Tag: martisor
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The Martisor has been included on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list
The martisor has just been accepted in the UNESCO world heritage patrimony. The decision was taken within the Intergovernmental Committee for Saving the cultural patrimony. The conference has taken place at Jeju, South Korea. Romania has proposed for the martisor to be protected by UNESCO, together with Bulgaria, Macedonia and Moldova. Adrian Cioroianu, the Romanian…
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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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