| The diversity and the harmony of the Romanian scenery
are reflected artistically and synthesized in the traditional dress, different
from region to region. That is reflected in the aspect of the house and
of its interior, in the objects of peasant art or in the country songs
and dances, in traditional customs.
The embroidered peasant blouses
and shirts made of cocoon silk, cotton or linen, the sheepskin waistcoats
and wool and hemp fabric are well known in our country. Also the renowned
pottery, the wood gates, the fountains, the road side crosses, the icon
on wood and glass and all the object of rustic craftsmanship are the expression
of high civilization. The ability of peasants' artists was converted into
a wonderful skill and noteworthy artistic feeling.
Romanian popular art,
delicate, graceful and sober, was piously preserved by the village, which
assumed the task to guard its originality, individuality and eternity.
It is not easy to describe its beauty. When looking at it a thrill of pleasure
makes your soul shiver.
The aspect of the village is in strict harmony with natural
environment all over the country. It becomes fascinating when looking at
the houses scattered on hills or suspended surprisingly upon the sunny
mountain slopes. Here, in a great show of birds' song and the background
accompanying buzzing of bees and in the smell of flowers and fresh harvest
hay brought in by the breeze from wood's outskirts, you feel like carried
away in transcendental spaces. In this atmosphere the visitor is attracted
by the multitude of holidays villages with their traditional fiestas originally
connected with the moving of flocks and by a lot of pleasant surprises
waiting at every turn.
In the plain country villages, nicely aligned, clean and
fresh, clustered around the church, the guests will follow straightened
roads heading limitlessly across undulating wheat, maize and sunflower
crops. The ecstasy of the wide space reigns everywhere, together with wanderlust
towards the open infinite. The air is saturated with the fragrance of the
plain's plants and the wind stays about towards the horizon's mystery.
The thirsty hiker may rest by a well for a draught of fresh, cool water
and help himself to honey- sweet water melons.
The village has its own life. Peasants know how to husband
the earth, but they also know to enjoy life and while away their dreams
flute singing.
Romanian traditions are observed from times immemorial,
attesting of a noteworthy, uninterrupted civilization.
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