The Christmas traditions of Maramureș, Romania
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 commu
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