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FRATII PETREUS-Dusu-m-am la mandra-n sopru
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Wooden church from Viseu de Sus, Maramures

"Unique" - a word to describe the wooden churches of Maramures!

I took this photo in Viseu de Sus, which is a small town from Maramures, Romania.

Maramures wooden door (detail)

The wooden doors of Maramures are unique. One cannot pass by without noticing their beauty.Each door is a piece of art where the locals' woodcarving talent is displayed. Each Maramures wooden door has its own story to tell. When the doors are welcoming, the people are welcoming!

Fratii Petreus - instrumental
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Maramures wooden door (detail)

TITIANA MIHALI-Cui ii canta cucu sara
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The wooden doors of Maramures are unique. One cannot pass by without noticing their beauty.
Each door is a piece of art where the locals' woodcarving talent is displayed. Each Maramures wooden door has its own story to tell.

When the doors are welcoming, the people are welcoming!

Shepherd / Cioban

A typical traditional Romanian portrait. I took this photo in Sapanta, Maramures, at a festival called "Radacini Fest". The man is wearing traditional black and white clothes. What I particulary like about this costume is the hat. It is a shepherd's costume from Sibiu or its surroundings reflecting pastoral Romania.




Lucretia Ciobanu-Pleaca oile la munte

Barsana Monastery, Maramures, Romania

Maramures is famous for its wooden churches(Unesco heritage sites). They are Orthodox churches. The wooden churches are a distinct feature of Maramures. Here the natives' woodcarving talent shows up in a display of beauty and creativity.They are high timber constructions with characteristic tall, slim bell towers at the western end of the building.

Every time I visit Barsana Monastery I am speechless. It's like entering another world, a world which is closer to God, it's like entering a corner of Eden. Barsana Monastery is a holly and peaceful place that is worth visiting!

Folclor Autentic - colaj Grigore Lese
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MARAMURES, Romania

This is a self made postcard using some of my Maramures photos.It includes Barsana Monastery, Maramures wooden door (details), Marta and her house in Stramtura, a Sacel pot and a girl's portrait taken in Sighetu Marmatiei. The song accompanying this postcard is "Maramures plai cu flori"by Fratii Petreus.







Folclor Autentic Romanesc
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