500 years ago, not far from the current Suceava town, on top of Bulai Hill, near a black wooden chapel, two Armenian brothers halted one night on their way toBudapestwhere they were going to sell their cattle. The Holy Virgin appeared in the dream of the two brothers telling them: “I bless you, may your […]
125 year ago, on 28 April 1887, the Pathology and Bacteriology Institute was founded inBucharest, bearing today the name of its founder, Professor Victor Babes. It is the oldest scientific researchinstitute ofRomania, being in the vanguard of the human pathology and biomedical sciences research at national and international level. The Institute was initially conceived as
Children’s Day was mentioned for the first time in Geneva at the World Conference on Children’s Protection and Welfare, in August 1925, where 54 representatives of different countries adopted the Child Protection Declaration. After this conference, many governments declared the “Children’s Day” as a holiday. In 1954, the United Nations International Children’s Emergencies Fund (UNICEF)
The beginning of Romanian diplomacy, acknowledged as such in official documents, dates back to the Middle Ages. During the reign of Stephen the Great (Ştefan cel Mare), the Ruler’s messenger, Ioan Tamblac, conducted diplomatic missions of paramount importance in Venice and Vatican. In the second half of the 17th century, the Moldavian chronicler Miron Costin
The first organised athletic competitions (the Olympic Games) took place inAthens, in 776 B.C. At the beginning, the first athletic trial was running and, afterwards javelin throw, discus throw and jumps were added. In 394 A.D., the Olympic Games were forbidden by the Romans, who replaced them with their own competitions and gladiators fighting. After
In early 19th century, inEurope, international tourism was born. The rich British who, before getting married, were in the habit of going on a trip on the continent for recreation and wishing to visit other countries, generalized the first manifestations of an organized tourism due to the frequency of these trips. Therefore, Europe has become
Located in a strategic place from where one could control the largest part of Banat Plain,Timisoarathrived especially during the reign of Charles Robert of Anjou(1308-1342). Between 1316 and 1323, in the context of political turmoil from the Hungarian Kingdom, Charles Robert ofAnjoumoved the capital city toTimisoara, on which occasion they decided the construction of the
On the occasion of Easter holidays, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue HOLY EASTER 2012. The Resurrection of our Lord, this miracle that has been in the Christian mind for two millennia, has always made people become better to be able to properly receive the Light of Christ´s Resurrection. The postage stamp of
For a new postage stamps issue in 2012, Romfilatelia has chosen an original theme, more precisely, Pressing irons. The postage stamps issue Pressing irons – Romanian collections will be composed of two parts, the second part will be introduced into circulation this autumn. Used to press fabrics, the pressing iron, as any other tool, has
The banknote is a familiar mean of payment in the form of a printed piece of paper issued by a bank. Since 19th century, the banknotes have been printed on thin, multilayer handling-resistant paper, bearing a watermarked image as a mean of protection against counterfeiting. After 1980, many countries adopted polymer (polypropylene) banknotes. In 2008,
