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Millions celebrate spring in centuries-old custom after coldest winter in living memory [Mar 01, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? After the coldest winter in decades, millions of East Europeans are welcoming in the spring, following centuries-old pagan customs. [via YahooNews] More >>

In Romania, a pledge to shield Europe's forests [Dec 21, 2011] On the steep, dark slopes of the Carpathian mountains, 300-year-old beech trees scrape the sky in one of Europe's last remaining virgin forests, spared from any human intervention for centuries. [via YahooNews] More >>

French designer puts ethnic Romania on catwalk [Nov 12, 2011] Sheepskin skirts and delicate bead embroidery shone on a Bucharest catwalk in a one-of-a-kind ethnic fashion show blending the skills of a French designer and centuries-old Romanian handicraft. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian renowned jazz player and composer Johnny Raducanu dies of heart attack at 79 [Sep 21, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian doctor says celebrated jazz musician Johnny Raducanu, whose family had been making music in Romania for centuries, has died. He was 79. [via YahooNews] More >>

Celebrated Romanian jazz musician Raducanu dies [Sep 19, 2011] He was known as "Mr. Jazz of Romania" and his family had been making music in the country for centuries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Celebrated Romanian jazz musician Raducanu dies [Sep 19, 2011] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania He was known as "Mr. Jazz of Romania" and his family had been making music in the country for centuries. Celebrated jazz musician Johnny Raducanu, 79, died of a heart attack at home Monday, said Dr. Bogdan Oprita. Raducanu was beloved by Romanians for his gentle wit, his irreverent comments about politics, and his humanity as much as his music ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian jazz player and composer Johnny Raducanu dies of heart attack at 79 [Sep 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - He was known as "Mr. Jazz of Romania" and his family had been making music in the country for centuries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian renowned jazz player and composer Johnny Raducanu dies of heart attack at 79 [Sep 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian doctor says celebrated jazz musician Johnny Raducanu, whose family had been making music in Romania for centuries, has died. He was 79. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian witches could be fined for wrong predictions [Feb 09, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Legislation being debated in Romania would require witches to get a permit and make it possible to fine or even imprison one whose prediction turns out to be false. The draft bill has just started its way through Parliament in Romania, where witchcraft has been part of its culture for centuries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania may toughen its laws about witches [Feb 08, 2011] BUCHAREST - LEGISLATION being debated in Romania would require witches to get a permit and make it possible to fine or even imprison one whose prediction turns out to be false. The draft bill has just started its way through Parliament in Romania, where witchcraft has been part of its culture for centuries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Witch tax hits Romanian witches and fortune tellers [Jan 07, 2011] Witch tax: Superstitions are no laughing matter in Romania and have been part of its culture for centuries. President Traian Basescu and his aides have been known to wear purple on certain days, supposedly to ward off evil. [via YahooNews] More >>

Deep in the Carpathians, Painted Parables [Jun 20, 2010] WHEN the Moldavian prince Stephen the Great won his first decisive victory against the Turks five and a quarter centuries ago, he decided to mark the occasion with a grand monastery and adorn its walls with the colorful work of artisans of the day. With his second victory came another monastery. With the third, yet another. [via YahooNews] More >>

Eastern Europe cruise among the well-traveled [May 16, 2010] Nine countries. Fifteen ports of call. Five languages. Three alphabets. Twenty-five-plus centuries of history. In 15 days. [via YahooNews] More >>