Folk Romania is the traditional Romanian art shop. You can learn here about the ancient traditions of the Romanian people. You can also see photos from Romania and send greetings. Our shop contains Romanian pottery, ceramic objects, masks, icons, movies, books, albums, textiles, folk Romanian costumes and dolls.
On Folk Romania you can learn all about the old Romanian traditions, about the old architecture, the cooking recipes, the life and customs of the Romanian people. The gallery has images and photos from various regions of Romania, from mountains and sea. You can also send greetings. You can virtually travel to Transylvania, Moldavia or Walachia and find information about Romania and Romanian people and Romanian history. Dracula, the Transylvania prince, is also present on Folk Romania.
You can buy gifts for the loved ones. They will love the Romanian masks, pottery, dolls, movies, books, textiles, albums, cd, landscapes and photos.
On Folk Romania forum you can meet the Romanians from the entire world and talk about Romania and its people.
Gaseste cele mai potrivite cadouri pentru cei dragi! Trimite felicitari virtuale cu imagini din Romania! Redescopera obiceiurile si traditiile milenare ale poporului roman! Folk Romania este un site despre Romania traditionala, cu oamenii, locurile, obiceiurile si mestesugurile ei.
Magazinul virtual de pe Folk Romania cuprinde obiecte de ceramica, masti traditionale, papusi, icoane, testaturi, costume populare, carti si albume.
Afla cat mai multe despre adevaratele traditii ale romanilor, despre arhitectura populara, alimentele, viata si obiceiurile poporului roman.
In galerie sunt cuprinse fotografii si imagini din diverse zone ale Romaniei, atat de la munte, cat si de la mare. Poti sa calatoresti in mod virtual prin Transilvania, Moldova sau Valahia si sa afli informatii despre Romania, poporul roman si istoria Romaniei.
Aici poti sa cumperi cadouri pentru cei dragi. Vor indragi mastile, ceramica, icoanele, papusile, tesaturile, costumele, cartile, cd, albumele, fotografiile si peisajele romanesti.
Pe forumul Folk Romania poti sa intalnesti romani din toate colturile lumii si sa discutati despre Romania si oamenii sai.
The furniture of the old peasant houses was very simple and adapted to its functions. The peasant house had 1-3 rooms, which determined a certain scheme of the furniture, depending of the other inner elements. This scheme is common for all Romanian houses – the furniture is placed near the walls and some pieces are hanged on the walls.
The interior of the temporary lodgments, such as sheepfolds, (where an ancient scheme of the furniture still exists) shows us the way furniture was placed inside the traditional houses.
Some pieces were initially fixed between the girders, on the ceiling ...
The textiles, manufactured in the own household, have a very important role in the traditional house – they are the most important decorative elements. Placed on the walls, on the furniture, on the “culme” or at the gilder, they have various styles, characteristic for each ethnographical region.
In the ancient times, Herodotus, the Greek historian, said that the fineness of the Dacian textiles can be compared to the one of the Roman ones.
The spinning and weaving crafts have an old tradition. The horizontal loom is known from the beginning of the 11th century.
Materials
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Musical instruments are usually made of wood, but materials like metal, leather etc. can also be used.
The Flute
The most common musical instrument is the flute, which is connected with animal breeding, especially with sheep breeding.
The sound is obtained by completely covering, half covering or opening the lateral orifices, using the fingers. Thus the air vibrates in the tube.
The flute has three major forms. The places where flutes are manufactured are situated near the important sheep breeding centers from the mountains.
The flutes of the inhabitants of Apuseni Mountains ...
The traditional masks are ancient remains of the collective memory. Masks were used in the fertility rituals, rain calling rituals, hunting rituals or in ritual dances. They represent characters from folk mythology.
The mask games are played in specific moments of the year (Christmas, New Year, etc.) or on the events definitive for humans’ life (wedding, death).
In Vrancea County, at the dead watch, men wearing masks on their face dance in the courtyard, at the fire. Accompanied by drums, they offer a last party to the one who passes the threshold between the two worlds.
Only men ...
Romanian peasant icons have their important place in the history of the European art. Having major magical-religious significance in the past, today they kept mostly their decorative value.
In the churches the icons are placed according to the classical way of organizing the religious edifice.
Icons are also placed in the chapels, outside the villages, in the trees or near the wells.
The most important icons for the Romanian peasant’s life are those kept inside his house. They are usually placed on the Eastern wall or on the corner formed by the Eastern and Southern walls. Sometimes ...
Folk Romanian architecture is characterized by inventiveness, by the diversity of the solutions found for solving different problems, also by the elegance of the lines and the equilibrium of the volumes.
The architecture of the houses varies depending on the climate, on the occupation and the social-economic state of the peasants. For example, in the pastoral-agricultural areas, we can see double courtyard households. In the villages where the houses are spread on the hills and mountains (where the main occupation is rearing sheep or cattle), the courtyard is hardened, so the households ...
The traditional Romanian pottery is one of the most beautiful in Europe.
An Ancient Tradition
The art of pottery is one of the most ancient Romanian crafts, as proved by the beautiful ceramic objects dating from the Neolithic era, the period of a blooming civilization.
In this context, the Cucuteni culture (named after a village situated North-West of Iasi) stands out. This was described by an American researcher as “unique to 5000 year old Europe”. The pots that belong to this period have rounded shapes, of great diversity, being richly painted. The main motifs are the spiral, the ...
