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Traditional Călușari dancers in white costumes with ribbons perform outdoors.
Culture

Călușari: Romania's Ancient Ritual Dance of Healing and Strength

Discover the Călușari, a men's ritual dance from southern Romania that blends acrobatics, music and ancient beliefs, recognised by UNESCO as a masterpiece of intangible heritage.
Green branches and protective herbs hang by a wooden door in a Romanian village during Rusaliile.
Culture

Rusaliile: Romania's Pentecost Traditions of Flowers, Water and Dance

Every year, fifty days after Easter, Romania marks Rusaliile with a unique blend of Christian faith and ancient folk customs. Discover the rituals of flowers, water and the famed Călușari dance.