The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant is hosting, Friday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs, the Fair of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Feast, with 50 craftspersons, antique dealers and artists invited to take part, informs a press release from the museum sent to Agerpres.One can find and buy ceramic objects, fabrics, icons, ornaments, wooden objects, but also "edibles", such as honey, cakes, gingerbread, herbs, brandy, natural juices, fruits and vegetables.Visitors are also invited to browse, read and enrich their library with museum publications: books on ethnological themes, object books, albums or 'Martor (Witness)' magazine.Access to the event is based on the "green certificate", the organizers calling for compliance with the rules of distancing and responsibility for their own health and the health of others.From a religious point of view, November is centered on the feast of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel.The first week of the month is popularly called the Stubble Week, because it is the week in which the autumn sowing ends and the plowing of the stubble for spring sowing begins, while the second week is centered on the feast of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, with their swords and protective powers over humans and flocks of sheep.In the Romanian religious folklore, between the two archangels, Archangel Michael is the more revered, as he is said to carry the keys of heaven, is an ardent fighter against the devil and watches over the sick, if they are destined to live, being also a ruler of the air, alongside prophet Elijah.On the Saturday before the day of Saints Michael and Gabriel, celebrations are held to commemorate the dead, and godchildren go to their godparents with round braided bread rings.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
