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Learning Circle Group: CCH1

Sponsoring Teacher: Gabriela Groan

Sponsor School: Andrei Mureanu High School Dej

Ci!: Dej To"n

Cluj DisricCounr!: #o$ania

%a$e o& 'rojec: Sharing (e"een Culures

1) Tradiions in #o$ania

*n rural #o$ania !ou can e+perience a "a! o& li&e "hich ,anished &ro$ he "es nearl! a

cenur! ago. Traditional occupations such as shepherding- "ea,ing and carpenr! are sill ,er!$uch ali,ein its attractive little villages, where paining icons on glass and colouring eggs pro,idean araci,e conras o .1s cenur! aci,iies.You can see much that you cannot easily experienceelsewhere:ploughing "ih horses- cuing ha! "ih a sc!he- $il/ing a co"- $a/ing a horseshoeb! hand a he &orge. Food in rural Transylvania is frequently organic and, surprisingly to the Westernvisitor, full of flavour.

#o$anian &ol/lore is probabl! he $os ,aried and radiional in he "hole o& 0urope , somany experts say. ou "ill be capi,aed b! he beau! o& he regional cosu$eswhich you may seepassing through villages near Siiu, in the !puseni "ountains or "aramures, #ucovina.

Trans!l,anian &ol/ $usic and dancing is "ell /no"n abroad. The $%oina$, a distinctivelyallad, gives expression to a wide variety of feelings whereas dances li&e $'nvartita$ or $Fecioresti$demand great virtuosity.

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#o$anians are said o be one o& he $os "elco$ing and &riendlies people in he "orld)When you first meet them, you may find them formal y Western standards. This may ta&e the form ofold(fashioned ehaviour such as a man &issing a woman$s hand when they meet. "en usually greeteach other with a hand sha&e and it is not unusual for friends, oth men and women, to &iss on othchee&s. 'n rural areas, it is usual to greet people individually and even to greet strangers) Traditionally,first names are used only y friends and relatives and y adults when they are addressing children.

* is li/el! ha !ou "ill be o&&ered a glass o& 3palinca3 and a &our $eal dinner regardless o&

he i$e o& da!)'f you do not want to drin& it, or the food served is overwhelming, however, refusepolitely. You may find that your host insists that you accept. This is a traditional offer purely out offriendship and courtesy and a polite refusal will e accepted. Sociale, interested in open and pragmaticideas, it is easy to find something to tal& aout with *omanian people. +urrent events are very popularand sport is a popular interest. olitics and *omanian history are acceptale topics among older men

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and will e hotly deated y them. eople will most certainly tal& aout +eausescu and communismand many of them will have amaing stories to tell.

#o$anians are- cheer&ul- happ! people- al"a!s read! &or guess and celebraion . !nyshyness will quic&ly change if you are friendly and interested. You will e surprised at the aility ofmany *omanians to spea& other languages, including /nglish. Should you e invited to the home of a

*omanian, you may find that you are the guest of honour or at least the centre of attention. 0ostsappreciate it when a dinner guest rings flowers or another gift. Ma/e sure ha !ou sa! &or a &e"hours- al/ o e,er!one presen and ea as $uch as !ou can4

.) 5ol/ and radiional $usic

*omaniais a /uropeancountry with a multicultural music environment which includes activeethnic music scenes. *omania also has thriving scenes in the fields ofpop music,hip hop,heavy metaland roc& and roll. %uring the first decade of the 1-st century some/uropopgroups2artists, such as"orandi, !&cent, /dward "aya, !lexandra Stan, 'nnaand Yarai, achieved success aroad.Traditional *omanian fol& musicremains popular, and some fol& musicians have come to national 3andeven international4 fame.

Hisor!

Fol& music is the oldest form of *omanian musical creation, characterised y great vitality5 it isthe defining source of the cultured musical creation, oth religious and lay. +onservation of *omanianfol& music has een aided y a large and enduring audience, and y numerous performers who helpedpropagate and further develop the fol& sound. 6ne of them,7heorghe 8amfir,is famous throughout theworld today, and helped popularie a traditional *omanian fol& instrument, thepanpipes.The religious musical creation, orn under the influence of #yantine musicad9usted to the intonationsof the local fol& music, saw a period of glory etween the -th(-;th centuries, when reputed schools ofliturgical musicdeveloped within *omanian monasteries. *ussian and Western influences rought

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aout the introduction of polyphony in religious music in the -th centuries.

Tradiional $usic

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'n #anat, the violinis the most common fol& instrument, now played alongside importedwoodwind instruments5 other instruments include the taragot3today often thesaxophoneplays thetaragot role in ands4, which was imported in the -=1>s from 0ungary./fta #otocais among the mostrenowned violinists from #anat.

(uco,ina

#ucovinais a remote province, and its traditions include some of the most ancient *omanianinstruments, including the ?ilinc@and the coa. ipes 3fluieraorfluier mare4 are also played, usuallywith accompaniment y a coa 3more recently, the accordion4. Aiolins andrass instrumentshave

een imported in modern times.

Criana

+riBanahas an ancient tradition of using violins, often in duos. This format is also found inTransylvania ut is an older tradition. etric@ aBcahas recently helped popularie the taragot in theregion.

Dobrogea

%orogea$s population is especially diverse, and there exist elements of traditional Tartar,

C&rainian, Tur&ishand#ulgarian musicamong those populations. The most popular dance from%orogea is thegeamparale, which is very different from the other traditional dances of *omania. 'nfact, %oru9an music is characteried y #al&an and Tur&ish rhythms.

Mara$ure and 2a

The typical fol& ensemle from "aramureBis ongoraand violin, often with drums. Taragot,saxophone and accordion have more recently een introduced.'n 6aB, a violin adapted to e shriller is used, accompanied y the ongora. The singing in this region isalso unique, shrill with archaic melodic elements.

Molda,ia 6Moldo,a7

Aiolin and cimalom are the modern format most common in "oldaviandance music. rior tothe 1>th century, however, the violin was usually accompanied y the coa. #rass ensemles are nowfound in the central part of the county. !mong the most renowned violinists from this region is 'on%r@goi. There are also many musicians among the +sango, ethnic 0ungarians who live in the SiretAalley. "oldaviais also &nown forrass andssimilar to those in Seria.

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Trans!l,ania

Transylvaniahas een historically and culturally more lin&ed to +entral /uropean countriesthan Southeastern /urope, and its music reflects those influences.

Aiolin,violaand doule ass, sometimes with a cimalom, are the most integral ensemle unit.!t the eginning of the 1-st century a few ands 3such as the alat&a 7ypsy #and4 still play these

traditional instruments, while most ands use newer instruments such as the clarinetor accordion.!llthese instruments are used to play a wide variety of songs, including numerous &inds of specificwedding songs.

%rum, guitarand violinma&e up the typical and in "aramureB, and virtuoso fiddlersare alsopopular in the area. 'n the end of the -==>s, the "aramuicalmusic festivalwas organied to drawattention to the indigenous music of the area.

8allachia

Wallachia is home to the tarafands, which are perhaps the est(&nown expression of*omanian fol& culture. %ances associated with tarafs includerEu, geamparale,sEraand hora.The

fiddleleads the music, with the cimalomand doule ass accompanying it. The coa, oncewidespread in the region, has een largely replaced y the cimalom. yrics are often aout heroes li&ethe 0aidou&s.Taraf de 0aidou&sis an especially famous taraf, and have achieved internationalattention since their -=


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6ur classmate !ndrei Suteu and two schoolmates dressed in the popular costumes.

Fol& costumes

The structure of *omanian traditional clothing has remained unchanged throughout history and

can e traced ac& to the earliest times. The asic garment for oth men and women is a shirt or

chemise, which is made from hemp, linen or woollen faric. This was tied round the waist using a

faric elt, narrow for women and wider for men. The cut of this asic chemise is similar for men and

women. 'n the past those worn y women usually reached to the an&les while men$s shirts were shorter

and worn over trousers or leggings made from strips of faric. Women always wear an apron over the

chemise. This was initially a single piece of cloth wrapped round the lower part of their odies and

secured y a elt at the waist, as is still seen in the east and south east of *omania. 'n Transylvania and

the south west of *omania this ecame two separate aprons, one worn at the ac& and one at the front.

"en$s traditional clothing throughout *omania comprises a white shirt 3cmas4, white

trousers, hat, elt, waistcoat and or overcoat. ocal differences are indicated y shirt length, type of

emroidery, trouser cut, hat shape, or waistcoat decoration. 'n most areas shirts are worn outside

trousers, which is the older style. This is a asic #al&an man$s costume largely uninfluenced yfashions from west or east. 0ungarian and Saxon men living in *omania wear trousers with a more

modern cut often made of dar& material rather than white. This reflects their closer ties, and more

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The outer garments worn y oth men and women are similar, the main differences eing in cut

and decoration which depend mainly on the region of provenance. These garments are usually made of

sheeps&in, or felted woollen faric, and decorated with leather appliquI and sil& emroidery.

Traditional clothing worn on wor&days and festivals used to e similar, the main difference

eing that the festive dress, especially those worn for weddings was more richly emroidered. 'n the

past the headwear worn y the ride was especially ornate with specific local styles. 'n poorer areas

asic clothing with little or no emroidery has always een worn.

The various pieces of costume have gone out of use at different times during the 1>th century.

The first item to disappear in many areas were leather peasant sandals 3opinci4, although these could e

seen in poorer villages again in the years 9ust after the communist regime fell. 'n most rural areas men$s

traditional trousers were replaced y modern factory made trousers y mid century and in the post

communism years 9eans has ecome universally common. Traditional over garments ecame anexpensive luxury, new garments only eing purchased y people living in the very wealthy villages.

"ore recently the traditional 9ac&et ma&ers in many areas have died with few new artisans eing trainer

to carry on their craft.

0owever if you loo& closely in the more remote areas some older people still wear items of

traditional clothing. This can e for women a gathered lac& s&irt or dar& wraparound with a louse of

local cut either with or without a leather waistcoat. 'n 6aB and "aramureB even young girls often wear

the local fashion costume on Sundays. This is normally made from rightly coloured material, in 6aB adress, in "aramureB a s&irt. !dded to the local costume is the latest fashion in louses and footwear

such as white lacy louses in "aramureB and platform shoes or stilettos, in oth regions. "en usually

have Gwestern G trousers or 9eans ut may have a local shirt, or local shaped hat, although unfortunately

the universal trily is fast replacing these. +ertain items of costume, specific to occupations, are still

worn, for example men wor&ing in the forestry industry wear the wide leather elts (chimir), usually

now over a T(shirt and 9eans. "en$s traditional fur hats 3caliciul4 are still worn in winter in rural areas,

and women usually wear a printed woollen scarf, and often a traditional straw hat over this when

wor&ing in the fields in the summer.

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6ur classmate Aaida "adalin wearing the traditional costume

D.*omanian cuisine

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#o$anian cuisineis a diverse lend of different dishes from several traditions with which ithas come into contact, ut it also maintains its own character. 't has een greatly influenced y6ttoman cuisine, while it also includes influences from the cuisines of other neighours, such as7ermans- Serians and 0ungarians.

We li&e to eat a lot and we li&e to eat good food. 6ne of the most common dishes is mamaliga,a cornmeal mush served on its own or as an accompaniment. or& is the preferred meat, ut eef, lam,

and fish are also popular.#efore +hristmas, on %ecemer 1> 3'gnat$s %ay4, a pig is traditionally slaughtered y everyrural family. ! variety of foods for +hristmas prepared from the slaughtered pig consist of thefollowing: spicy sausages, pan(fried por& served with m@m@lig@ and wine, dishes using pig$s feet, headand ears suspended in aspic.

The +hristmas meal is sweetened with the traditional cozonac 3sweet read with nuts4or rahatfor dessert.

!t /aster, lam is served: the main dishes are roast lam and drob de mielK a *omanianlam haggins made of minced organs 3heart, liver, lungs4 wrapped and roasted in a caul. The traditional/aster ca&e is pasca, a pie made of yeast dough with a sweet cottage cheese filling at the center.

*omanian panca&es, called cltit, are thin and can e prepared with savory or sweet fillings:ground meat, white cheese, or 9am. %ifferent recipes are prepared depending on the season or theoccasion.

We prepare a lot of soups: peasant eef soup, peasant eef soup, green salad and smo&ed meatsoup, vegetales soup.

We do so many tipes of pic&led vegetales 3most often in rine ut also using vinegar4 :pic&led cucumers, pic&led unripe tomatoes, pic&led caage, pic&led mixed vegetales ( onions,garlic, unripe tomatoes, peppers, cucumers, &ohlrai, eet, carrots, celery, parsley roots, cauliflower,apples, quinces, unripe plums, small unripe watermelons, small ucchini, red caage.

' love our cuisine and ' thin& itLs the est.

Sar$aleare a *omanian traditional dish. MSarmaleN is literally translated into /nglish asMstuffed caageN or Mstuffed caagge rollsN. 't first appeared in *omania during the 6ttoman 'nvasion,ac& in the "iddle !ges and since then, *omanians consider it to e a traditional dish. Sarmale areusually served as a meal for +hristmas or other celerations li&e Oew YearLs /ve or /aster.

The needed ingredients for the sarmale are caage, minced meat, rice, vegetales and spices.The ingredients may vary, depending on the country region. The mixture of meat, rice, vegetales andspices are rolled into the caage leaves and put into a pot for them to oil several hours. 6ptionally,people li&e to add smo&ed meat in the pot for additional flavour. Sarmale are served with yoghurt orsour cream and porridge. 't is said that for the perfect flavour, sarmale have to e eaten 1(D days afterpreparation.

Some li&e to prepare sarmale with vine leaves or pic&led caage, due to the particular flavour.Sarmale can also e a vegetarian dish. "eat needs to e replaced with a mixture of rice, mushrooms,soy and chopped vegetales.

Aspicis another traditional dish in *omania. !spic is a dish in which the ingredients 3mostlypor& and vegetales4 are set into gelatin. 't is est served cold, as an appetier. The *omanian word foraspic is MpiftieN or MracituriN, MracituriN coming from the *omanian word MreceN, meaning McoldN. Thisdish is prepared especially during the +hristmas celeration.

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1> grams 3 g 3.1=o4 carrot-> g 3.1=o4 onion; g 31.JHo4 garlic> g 3-.;o4 salt

%irections:-. +hop and oil the meat into a pot.

1. Wash and chop the vegetales.

D. !dd the vegetales into the pot and continue oiling at a moderate temperature until the the

meat is the detaching off the ones.

H. ut the meat into small owls.

. et the soup to cool down and sift it.

J. our the sifted soup into the owls, covering the meat.

;. ut the composition in the fridge until it reaches a 9elly consistency.

Sponge ca/e "ih nus

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(- liter warm mil&s(H whole eggs(H egg yol&s(-> gr utter or margarine(1>> ml oil(1 rum essence(est of 1 lemons

"!Y!:(-; gr fresh yeast(->> gr sugar

(-21 liter warm mil&

F''O7:(-. &g ground nuts(est of -emon3or cinnamon4(- tsp cocoa(> gr sugar tipped(raisins3soa&ed in water with rum4

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-."ix all the ingredients from P"ayaN,until the yeast is dissolved.1.ut flour in a large owl and ma&e a hole in the middle. our in the hole the compostion eforementioned. !llow aout D> minutes, until yeast is activated, you will see that the yeast is foamy.D. !dd the mil&, the 1>> gr sugar, salt 3on the side, not directly over maya4 and you start &neading untildough egins to ecome quite homogeneous.H. Then add the eaten eggs and &nead until all are incorporated..!dd the utter3or the margarine4 and &nead again until the utter is not seeing.J.Finally add the oil, the est of the lemon and the rum essence and &nead aout D> minutes, untildough is no longer stic&y.;. +over the owl with a clean towel and leave it in a warm place, to raise for 1 hours. equal pieces.=. /ach piece is gently &nead 9ust to give it a round shape, as a un.+over with another towel and let upD> minutes.->."ix ingredients for filling. Taste the sweet filling and if you want, you can add more sugar.--. trays with wider and taller walls 3if you use fewer ca&es ca&e trays will e etter(loo&ing4 coatwell with oil, including the edges.-1.You ta&e each piece of dough and stretch thin sheets as a finger .-D.You fill this sheets with the filling otained.-H.*oll the dough slowly,as the filling does not come out.-.Set the spongeca&es in the trays and cover them with a towell for - hour.-J.0eat the oven at -Q.-;.+oat the spongeca&es with the mixture otained from eggs and cream.-


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H. T#AD*T*2%S *% 29# H*GHSCH22L

6ur highschool has many traditions and customs that passed from generation to generation and cane descried y several annual activities we organie. Firstly, our school has een editing and wor&ing at the magaine MiceeniiN, that descries ourschool activities and offers different &inds of information. This magaine was also signed for a few

contests and in 1>>D it received a national award. Secondly, our school is also &nown for organiing every year a national "athematics contest calledMRiganieteaN for thand Jthgrades, contest where our pupils otained and still otaining excellentresults. !lso, our high school organies different sorts of events, li&e the days of !ndrei "uresanu inOovemer or "ihai /minescu days, to celerate important, historical personalities. When these eventshappen, there are several contests where our students read their compositions. To sum up, our high school is &nown to have special, original traditions and customs that ma&e itone of the most famous schools in *omania.

) Ancien places in our region

*omania is a wonderful country. We have sea and mountains, we have everything tourist searchespecially ancient places.6ne of the most ancient place from *omania is #arsana "onastery from "aramures.

!ccording to the tradition,#arsana "onastery stood across the river 'a , in Slatin Aalley ,wherefrom it was named here, to the right of the river. Ther #arsana commune was first documented in-D1J , when ing +harles *oert ' of !n9ou ac&nowledged and reinstalled y a deed in these placesprince Stanislau, where as in another deed the same prince is called #arsan. The toponymic M#arsanNcomes from the sheperds tratidion, which ysed to grow this reed of sheep with long, rough tric& wool.

1)(arsana Monaser!

The community is now lead y the riores Filofteia 6ltean and counts -- nouns and H sisters.The non static compound is made of wood, according to the local tradition,uilt only y #arsanamasters, supervised y the architect %orel +ordos5 it consists of the "aramures 7ate , the elfry , the+hurch 3 -1 x -1 ,1> and ; m high4.

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.)(arsana Monaser!6he lile curch7

The old monastic settlement, dedicated to St. Oicholas, was one the most important ones in"aramures, considering that, in -;D


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;)Salina 2cna Dej 6$ine galler!7

%uring the -th century, the salt mining ecomes state monopoly, turning into an important

income source for the state. %e9 Salt "ine was first modernied in -

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