New Year’s Eve, the period before and after it, is a time strewn with traditions...
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The Brondosi of Maramures – Romania
Christmas, the Nativity of Jesus, is approaching with small but certain steps. In addition to...
The Romanian Blouse
Today, we are celebrating a very important cultural element of Romania around the world: The...
Apokries – The Carnival in Greece
In the period before Lent, Greece dons festive clothes for Apokries, perhaps the most colorful...
Clean Monday or Koulouma in Greece | Food and Customs
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) or Koulouma is celebrated all across Greece after the last day...
Anastenaria – fire-walking ritual, a centuries-old tradition
A small community in the village of Lagkadas near Thessaloniki, Greece, perpetuates a tradition whose...