Oltenia is a region in Romania known for its traditional crafts, folklore, and cuisine that are still an important part of the local culture. Some key traditions include woodworking, weaving, and pottery-making. An important folk tradition is cluul dancing, which symbolically explains aspects of life. Favorite dishes include oltenian stew, sarmale, leeks with olives, and these fatty foods are often accompanied by uic plum brandy. Overall, Oltenia has many cultural customs and traditions that continue across generations.
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1. THE TRADITIONS
OF OLTENIA
keyword: craft, folklore, oltenian.
Oltenia is a historical region in southwestern Romania.
Its well known for its beautiful traditions which are still kept alive in the area.
The household from the countryside embodies true monuments of traditional architecture, the wood being the
favorite material for them.
Traditional crafts in Oltenia are represented by the art of processing fabrics, manual ceramic manufacturing (cities
in which it is more popular are: Slatina, Horezu) and of course the art of wood.
An important part of the oltenian legacy is represented by its folklore, which is simply divided into 2 major
customs: the traditional dance : cluuland the culinary traditions.
Cluul is known as the most representative tradition, the most impressive show and one of the most famous
romanian folk creations, performed by dancers, symbolically giving coherent explanations to certain aspects of
individual and social life.
Among the favorite dishes are: oltenian stew, sarmale(sour cabbage rolls stuffed with pork meat), leeks with
olives, and because most of the oltenian food is fatty, it goes well with 釘uic, a strong alcoholic drink made from
plums.
There for, Oltenia holds a great amount of customs and traditions which will remain as legacy throughout the next
generations.
References: http://www.folcloroltenesc.ro/oltenia-traditii/
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluarii
Foan釘 Elizabeth Ana-Maria
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