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The Dare to Connect project is based on use of geographical informaton systems. Thus, it is inevitable to master GIS in order to work with and present outputs of the project. So, as a part of the DaRe to Connect project implementation, Public...

Joyful holidays and prosperous 2021!

During the Christmas Day, younger children usually go from house door to house door and people give them presents (candies, nuts, fruits, money ...). The population of this area calls them "koljindeci" or “koledari”. According to the older...

In Bulgaria, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Carol singers leave early in the morning to go round the houses as they sing songs and call for health, fertility, and prosperity. Back in time and nowadays, in the region of Vidin, the...

Soon after Christmas midnight young men, soon married or single, come walking the streets of Milkovitsa, singing. Thus, begins the annual ancient caroling custom. Local women passionately collect and preserve local traditions. About 7 km from...

In addition to the timeless traditions on Christmas Eve (the night before Christmas) to serve an odd number of only lean meals, Carolers singing their traditional songs all through the houses, perform the whole ritual of lighting and...

In Tulcea, Christmas is a lot more than just decorating the Christmas tree and offering gifts. This Christian holiday is filled with beautiful celebrations, traditions, and superstitions. On Christmas Eve, December 24th, groups of children...

The town of Calafat has been shaped and developed over time in an excellent natural geographical setting, determined by the presence of the waters of the old Danube, on whose left bank is located the settlement. Calafatul, the city of roses,...

In Giurgiu County, the population managed to transmit from generation to generation customs and traditions specific to the southern Vlășcene folk area. The traditions and customs with religious substratum that circulated in the past and were...

In the villages of Slavonia (Eastern Croatia), we can still find some old traditions related to Christmas celebration. For example, on the day of the Christmas Eve, the man of the family should take care of the livestock and feed them abundantly,...