01.01 all over the country: „Plugusorul” and „Sorcova” (Romanian Carols); „The Bear”, „The Goat” and „The little horses”, Romanian shows with dancers and singers.

06.01 all over the country: „Epiphany” (Boboteaza) Celebration. Christians and Lay Traditions: Carols, Incantations, Magic Rithuals.

Second week: Transylvania County - Deva: „Calusarul Transilvanean”, folk festival.

30.01 The Three Saint Hierarchs (Vasile the Great, Grigore the Theologian and Ioan Chrisostomos). Celebrated in Moldova, at the „Trei Ierarhi” Church in Iasi.

01.02 Wallachia: „Arezanul Viilor” also called „Gurbanul Viilor”. Wine celebration with festive dinner, dancers and singers.

11-12.02 Harghita County: „The bury of the winter”.

15.02 Bistrita-Nasaud County: „Borgo Valley wedding escort”.

Third Sunday of the month: Oltenia County - Tg. Jiu: „Charming Springs”, folk festival

24.02 all over the country: „Dragobetele”, Romanian St. Valentine’s Day - the Day of Lovers.

Harghita - Madaras: „Masks Carnival”.

Brasov County - Predeal Resort: „The celebration of Winter”.
Brasov County - Poiana Brasov: „Winter Land”.

01.03: „Martisor” celebration of the rebirth of life after the hard winter. Men offer small amulets – mostly good luck symbols to the ladies. The amulets have a red and white silk thread attached to them symbolizing the meeting of the cold and hot season.

13.03 South of the country: „The Cuckoos Day”, masked dance.

Neamt County; Baile Felix: „Festival of Gypsy Songs and Dances”.

Covasna County - Sfantu Gheorghe: „Farsangul” – Hungarian folk tradition.

Halmagiu: „Kiss Fair”, spring festival.

First week: Banat County - Resita: „Spring Procession” (Alaiul Primaverii), spring festival.

Second Sunday: Transilvania County - Avrig: „Olt Flowers”, spring festival

19-20.04: Bistrita County - Mocod village: „The three Magi” – Mystic custom related to the spring agricultural works.

20-26.04: Maramures County – Surdesti & Sugatag villages: „The Wetter” – first peasant start ploughing.

Buzau County – Patarlagele: „The Cuckoo Fair”.

Maramures County - Viseu de Sus: folklore festival of the co-inhabiting minorities.

Valcea County - Pietrari village: „Costumes Hora”, contest of traditional handicrafts.

Transilvania County - Sibiu: „The Potters Fair”, pottery fair.

All over the country: Easter Celebration.

The second Monday after Easter Brasov County:”The Junii Holiday & Parade”:
The Young Junii use to gather in Zimen's courtyard, where the old people say "Craisorul" (the most important ruler of Tara Barsei who fought for independence) was buried. The next stop is on Tuesday, in Prund, where Craisorul had the commandment house. On Wednesday, the Young Junii and the Old Junii are continuing their procession to Pietrele lui Solomon, where it is supposed to be Craisorul's citadel and the place where he died while he was trying to get away from his enemies. On Thursday, Junii use to go to Poalele Dorului, where the legends say Craisorul buried a treasure. The procession ends on Friday, when the Young Junii are getting involved in some kind of a competition trying to prove who is the best.

01.05: „Armindeni”, Festival of agricultural works. A green tree branch (fir tree, beach tree, oak of willow) is placed at each gate in the village.

08-09.05 Lapus County - Hoteni village: „Tanjaua de pe Mara”, National Festival of Agrare & Pastoral Habits.

First Sunday: Maramures county - Huta Certeze: „Sambra Oilor”, pastoral festival.

09-15.05 Suceava County - Marginea: „Clay Chronicle”, pottery festival

12-13.05 Banat County - Timisoara: “La curtile dorului” National Folk Festival for Youth

The third week after the Easter all over the country: „The Rainmakers Game” (Paparudele), pre-christian tradition. A naked girl walk along the village and dance for calling the rain, accompanied by a girls-procession.

17-23.05 Suceava County - Bilca: „The Old Men Dance Festival”

27-28.05 Banat County - Timisoara: the Festival of traditions and customs of ethnic minorities

Arad County - Vinga: „The Liliac festival”.

Second Sunday: Mures County - Gurghiu: „The Maiden Fair”, local folk event, spring festival.

02-03.06 Harghita County - Miercurea Ciuc (Simleu Ciuc Village): On the Catholic Whitsunday, the most important catholic pilgrimage in Eastern Europe.

07/08.06 Bistrita-Nasaud County (Caianul Mare, Caianul Mic & Taure villages): „The decking aut of the ox” (Instrutatul boului), ancient customs related to the Whitsunday.

06-12.06 Suceava County - Horodnic: „The folk customs Parade”

13-19.06 Suceava County - Straja: „The Wedding Customs Festival”

16.06 Bistrita-Nasaud County - Bistrita: Folklore International Festival „Zamfira’s Wedding”.

18.06 All over the country: „Rusaliile”, christians and pre-christians traditions. „Calusarii’s Game”. Many young men dance a complicate rithual beeing co-ordinated by a wizard.

20-26.06 Suceava County - Putna: „The Putna Fest”

23/24.06 „Sanzienele” folk festival all over the country.
23/24.06 „Dragaica” folk festival in Muntenia & Oltenia (Midsummer’s Day).

Brasov County - Sacele: „The Boy’s Fair”.
Iasi County - “Cucuteni 5000” pottery fair

01-10.07 Banat County - Timisoara: “Hearts Festival”, International Folklore Festival

First Sunday: Maramures County - Somcuta Mare: „Oak tree Festival”

Second Sunday: Moldavia County - Ilisesti & Ciprian villages: „Rarau mountain Festival”, Suceava summer festival.

21-22.07 Apuseni Mountains (Western carpathians): „The maiden fair from Gaina Mountain”, folkloric cerebration and fair. The young girls from the neighborough villages come on the mountain and search for a husband.

Third Sunday: Wallachia County - Polovragi: „Polovragi Nedeia”, summer festival.

23-25.07 Maramures County - Vadu Izei village: „The Weddings Festival”.

25.07 Lapus County - Stoicesti village: „The festival of songs, dances and folk-costumes in Lapus County”.

Harghita County - Miercurea Ciuc „1000 Maidens”, the day of the Szekler girls; folk meeting.

Valcea County - Horezu village: „Horezu Rooster Festival”, Pottery exhibition.

Banat County - Timisoara (The Banat Village Museum): “The Banat Handicrafts Fair”

Iasi County - Iasi: “Catalina 2000” International Folklore Festival for the Youth

July-September: Banat County - Timisoara (The Banat Village Museum) “National Festival of Folk Art”

First Sunday of the Month Brasov County - Fundata village: „Nedeea Muntilor”, shepherds celebration.

Second Sunday: Maramures County: „Hora de la Prislop”. People from Maramures, Suceava and Bistrita counties come here on the Prislop Pass (between Maramures and Bucovina) for a song, dances and folk costumes festival.

Second Sunday: Moldavia County - Durau Resort: „Festival of Ceahlau Mountain”, folklore festival

11-15.08 Banat County - Lugoj: “Ana Lugojana” International Folk Festival

13-15.08 Dobrodja County - Constanta, Neptun, Costinesti, Mangalia Resorts: “The Sea Festival”

15.08 Dobrodja County - Constanta (Tomis Port); Mangalia City: „The Romanian Navy Day”, cerebration
15.08 Maramures County - Moisei: „Feast of the Assumption”, church festival
15.08 Oltenia County - Tismana: „Feast of the Assumption”, festival
15.08 Banat County - Baile Herculane resort: „International Folklore Festival”.

26-27.08 Banat County - Faget & Valea lui Liman villages: “Nedeia Romanilor” folk festival

30.08 Bistrita-Nasaud County - Lesu village: Folk Piper’s Rhapsody.

Harghita County - Corund village: „Pottery Fair”.
Harghita County - Praid area: „The Fanfares Festival”.

Dobrodja County - Constanta: „Parinteasca Dimandare”, folk festival of the Aromanians.

Suceava County - Radauti: „Arcanul”, International Folk Festival

01.09 Brasov County - Brasov: „Romanian Cuisine Festival” at „The Hunter Restaurant”.

15.09 Apuseni Mountains (Western Carpathians) - Tebea village: „Motilor County Holiday”.

Mid-Sept.: Transilvania County - Biertan: „Sachsentreffen”, Saxon fair.

24.09 Banat County - Faget, Jupanesti: “Pottery Fair”

24-26.09 Maramures County - Cicarlau: „Alina-te Dor, alina”, folk songs festival.

Last Sunday: Vrancea County - Odobesti: „At the Vintage”, wine & harvest festival

Brasov County - Bran area: „The scattering of the sheeps” (Ravasitul Oilor).

Botosani County - Vorona village: „The Feast of the Woods”.

Bukovina County - Vatra Dornei: “Folk Theatres Festival”

Banat County - Buzias: “The german folk costumes & songs parade”

08-09.10 Maramures County - Baia Mare: „Chestnut Festival”.

06-12.10 Moldavia Counry - Roman (Hanu Ancutei): „The Moldavian Wine’s Route”; wine festival & Romanian cuisine exhibit

12-13.10 Moldavia County - Iasi: „Moldavian Rose” Folklore International Festival

26.10 Bistrita-Nasaud County - Bistrita: „Singing to my loved people”, folklore show.

30-31.10 Brasov County - Bran area: „The Pumpkin Festival (the Halloween)”; Dracula Castle (Borgo Pass): „The Halloween”

Banat County - Buzias: “The fanfares festival”

Third Sunday: Vrancea County - Odobesti: „Vrancea Shepherd’s Long Pipe”, long horn music festival

30.11 Gorj County - Pocruia village; Brasov area: „St. Andrew Celebration - Romanian Halloween”.

Transylvania County - Sibiu: „Songs and Dances at Hartibaci”, folklore festival.

06.12 Bistrita-Nasaud County - Bistrita: „The waits are coming”, Carols performance.

15-16.12 Maramures County - Targu Lapus, Somcuta Mare villages: „Winter Habits Festival”.

17-27.12 Maramures County - Christmas Carols.

25.12-01.01 Maramures County: „Viflaimul”, religious folk theatre.

27-28.12 Maramures County - Sighetul Marmatiei: „Winter Customs and Lay Traditions”, Folk Festival; Masked Carnival.

23-31.12 All over the country: „Christmas and New Year Carol Shows”.

Moldavia County - Bacau: „Pageantry of winter customs and holidays”, a show festival with the participation of various formations of carol singers and masked and disguised artists from all the regions of the country.

Brasov County - Brasov (the Town Council Square): „The Winter Handicrafts Fair”.

31.12 all over the country: New Year’s Celebration; „The Bull” (Buhaiul) show.

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