Craciun Fericit! / Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Lord Jesus!

orthodoxwayoflife.ro - The Incarnation-Nativity Icon

iconreader.com - A Reader's Guide to Orthodox Icons - The Nativity Icon

Trei Crai de la Rasarit - una dintre colindele mele preferate

Three Kings from The East - one of my most loved traditional Romanian Christmas carols

The lyrics tell the story of the three Magi who are searching for the new-born baby Jesus

Aici, pe YouTube, doua versiuni muzicale ale acestei colinde

YouTube videos here presented: two musical versions of this carol

The Romanian "Madrigal" Consort, Donald Nally - guest conductor, Petru Cioltan - soloist
Recorded live at Resurrection Catholic Church, Chicago, 2006
YouTube video: ClassicalMusic



The "Evloghia" Choir
The "Sfantul Ioan Rusul" Group, Concert at Irecson Institute, 2008
YouTube video: Corul Bizantin Misionar EVLOGHIA


De asemenea, momente frumoase de Craciun impreuna cu Nat King Cole

Also, beautiful Christmas moments with Nat King Cole singing

The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

Wikipedia - Nat King Cole (English language)

 

YouTube video: Nat King Cole

CRACIUN FERICIT!

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Bucharest Christmas Market

Povesti de iarna

Winter Tales

Mister Albastru / Blue Colours Mistery

Albastra noapte

E toata ploaie argintie,

Un vis de-nalta poezie,

De cantec si de soapte.

- Al. Macedonski, Excelsior (fragment) - 

The blue night

Is all a silvery rain,

A dream of superior poem,

Of song and of whispers.

Distinsa domnisoara care apare in aceasta serie de portret este Andreea Retinschi, fotograf profesionist.
The distinguished Ms. who appears in this portrait series is Andreea Retinschi, professional photographer.
Andreea Retinschi Photography - delirium.ro

Bucharest Photo Week

2014 - Nude Photography Workshop

Workshop condus de dnul Dan Samoila, fotograf profesionist

Workshop conducted by Mr. Dan Samoila, professional photographer
Dan Samoila - Red Carpet Studio

Bucuresti - Festival Medieval la Curtea Veche / Bucharest - Medieval Festival at The Old Court Palace Museum

Archaeological evidence shows that the area where Bucharest City exists now is an old cradle of civilization.

Artifacts from the Neolithic age, artifacts confirming the presence of inhabitants after the retreat of the Roman administration (271 - 275) from the originally Dacian territories which were conquered in 105 - 106, were found.

Archaeology shows that, during the IIIth - XIIIth centuries, a village inhabited by farmers and agriculturalists was flourishing on this land.

In the second half of the XIVth century, a fortress having brick walls was built here.

Replacing this brick wall fortress, Vlad III built, in 1458 - 1459, a citadel having stone walls. With his citadel begins the history of The Bucharest Old Court Palace.

In the document issued by Vlad III on the 20th September 1459, the name "Bucuresti" is stated regarding the stone wall citadel he had built. So far, it is the oldest known document in which the name "Bucuresti" is mentioned.

Vlad III, Voivode of Wallachia (1448; 1456-1462; 1476)
Painting dated 16th century
Museum at Ambras Castle, Innsbruck, Austria
credit: Public domain

Vlad III is also known as Vlad Tepes / Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula.

Wikipedia - Vlad Tepes

Wikipedia - Vlad the Impaler

It is believed that Bram Stoker named his literary creation, Count Dracula the vampire, being inspired by the Vlad III's patronymic, Dracula.

Wikipedia - Contele Dracula

Wikipedia - Count Dracula

The period of maximum thrivingness of The Old Court Palace was during the reign of Constantin Brancoveanu.

He largely rebuilt it and redecorated it.

Constantin Brancoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (1688-1714)
Illustration in the Dictionary of Varinus Favorinus, 1712
Author of the illustration: Alessandro della Via
credit: Public domain

Constantin Brancoveanu strongly encouraged arts, architecture, culture.

Wikipedia - Constantin Brancoveanu

Wikipedia - Familia Brancoveanu

Wikipedia (English language) - Constantin Brâncoveanu

In 1798, the area of The Bucharest Old Court Palace was divided into lots and sold by auction to boyars and merchants.

The Bucharest Old Court Palace, today The Old Court Palace Museum, is the oldest feudal monument in Bucharest.

Muzeul Municipiului Bucuresti - Palatul Voievodal "Curtea Veche" / The Museum of Bucharest City - The Old Court Palace Museum

Source of the here-above presented history information: The Old Court Palace Museum

Photographs taken during The Medieval Festival "The Princely Court", which took place within

The Bucharest Old Court Palace Museum in the autumn of 2015