Weddings: Crying bride

Revisiting some unpublished photos from 3 years ago at the Indian wedding. The then crying bride is now a happy mother of a cute baby girl.

Silence of the pigs

One moment of silence for the pigs. Then we shall proceed to eating.

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The roasting of Mr. Pig

This year I didn't manage to attend Ignat traditions but I', publishing a few old but not published before pictures. They deserved publishing from the first time, but due to their violence I was a bit skeptical.

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Exchange

Food exchanging hands: give with one, take with another. Religion at its finest.

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Winemaking

Would you drink that? Actually, this is how they used to make the must and then the wine, but today is only for the show.

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Elderberry smell

Your father smells of elderberries, your mother smells of elderberries, in fact all your house smells of elderberries. The elderberry is in full blossom and many homes around are preparing the traditional soft drink specialty.

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Family

Family: a father and a bunch of daughters, all with traditional Romanian costumes on display.

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Shawarma - making of

Of course at the Turkish festival it was a must to find plenty of shawarma, unfortunately from the looks of it, it was pretty standard, the same you can find in many places of the city.

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Cherry pick

Woman climbs into the cherry tree to pick some fruits with the help of a man. Both are wearing Romanian traditional costumes.

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Peasant

The look of and old Romanian peasant

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Beans

Even if it is quite simple, is not very easy to properly cook beans with smoked pork, so when you get the opportunity to eat some, don't skip it.

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Envy

Is this envy from one traditional costume on another?

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Woodwork

The wood creation he makes can be bought a couple of meters away. Perhaps a large wooden plate would be of use for product (food) photography.

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Pseudo-Holi

The Holi festival in India is spectacular, no wonder there are copycat attempts, like The Color Run which had the first Romanian edition in Bucharest. But those can't use the original religious theme of Holi, so they have to use something else, like a 5 kilometers run followed by a party. Still, the paint and get together are kept.

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Riverdance for St. Patrick Day

There are not many Irish people in Bucharest as there are neither many Irish business in the country, but the city is packed with Irish pubs, so no wonder the St. Patrick Day, the national day of Ireland, started to be celebrated here too with a parade. And at such a parade, the traditional Irish dance is a must.

However, the parade in Bucharest has its own twist: there are also groups performing traditional Romanian music, maybe some dance and such. I guess the beer is international and nobody would pass a celebration involving large quantities of beer.

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Mucenici ingredients

Since yesterday was the day to eat mucenici, here is a picture with the main ingredients for this traditional specialty.

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A cuter Martisor

We are in the first day of March, time to celebrate Martisor. This year I am going to be a tiny bit less sarcastic and try a cuter approach.

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Snowdrops for Dragobete

For the Dragobete day yesterday, the girl helped by modeling with a bunch of snowdrops and a traditional hat.

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Kids at the museum

The kids are enjoying the costume show at the Bucharest Village Museum.

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Martisoare at the Village Museum

The alleys at the Village Museum are filled with stands selling marțișoare. I didn't bought any, but enjoyed the event.

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