Transylvania is probably known among foreigners due to Stoker's novel Dracula, however there's more to know about this region that is considered a jewel by having breathtaking landscapes, castles, medieval narrow streets and open-minded people. Second grade students designed the traditional costumes for this region.

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February 2019 - Transylvania
Traditional costumes
Romania

2. Transylvania - a land of miths

3. • Transylvania is a historical region which is
located in central Romania. Bound on the
east and south by its natural borders,
the Carpathian mountain range, historical
Transylvania extended westward to
the Apuseni Mountains. The term
sometimes encompasses not only
Transylvania proper, but also parts of the
historical regions of Crișana and Maramureș,
and occasionally the Romanian part
of Banat.

5. Interesting facts
• If Bukovina is the land of monasteries,
Maramureș - the land of the Happy
cemetery and Dobrogea – the constant
new land, with a variety cultures that
combined, Transylvania stands among
Romania’s regions as the land of castles.
• Bram Stoker placed the action of his
famous story in Transylvania and created a
fictional character having as role model
Vlad Țepeș.

8. • Some of the second grade students had
to draw and color the costumes for this
region, coordinated by Mrs. Nichitean
Theodora.