Every Sunday in March, 1-3 pm Visitors learned about the March 1st tradition of Martisor, the legend of Baba Dochia and the significance of Mucenici, the pretzel made with walnut and honey.
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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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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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December 10, 2023 from 1- 3 pm at Landmark Center We were happy to celebrate the holidays and our 2023 accomplishments with our extended family. We want to send a heartfelt thank you to all our members, donors, volunteers and interns for participating and helping us organize a full year of events. We enjoyed having
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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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July 29 and 30, 2023 HORA was happy to be a part of the Chaska River Days, a celebration of our community diversity. We loved sharing information about Romanian people, traditions, landscapes and culture.
Presented Every Sunday in July 2023 Visitors learned about the traditions of Sanziene, Calusari and Caloian and what Romanian villagers do to call for rain and protect the crops from evil spirits. This event took place every Sunday in July 2023,
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