In remote northern Romanian villages secular traditions blend with modern influences.

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

ROMANIA | Friday, 15 October 2010 | Views [586]

After an open air ceremony, the peasants circle the church for 3 times allowing the priests to open the way. The chorus, formed by the most talented villagers, accompany the mass while singing religious songs right behind the priests group.

The last Christians get shelter under the umbrella while they wait for the end of the religious ceremony. Every year the local community celebrate the protecting saint of their former wooden church built around the 1700s.

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A group of peasants bow while praying during a funeral ritual on top of a hill. Modern elements like this bag portraying one of Disney’s characters merge with local traditions in a critical moment for the Romanian cultural identity.

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In remote northern Romanian villages secular traditions blend with modern influences.

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

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