February 25, 2024 from 1 to 3 pm Mărțișor is the Romanian name of a tradition celebrated at the beginning of spring, in the month of March, and the name of the associated object made from two intertwined red and white strings with hanging tassel in Romania and Moldova. The word Mărțișor is the diminutive of marț, the old folk name for […]
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February 18, 2024 from 1 to 3 pm HORA was happy to participate in the Mosaic Festival of Ethnic Music and Dance event organized by Ethnic Dance Theatre. We loved meeting a lot of different ethnicities and celebrating diversity.
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Special Event: January 14, 1-3 pm, Room 317 Thank you for joining us for an introduction to pottery glazing workshop on January 14, 2024 with artist Darrel Trulson. Watch a video created by our intern video team lead by Andrew Pana: Gallery
HORA was happy to present the exhibit Between Superstition and God – Life of the Romanian Peasant between October 1st 2023 and January 5th 2024 in the North Gallery of the Landmark Center, first floor. The exhibit showcased the rich spirituality of the Romanian people and the dual system of beliefs, filling the days, months
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November 18 and 19, 2023 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the very First Edition of a Romanian Film Festival, St Paul, MN! The theme of this year’s film festival was: “Tales of Our Destiny”. The festival took place in person at Landmark Center, 75 West 5th street, St Paul MN 55102 on November
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October 29, 1-3 pm, room 326 Participants learned how to make a traditional Romanian mask and they made their own mask. The activity was free and open to the public of all ages on a first come first serve basis. Watch a video from this event created by our interns
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October 22, 1-3 pm, room 317 Participants learned how to paint a pumpkin with artist Gina Nicolae Johnson. This event was free and open to everyone, seats were on a first come first served basis. More about the artist: SUBLIME PAINTINGS – Home. Watch a video from this event created by our interns.
October 1, 2023 from 1 to 3 pm, North Gallery Thank you to everyone who participated in the opening of the Between Superstition and God – Life in a Romanian Village Exhibit on October 1st, 2022. We were honored to welcome Patrick Ledray, Honorary Consul, Minnesota. After one year of extensive research, including in the
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Every Sunday in September 2023 Every Sunday in September 2023, visitors learned about Romanian fall customs of the third season which are related to the fall equinox, the harvest, and fall fairs. The differences between the Agrarian culture of the land and the Shepherd culture intertwine, overlap and then separate according to custom.
Every Sunday in August 2023 Visitors learned about the most renowned Romanian landmarks and the history behind them every Sunday in August 2023.
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