Baba Dochia

Dragobete is a traditional Romanian holiday celebrated on February 24th, which marks the beginning of spring. It is a day associated with love and fertility, similar to Valentine's Day in other cultures. It is the…

March 1 is the day Romanians celebrate ‘Martisor’, an old tradition related to spring and hopes. Traditionally boys give to girls, as gifts, the ‘Martisor’ symbol; nevertheless, there are several regions in Romania where the girls are the…

The National Fiscal Administration (ANAF) employees request higher wages. If their demands are not taken into consideration, they threaten they would not collect revenues to the state budget. While the government requires a better tax…

March 1 is the day Romanians celebrate ‘Martisor’, an old tradition related to spring and hopes. Traditionally boys give to girls, as gifts, the ‘Martisor’ symbol; nevertheless, there are several regions in Romania where the girls are the…

Along with the first day of March, Romanians celebrate an ancestral tradition, called “Babele/Old Women”. According to the feast, you have to choose a day from March 1st to March 9th. If the day will be warm and sunny, you’ll be in good…

Dragobete is a traditional Romanian holiday celebrated on February 24, considered to be the equivalent of Saint Valentine`s Day (Valentine`s Day). It celebrates love but also nature that wakes back to life. This day also bears the name…

Dochia (or Baba Odochia) symbolizes one of the most important Romanian myths. There are many versions of this myth, whose name seems to come from the Byzantine calendar that is on March 1 when the Holy Martyr Evdokia was celebrated. In …