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3/26/19
 ROMANIA
Some people look for beautiful places, others make
beautiful places.
ROMANIAN HISTORY
The Romanian people originated from the Roman's union with the
dacians. The Greeks referred to them as the Getae and the
Romans called them Daci.
Herodotus told us that the Getae were the most righteous and
brave of the Thracians.
The Roman Empire, ruled by emperors, had large territorial holdings
around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa, and West
Asia. At the beginning of the first century, Dacia was seen by the
Romans as a threat, but also as a huge potential for enriching the
empire. Trajan decides to attack Dacia and conquer it.
After the conquest of Dacia, Roman Emperor Trajan began the
Romanization. In 106, after Decebal's death, any major
resistance of the Dacians ceased. The first governor was Iulius
Sabinus, who began organizing the province by the Roman model.
Under his descendant, Decimus Terentius Scaurianus, Roman
Sarmizegetusa is raised.
 Trajan’s column is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy,
that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in
the Dacian Wars, one from 101 to 102, and the other from 105
to 106.
Food words from Dacian language

The Dacians cultivated green peas and cabbage. We know this

because in Romanian language green peas means “mazare” and
cabbage means “varza”. These two words originate from the
Dacians language.
 Food words from Latin

Some culinary words that come from latin are bubula, that
means beef, or cepe, that means onions. By that we can see that
the Dacians, that are a latin nation, ate food that we eat today.
More food words that come from latin are strawberries, milk,
fish, and beans.
MARAMURES
 MARAMURES
Maramures is one of the most beautiful and most visited areas
from our country. It is located in the north of the country. Villagers
have their own lifestyle, growing animals and farming. Women from
Maramures do lots of work like tossing hay and they are considered
the most beautiful women because they eat healthy food and spend
time outside.
 FOOD
Visiting Maramures is an extraordinary experience! The tourists
can enjoy their stay with good and delicious traditional food. They
don’t leave this nice area with empty stomachs , having the
possibility to enjoy polenta, small loaves of bread, a slice of pork jelly
(piftie) or smoked meat.
 Touristic Attractions
The best attractions in Maramures that you must
see are:
*The wooden churches of Maramures – they are
part of the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES. Some
examples of monasteries are: Barsana and Plopis.
 Touristic Attractions
*The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta – it has a different
approach to death. It makes people see the death with
smile, rather than a tragic event. Each cross in the
cemetery is painted in blue and it’s decorated with some
paragraphs. An example is the text: “ Under this cross of
wood lies my mother-in-law’s bones. Three more days if
she had lived, I would have died and she would read”.
 Touristic Attractions
*Sighetul Marmatiei – is the former capital of the region.
This city has a rich cultural heritage and it has a lot of
museums. An example is the Memorial to the Resistance
and Victims of Communism.
 Traditional Costumes
The villagers from Maramures have traditional costumes that are
hand-made, which they pass from one generation to another.

Women wear a long white blouse that reaches below the knees. On
top of the blouse is worn a clothing called “cojoc”.
Men wear a very short white shirt, decorated so beautifully.
 The gates of Maramures
Maramures is a very rich Romanian forest area. Therefore, each
house has a beautiful wooden gate, an impressive one. This is a
brand for the Maramures region, the wooden gate being carved
with a special symbolism.
 Maramures is a beautiful place
that each tourist should visit at least
once in his life!
Moldova
 He was the lord of Moldovia between
1457-1504. Stephan the Great raised a
monastery after each victory:
 Neamt Monestery
 Dobrovat Monestery
 Putna Monestery
 Voronet Monestery

Stephan the Great is considered to be a

distinguished personality of the history
of Romania, endowed with great qualities
as a diplomat and military leader.
 The Putna Monastery was founded by Stephan the Great
in 1466-1469. The monastery is in Suceava County. The
monastery was an important cultural center; here
manuscripts were copied and precious miniatures were
made. The monastery has a rich monastery museum.
 Founded by Petru Rares in 1532 but painted five years later,
Moldovita Monastery preserves today the paintings of those times,
being also the best preserved of all the paintings in the
monasteries in northern Moldova.
 Built by Stephan the Great in 1488, the Voronet Monastery
is the most famous worship place in Romania. The church was
built in 1488 in only 3 months and 3 weeks, which is a record for
that time. It is known as the Blue of Voronet because it dresses
the walls of the monastery and it can't be reproduced.
 In the past young girls wore traditional clothes
with heavy colored embroidery, and the older ones
wore embroidery with only a few colors or dark
clothes.

Men's clothing was less colorful, with a range of colors that does not
exceed two or three colors. In summer, they wore hats with colorful
yarns or flowers.
Dobrogea
Dobrogea
Dobrogea is a historical and geographical habitat of Romania
located between the Danube and the Black Sea. The main
cities are: Constanta, Mangalia and Tulcea.
The Danube Delta is located in the N-E of Dobrogea.
The Danube Delta

It is the newest
formed part of
Romania.
It’s the home of
many rare animals.
And because of that
it became part of the
UNESCO heritage.
 Gura Portitei

Gura Portitei is found on a sheet

of narrow sand between the Black
Sea and the Danube Delta. This
place is very quiet because people
usually don’t come here.
Cheile Dobrogei
 Traditional Meals
Pork and potato moussaka is one of the traditional
Romanian recipes that come from the Turkish culture. It
usually contains potatoes, tomato sauce and minced
meat, usually beef. But, dobrogeans do it with pork. It is
just the same as normal moussaka.
Banat
BANAT
 Banat is a historical region that covers parts of the
territories of three countries:Romania, Serbia and Hungary,
with the Mures and Tisa rivers,the Danube and the Banat
Mountains as natural borders. The historical, cultural and
economic center of Banat is Timisoara.
 Bigar
Waterfall
The Bigar Waterfall is one of
the most beautiful waterfalls in
Romania, it is located in Caras-
Severin county, in the Nerei-
Beusnita Gorges National Park.
 Transfagarasan

The 7C National Road, named

Transfagaraşan, unites Muntenia
with Transylvania, crossing the
Fagaras Mountains, the highest
in Romania, which are part of
the Southern Carpathians.
 Traditional Costumes

Romania is one of the few

countries in the world where in
the year 2000,some people in
the village still wear Traditional
Costumes and on working days,
not only on certain holidays.
Romania is remarkable for an
extraordinary variety of Popular
Costumes.
 Traditional Food
The kitchen in Banat is characterized by fatty, nourishing and tasty
food. Banat foods are mostly pork, chicken or beef, spiced with
pepper, thyme, pepper sauce or caraway.

,,Supa’’ is prepared
with home-made
noodles made of eggs
and flour. In ,,Supa’’ it
is necessary to put the
chicken ,which
besides the unique
taste gives it the
beautiful color
between yellow and
gold.
Dumplings

The dumplings with plums contain flour,

potatoes, eggs, sugar, salt. These ingredients
make a dough that surrounds the plums. After
boiling them, they are given with pesmet and
powder sugar.
Bucharest, Muntenia
 BUCHAREST
Bucharest is the capital and largest city of
Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and
financial centre.

The Romanian legend says that the city of
Bucharest was founded on the banks of the
Dambovita River by a shepherd named Bucur,
whose name literarily means “joy”.
 The Old Centre
An old town in the middle of a modern metropolis,
this is the place where you can taste a good cup of
coffee, try traditional Romanian drinks or
traditional Romanian food at some of the best
restaurants in Bucharest.
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 The Old Town represents a piece of Romanian
and orthodox history. Many gift shops lined up in the
streets, you can purchase a variety of souvenirs and
pieces of Romanian artwork.
 Our motto is
I CHOOSE TO MIND MY BODY,
I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY!