Anniversaries of Abundance / Geographies of Tradition

Join us for the premiere of the 5th episode of our online series "Geographies of Tradition", which looks at mirroring Romanian and US customs and rituals, with a special presentation which pairs the most famous American holiday, Thanksgiving, with the manifold Romania’s Harvest Festival. While they differ in their specific traditions, the popular celebrations of the abundant gifts of earth and hard work betray some unlikely similarities and are awaited and lived with the same trepidation on both sides of the Atlantic.  

Text by Flavia Paula Stoica, museographer at the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania. Translated into English by Andreea Scridon. Presented by Andreea Scridon. Videography by Dragoș Popa.

A production of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania in Cluj-Napoca.

Don’t miss the premiere on our Facebook, IGTV and YouTube on November 25 at 2 p.m. New York & Toronto time / 11 a.m. Los Angeles & Vancouver time / 9 p.m. Bucharest time. Watch also on our website and other social media accounts anytime later.