Christian Easter Feast represents the holy festival celebrating the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The written testimonials of the Bible concerning the sacred event are resumed in the Christian Creed through the words: “And arose again on the third day according to the Scriptures”. The third day following the putting of the body into […]
“Between theatre and world treasures I would choose the theatre“ (Maria Filotti) Romfilatelia continues a project dedicated to promoting cultural and artistic values that have succeeded and still succeed in instilling love for theatre and cinema. As part of this project, the Golden Stars of Stage and Screen postage stamps issue is dedicated to some
On the occasion of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi(The Russian Federation), Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, a great opportunity not only for philatelists, but also for white sports lovers. It is the first time theRussian Federationhosts an edition of the Olympic Winter Games, which are
In 2014, Romfilatelia continues the series of postage stamps issues presenting regions and cities of our country. The postage stamps issue to be introduced into circulation is dedicated to the city of Arad. The Administrative Palace (the City Hall) of Arad, illustrated on the postage stamp with the face value of lei 2.00, hosts The
“Early 20th-century Romanian poetry will begin under the auspices of his genius and the national language pattern, which found in Eminescu the most beautiful crystallization to this day, representing the starting point for the future development of the Romanian reflection mantle”, as Titu Maiorescu was witnessing about the Morning Star of the Romanian poetry, Mihai
About roses, there are numberless legends in all cultures of the world. One of the Legends of Olympus says that Chloris, the Flower goddess, created the rose out of a very dear nymph, who had passed away. Then, she asked all the other gods to give the new flower a little of their gifts. Thus,
In the Orient, until the second half of the 4th century, the HolyChurchused to celebrate the Birth of Our Lord on the same day with the Baptism of Our Lord, namely on January 6th, this double celebration being generally called the Epiphany. The Birth of Our Lord holiday was celebrated separately as of 379 when
Romaniais one of the few European countries having a very well preserved biological diversity. As an integral part of biodiversity, the terrestrial fauna of our country, which is one of the richest and most various fromEurope, consists of three large fauna complexes: the alpine complex, the forest complex and the steppe complex. They contain old
More than one century and a half ago (1861), in Sibiu, the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and Culture of the Romanians – ASTRA is founded, a cultural organization contemplating, through its Founding Acts, to carry out preservation actions of the Romanian traditional heritage and artistic-cultural manifestations. An open air museum had been envisaged to
ROMANIAN POSTAGE STAMP DAY 300 years ago, the metropolitan bishop Antim Ivireanul laid the foundation of Antim Monastery, dedicated to All Saints, being today one of the oldest and most beautiful monasteries of Bucharest. By its supple, elegant and balanced architectural line and the refinement and depth of the vegetal motifs sculpted in stone and
