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The Christmas traditions of Maramureș, Romania

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February 10th 2013
Maramureș, the most isolated and traditional corner of Romania, has a rich cultural fabric. And the Christmas and New Year holidays bring them to the forefront. I was fortunate to experience those traditions while on a photography workshop with Davin Ellicson this past December. I stayed with a local family in the village of Valeni. Valeni, like so much of Maramureș, is a farming com ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more