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- Ghosts in Romanian TraditionsSaint Nicholas – An Alternate Santa ClausCapidava and Carsium – Guarding The WavesThe Controversial Tartaria TabletsThe Snake, Wolf and Dragon Symbols in Pre-Romanian CultureThe Unnatural Phenomenon of Bucegi, “Gura de Rai”The ChristeningSaint Ilie, The Patron of Thunders and BoltsThe Legend of Poiana NegriiThe Legend of the Olt and Mures RiversThe Legend of Omul MountainThe Legend of Furnica MountainThe Legend of Pestera Ialomitei (Ialomita Cave)The Legend of Caraiman MountainThe Brancoveanu Family LegendThe legend of Rusalii
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History and Legends
Ghosts in Romanian Traditions
As every European country has its own set of traditions related to the way life evolves after death, the Romanians also have their own folkloric superstitions about ghosts and undead entities. According to Romanian traditions, there are several kinds of ghosts, dependant on the way a person died.Ghosts in Romanian Traditions
Saint Nicholas – An Alternate Santa Claus
A couple of weeks before Christmas, during the night between the 5th and 6th of December, Romanian children, but also adults, clean their boots until they shine, because they wait for Santa Claus’ close collaborator, Saint Nicholas, who would also bring them gifts. Saint Nicholas’s figure is surrounded by legends and only a few historical facts are known.Saint Nicholas – An Alternate Santa Claus
Capidava and Carsium – Guarding The Waves
The Southern border of Romania is mostly represented by the Danube, but, 20 km far from Cernavoda, the river decides to curve towards North, before joining the Black Sea.Capidava and Carsium – Guarding The Waves
The Controversial Tartaria Tablets
The discovery of some mysterious tablets at Tartaria (Alba County, Transylvania) has lead some enthusiasts to question the generally accepted theory that Sumer is the cradle of civilization. Tartaria is a rural settlement of approximately 5000 inhabitants, situated on the Northern side of Sureanu Mountains, on river Mures, not very far from Zlatna region (famous since Antiquity for its gold and copper deposits) and 18 – 20 km far from the sites of two important Neolithic cultures: Turdas and Alba Iulia – Lumea Noua.The Controversial Tartaria Tablets
The Snake, Wolf and Dragon Symbols in Pre-Romanian Culture
The flags and the flag poles of the Geto Dacians were adorned with a warrior's symbol, a spear with a strange beast at its tip.The Snake, Wolf and Dragon Symbols in Pre-Romanian Culture
The Unnatural Phenomenon of Bucegi, “Gura de Rai”
It's said that in the Bucegi Mountains there's a one square kilometre area where any living beings won't ever feel tired and their physical and chemical functions are reset to their normal state.The Unnatural Phenomenon of Bucegi, “Gura de Rai”
