Enciclopedia Cattolica

Plate LXXVIII · Romania

Vol. X (1953) · full-page plate
Above left: CHURCH OF THE "CURTEA" MONASTERY AT ARGES, founded by Prince Neagoe Basarab, buried there, and built between 1512-17, restored by King Carol I, buried there. Above right: THE CHRISTMAS PLOUGH. The oxen are adorned with pine, a tree that wishes happiness. Below left: BLESSING OF THE WATERS (6 Jan.). The Orthodox clergy proceeds in procession towards the Dâmboviza-Bucharest. Below right: TYPICAL FOLK DANCES.
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Plate LXXVIII
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Plate LXXVIII
Plate LXXVIII
Above left: CHURCH OF THE "CURTEA" MONASTERY AT ARGES, founded by Prince Neagoe Basarab, buried there, and built between 1512-17, restored by King Carol I, buried there. Above right: THE CHRISTMAS PLOUGH. The oxen are adorned with pine, a tree that wishes happiness. Below left: BLESSING OF THE WATERS (6 Jan.). The Orthodox clergy proceeds in procession towards the Dâmboviza-Bucharest. Below right: TYPICAL FOLK DANCES.

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