periodical, entitled "Erdélyi Gyopár" (Transylvanian Edelweiss). An International Summer Camp is organised by one of its branch-offices every year.
In July 2007, the 16th International Summer Camp of the Transylvanian Carpathian Society will be organised in Câmpu Cetãþii, Mureº County.
We are expecting more then 1,200 participants, approximately 45-50% of them from abroad. Accommodation will be possible in tents or local peasant houses. The participants can choose from a large variety of programs: hiking in Gurghiului Mountains, led by experienced mountain-guides; environmental education programmes; interactive games for the children, trips at historical locations. Projections about trips, expeditions, climbs, environmental education will be presented in the evenings. Some competitions will also be organised.
During the camp a camp kindergarten will be available.
A guidebook will be published in order to present the most interesting and important places of Mureº County.
Contacts:
Transilvanian Karpatian Asociation – SCA / EKE
Str. Sârguinþei nr. 10 / 14, 540544 Tîrgu-Mureº, Mureº county
Tel: +40 742 283 945, Email: kvcs_robert@yahoo.com, Web: http://www.ekemvh.ro
10. HARICLEA DARCLEE” INTERNATIONAL CANTO CONTEST
Date: July, 2007
Organizers: The International Foundation "Romanian Athenee", Braila County Council, the County Centre for the Preservation and the Promotion of the Traditional Culture, the Municipaliy of Braila
Partners: the Board of Culture, media partners.
Location: The Contest takes place at „Maria Filotti” Theatre, in the old centre of the city. Another place supposed to be used is the Danube's esplanade. The visitors can reach here using all means of transport, tram, buses (Number 4 and 10).
Contact data:
Braila County Council ,1 Independentei Square, postal code 810 210, Romania. The person of contact is Mr.Gabriel Ioan, e-mail programe@portal-braila.ro
County Centre for the Preservation and the Promotion of the Traditional Culture, 2 Traian Square, 810 153, Romania. The person of contact is Mrs. Maria Puscaciu, e-mail: creatie@braila.net
Dedicated to the great „daughter of Braila”, Hariclea Hartulary Darclee, and having the great soprana Mariana Nicolesco as the initiator, the International Canto Contest, together with the Master Classes, represent one of the greatest cultural events that turn Braila into a real capital of classic music.
Mariana Nicolesco and her students prove each time the high value of the Romanian Music School that had always offered great names to the stages in the entire world.
The shows organized on the Danube esplanade bring together a great number of inhabitants of Braila, eager to listen again to the most important lyric voices of the moment, and the most well-known arias of the classic music. „Hariclea Darclee” International Canto Contest is an event, eagerly expected both by the organizers and the public, that made Braila known in the whole world.
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11. ANCIENT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Location: Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County
Date: July, 2007
Organizers: Harghita County Council, Harghita Cultural Center, Thalia Foundation, Mayor`s Office - Miercurea Ciuc.
Contacts: emesekarda@ccentre.ro. Web: http://www.musica-antiqua-hr.ro/
Description: The Ancient Music Festival has always been considered as being receptive and open. For some years, the festival - in any respect a real Sekler, or even Miercurea Ciuc event - has been in a position to lift the limits which were imposed by the international isolation before 1989 or which were set up by the festival itself as means of self-defense against these adverse political circumstances.
In the last few years, this state of relief has been slowly achieved and - along with Hungary and Romania opening up towards Europe - the Miercurea Ciuc Ancient Music Festival has become a significant musical forum in the Carpathian Basin. A more spectacular and audacious or even a risky step further has been taken in 2006 since the festival addresses to forces from a larger area: significant ancient music workshops from France, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Italy are invited to Miercurea Ciuc.
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12. FESTIVAL FOR CRAFTSMEN’S MEDLEY/ CROWD
Location: Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita County
Date: July, 2007
Organizers: Artera Foundation
Contacts: ARTERA FOUNDATION. Telephone, fax: +40-266-210682; +40-266-210009; +40-744-593192. E-mail: office@artera.ro. Web: http://www.artera.ro
Description of the event: The basement of the event is built by local and regional craftsmen’s expositions, but it also includes folk’s music and theatre performances. Every year, best craftsmen of the country’s regions and neighboring countries` regions gather at Odorheiu Secuiesc to celebrate ethnical, landscape and handicraft diversity. An important issue of this event is not only to get familiarized with the exposed products, but also to experience methods and techniques of the production as well. Children are also expected to this event: clowns, competitions, playhouse activities can hardly wait to entertain them. The festival, among the cultural importance, has also got an economic benefit: recovery of the region’s handicraft industry.
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13. SONG, PLAY AND POPULAR COSTUME FESTIVAL
Organization dates: July 2007
The place: Botoºani Municipality
Useful information: Botosani County’s Culture Department,
Address: St. Unirii No.16
Phone: 0231515173
Fax: 0231516925
Email: contact@botosani.djc.ro
14. “MAIALUL CIRESELOR”
Organiser: Bistrita-Nasaud County Center for Culture
Partner: Branistea and Malut willages
Place: Branistea and Malut
Date: July
The villages Branistea and Malut are situated on the international road Cluj-Napoca-Dej-Bistrita-Vatra Dornei-Suceava.
15. International Folklore Festival “Hercules”, XXXVII edition.
Date: 11-15 July 2007
Location: Baile Herculane (Vicol Park)
Approaches: Bucuresti- Craiova - Turnu-Severin - Baile Herculane
Resita - Caransebes - Baile Herulane
Organizers: County Center for Conservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Caras-Severin; Fagarasului Street, no.12 A, 320162; Tel/ Fax: 0040255/ 556698; email: centrucultura@yahoo.com
The manifestation starts with a traditional costume parade from Hercules Statue - Vicol Prak. The festival has 3 sections:
- artistic collectives from our district
- artistic collectives from our country
- artistic collectives from abroad
During 5 days a number of 30 artistic groups invited, present on the organized shows traditional folklore from the places they are representing.
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16. The FESTIVAL OF NATIONAL MINORITIES „DELTA’S FEASTS” - VIIth EDITION
Date: 31 July – 1 August 2007
Location: Sulina Town
Organizers: Cultural House of Sulina Sulina
Description of the event: The goal of the event is to find out and to promote annualy new interpreters and folk music ensembles belonging to the national minorities population, taking into account the importance of the perpetuation of the specific traditions inside each minority group, but also the specificity of the venue – Sulina Town, an unique European community during the 19th c., a multi-ethnical town in which different population (Greek, Turkish Armenian, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Austrian, etc.) lived in a total harmony and and sympathy.
The festival consists in organizing the popular costumes parade and many shows on the cliff of the Danube.
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