Category: Good News
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Children surround the Alba Iulia citadel with the longest martisor ever made
On March 1st, on Martisor day, the largest martisor in Romania surrounded Alba Iulia citadel. The largest martisor in Romania measured 3 kilometres and was carried by 300 volunteer children. Each child received 10 metres of white and red ribbon which they had to braid to form a martisor. Rares Buglea, the organizer stated that over…
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Romanian becomes famous conductor in Spain
A Romanian has become a successful and admired conductor in Spain. Conductor Virgil Popa is currently working with the Stradivari Simphony Orchestra in Madrid. Popa has funded the orchestra 12 years ago and since then he has become famous among musicians in Spain. Virgil Popa grew up in a family of musicians and has previously…
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Romanians celebrate first day of spring by giving each other “martisor”gifts
Every year on March 1st Romanians celebrate the first day of spring with a lovely custom. They wear a Martisor ( pronounced muhrtzishor), which is a little decorative object that symbolizes spring: it could be a snowdrop, a horse shoe or a chimney sweeper. A red and white string is always attached to the object.…
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Romanian wins Oscar for visual effects
Ioan Boieriu is part of the team that has won an Oscar for visual effects on Sunday night. Boeriu is the technical director for visual effects for the movie The Jungle Book. Ioan Boieriu is 37 years old and is from Brasov. After he graduated from the IT university in Brasov he worked in computer…
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Six Romanian photographers reach the finals of Sony World Photography Awards
Six Romanian photographers have managed to reach the finals of the Sony World Photography Awards 2017. Over 227,000 photographs from 183 countries are competing this year. The winners will win Sony photo equipment worth 30,000 dollars. The winners for the Open category will be announced on March 28 and the winners of the Professional and Youth…
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Romanian sabre team wins World Cup!
The Romanian sabre team has won the World Championships. In the finals, which were held in Warsaw, Romanians managed to beat the Italian team with a score of 45-44. The team has reached the finals after beating France with 45-40, then the Russian team with the same result and then in the semifinals they managed…
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Romanian student accepted by five British universities, including Oxford
A girl from Romania was accepted by five international prestigious universities. Iulia Floristeanu, who is currently a student in Timisoara has received the news that she was accepted to five universities in the UK, and she has decided to chose Oxford. Although the student has been studying math in high school she chose to study biology. Iulia…
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Naval ship made in Galati wins Offshore Support Ship 2017 Award
A ship made in Galati has won the Offshore Support Ship 2017 Award. The prize is considered the Oscar of the naval industry and it was given to Maersk Connector ship, which is an Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 built a the Damen naval construction site in Galati. The ship was launched in 2016. The award…
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Romanian-Austrian couple wins European Championships of Magic
A Romanian-Austrian couple has won the gold medal at the European championships of Magic. The championship took place in February in Blackpool, Great Britain. Anca and Lucca Lucian, a Romanian-Austrian couple won the medal in the mental magic category. This is the first time this gold medal was awarded in this category. Anca and Lucca…
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Foundation sets up a charity bread box in Satu Mare city
A Romanian NGO has set up a charity bread box for poor people that cannot afford to buy food. The box was set up in the city of Satu Mare. The box will be filled every day with loaves of bread by the foundation but locals are also invited to donate loaves of bread if…
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