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Hello! We are Alexandra and Andreea. Here are our souvenirs.

These handmade plates and mugs are from Horezu (Oltenia), a famous region in Romania for its ceramics. We bought them from the Museum of the Romanian Peasant (located in Bucharest) four years ago when our class visited it.

Modeling clay becomes a real art in the hands of old masters around Horezu. Their handmade plates, mugs and pitchers display specific colours (especially white, rich brown and grey and sometimes green) and symbolic motifs. One of the most popular is the Rooster and another one is the Fish. Geometric patterns are also specific to Horezu ceramics. They are skillfully painted using cow horns and goose feathers.

                                                                by Alexandra and Andreea (School No.191, Bucharest, Romania)

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Hello! My name is Francesca.

 These are two holy icons I bought from Agapia Monastery this summer. Situated in Moldavia (12 km south-west from Targu Neamt, Romania), this monastery is very old and beautiful. It was founded by Gavril Hatmanul (a leader of army) and his wife Lady Liliana and dedicated in 1647. It was painted inside by Nicolae Grigorescu, a famous Romanian painter.

                                                                  by Francesca (School No.191, Bucharest, Romania)

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Hello! My name is Alina. Here is my souvenir.

This is a painted egg from Marginea village, Suceava county. This is a well-known region for its skillful artisans who paint eggs which are famous worldwide.

I bought this egg four years ago when my classmates and I visited the Museum of the Romanian Peasant from Bucharest. There we saw a lot of artisans and their painted eggs decorated with symbolic motifs (the spiral of life, rich harvest, shepherd's walking stick, biblical scenes)  and geometric patterns. Thanks to these wonderful craftsmen and craftswomen our traditions are well-preserved and handed down from generation to generation.

                          by Alina (School No.191, Bucharest, Romania)

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Hello! My name is Victoria.

  This is a postcard I received from Catalina, one of my best friends. She bought it from St. Michael's Cathedral, Brussels, Belgium. You can see this wonderful cathedral right in the middle of the postcard. It dates back to the XIII th century. Duke Henry I of Brabant laid the foundation stone of this building, which was finished under Charles V.

Catalina and our teacher of English visited it on June 5th, 2003 when they were invited at the Spring Day prize-giving ceremony.

                                                                   by Victoria (School No.191, Bucharest, Romania)

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© Project coordinator: Andreea Silter, Department of English, School No. 191, Bucharest, Romania

 Last updated: 03/05/2008