Today we are going to southwest Transylvania, to Hunedoara County, to Hateg Country, a distinct ethnografic area, chasing an ancient custom. Here we find the Hateg Country Dinosaur Geopark, a UNESCO site, promoting local identity, which comprises unique values.
One such example is the custom of Twinning on St. Theodore, an event recently held by the Women's Association of Santamaria Orlea, in partnership with the Geopark, as we were told by Silvia Szakacs Mikes, president of the association:
“Most of our projects had the geopark as a partner. The geopark is a catalyst of energies, and a promoter of everything going on in Hateg Country, everything worth promoting, both in terms of nature, and in terms of culture. One of the aims of the geopark is education, which is done in an organized fashion. In every school there are geo-exploration clubs, which run beautiful projects throughout the year. There, children learn what the geopark is, they learn abo
With Rosia Montana being a mining area, a number of interesting discoveries have been unearthed there over the years – one of the most interesting being a skeleton of a 10 meter (32.8 feet) tall giant
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