1. FORMS OF ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE

2. ROMANIAN TRADITIONS Strong folk traditions have survived to this day due to the rural character of the Romanian communities, which has resulted in an exceptionally vital and creative traditional culture. made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014 Traditional folk arts include wood carving, ceramics, weaving and embroidery of costumes, household decorations, dance, and richly varied folk music.

3. TRADITIONAL DANCES made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014 HORA is one of the most famous group dances. CĂLUARII is a men's folk dance. It is declared by UNESCO to be,,Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritages of Humanity".

4. CUSTOMS Spring MĂRIOR on the 1st of March made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014 DRAGOBETE is a traditional Romanian holiday originating from Dacian times and celebrated on February, 24. Dragobete was the son of Baba Dochia, which stands for the main character in the pagan myth related to spring arrival and the end of the harsh winter.

5. CUSTOMS Summer CALOIANPAPARUDE made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014 girls invoke rains when the ground suffering from drought

6. CUSTOMS Autumn FILIPII on 12,13, 14 November were seven brothers who wandered the world and had the power to disfigure those who do not honor them corn boil and divide the neighborhood bread baked in the oven SFÂNTUL ANDREI on 30 November is the moment that unleashes evil forces, whether people (ghosts dead or alive), whether animals (wolves) cross is all doors and windows of the house and are decorated with garlic made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014

7. CUSTOMS Winter Christmas carols SorcovaSorcova on New Year's Eve the masked folk theatre Ursul (The Bear) Capra (The Goat) made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014

8. ROMANIAN MYTHOLOGY Apa Sâmbetei It is said that the souls of the deceased follow the course of rivers into the Apa Sâmbetei. APA VIE "Water of Life“ means the water from which heroes drink so that they come back to life after healing their wounds. APA MOARTA "Water of Death“ is the complement of,,apa vie" Usually, reviving a dead person is done (in such tales) by putting this Dead Water on their wounds to heal them and then bring them back to life with Living Water, because the Living Water cannot heal the wounds of the dead, and even revived, the people would still bleed to death without being healed first. made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014

9. Vampires are mythical beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures. WerewolfWerewolf (vârcolac)vârcolac made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014 In folkloric tales, undead vampires often visited loved ones. VLAD EPE

10. LEGEDENS MIORITA The Little Ewe is an old Romanian pastoral ballad and considered one of the most important pieces of Romanian folklore.Romanianpastoral ballad Romanian folklore Meterul Manole The master builder Manole was the chief architect of the CURTEA DE ARGE Monastery made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014

11. Characters in folk literature BALAUR (giant dragon with three/seven heads) CĂPCĂUN (an ogre) CALUL NĂZDRĂVAN (The Marvellous Horse) similar to Pegasus made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014

12. Heroes FĂT-FRUMOS is a knight hero ILEANA COSÂNZEANA is represented as a beautiful good natured princess GREUCEANU is a young brave man who finds that the Sun and the Moon have been stolen by zmei made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014 Greuceanu

13. PĂCALĂ an irreverent young man, seemingly a peasant, he reserves contempt and irony for the village authorities, but often plays the fool PRÂSLEA CEL VOINIC Prâslea the Sturdy made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014

14. The project is financially supported by the European Commission under the Comenius Programme, the first component of the Programme Lifelong Learning. All the information we present is the sole responsibility of the project team and the National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational Training and the European Commission are not responsible for how the content of these statements it is used. THANKS made by Camelia Mucea, June, 2014