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Festivals are rather popular and are celebrated in crowds. As a rule, official national holidays
are accompanied with competitions, trade fairs, launch of new products, concerts, mass events
and many other manifestations. Every settlement of Moldova celebrates its Hram (holiday day of
a settlement, which is different for every village or town). During Chisinau's Day, into the central
street of the city enterprises advertise and sell its products, scientific institutes demonstrate their
achievements, artists deliver performances, ethnographic societies introduce customs and cultures of
various nations, restaurants organise testing of national dishes, while craftsmen and artisans exhibit
their creation. Moldova carries out more than 40 festivals both national and international.
Hereby we would like to list the festivals acclaimed worldwide. The brightest annual events in
Moldova are "Martisor" "National Wine's Day", "Va invita Maria Biesu" and others.
OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS
January 1 - the New Year
January 7 – Christmas
March 8-the International Women's Day
Easter
May 1 - the International Spring and Labor Day
August 27 - Independence Day
August 31 - «Limba Noastra» (State Language Day)
"NATIONAL WINE'S DAY"
The festival is organized every year on the second Sunday of October all over Moldova, while
the main events take place in the center of Chisinau or on the territory of the International Exhibition
Centre «MoldExpo». This Festival is an excellent possibility to taste the best Moldovan wines and
national dishes, to see a lot of local and foreign artists, to get acquainted with national handicrafts or
to participate in excursions to wine factories and degustation halls.
"GUSTAR"
Historical and Cultural Center Orheiul Vechi
The Festival "Gustar" is already underway for a second time and is becoming a tradition.
It is becoming fashionable to spend a few summer days here. What could be tastier than a glass
of homemade wine with polenta and cheese on the side of the Raut River, with sounds of flutes,
bagpipes and guitar in the background? People come here because they respect traditions and know
that this environment is ideal for the soul, a soul eager to taste true harmony and dance. What could
be more tasty than "Gustar" in late summer?
“MASTER MANOLE”
Town of Criuleni
The International Folk Festival is biennial and takes place in the Town of Criuleni, at the end
of august.
"BITEI"
Chişinău Municipality
The International Performing Arts Festival takes place at the end of May, every two years in
Chişinău theaters. The founder of the Festival is the theater of "E. Ionesco".
MUSEUMS
First museum opened in Moldova was that of Natalia Sicard in the year 1876 in Vadul lui
Voda resort settlement close to Chisinau. The museum exhibited a rich collection of antique items
from Egypt, Italy, Greece and other countries. In the 1880s, the archeologist and scientist acclaimed
worldwide, an illuminist boyar, Ion Suruceanu established Pont Scythian's Museum in Chisinau.
The collection of this museum was replenished with exhibits from the deposits of Natalia Sicard's
museum. At the beginning of the XX century, Ion Suruceanu's and Natalia Sicard's Museums were
closed. In 1889, Bessarabia's Zemstvo Museum was established on the basis of the Agricultural
and Industrial Fair in Chisinau. In 1905, it was moved into a building which was, for a first time,
built especially to host the museum. Nowadays dozens of museums both private and national are
opened in Moldova. Almost every region hosts its own museum dedicated to the history of the place
and customs of its inhabitants. Village museums have been established either. While in the places
that have seen famous personalities to be born and grow up, museums are opened in reconstructed
houses and estates to introduce distinguished personalities of our epoch.
"NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MOLDOVA"
Chişinău Municipality
Opened in 1987, within the rebuilt premises of the former Regional High School, the museum
preserves and manages over 263 thousand exhibits, including over 165 thousand original pieces
of national heritage. The core of the institution is represented by its Sections of Archeology and
Ancient History, Medieval History, History of Bessarabia, Contemporary History and Science
Thesaurus.
"NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY"
Chişinău Municipality
The oldest museum in Moldova was founded in October 1889 still by Baron A. Stuard.
Museum building was built in 1905 in an oriental style, making it a unique building of its kind in
Moldova. It is known for rich collections of geological, paleontological, zoological, entomological,
archaeological, ethnographic and numismatic.
„TIGHINA FORTRESS" (BENDER)
Tighina Town
An architectural monument of the sixteenth century, located on the right bank of the Nistru
River in the city of Bender. It is not a Moldovan fortress, but a Turkish one, since in 1538, when
the Turks secluded this area from the country of Moldova (before the Turks the town bore the name
Tighina), they virtually rebuilt the city - this place is a Moldovan wood and earth fortress. The
translation of Iranian Bender means "the city at a ditch".
"MIRZOIAN MANUC – BEI MANOR"
Hânceşti Town
In 1881 in Hancesti (some 36 km west of Chişinău) in the middle of a square there was built
a Hunting Lodge and a Palace on the estate of a famous personality from the beginning of the XIX
century, Manuc Bei. The architecture of the building was inspired by that of the medieval European
castles with towers capped with pyramidal roofs, and decorative arrows on the top. The manor
includes two buildings: the Old Palace (middle of the XIX century) and the Hunt Castle (1881).
"SOROCA FORTRESS"
Soroca Town
Prince Stephen the Great built in 1499, on the place of the Genoese fortress Olihionia
(Alciona), a square wooden fortress. The fortress became part of Moldova's defense system.
Between 1543-1546, instead of the wooden fortress was built one in stone. The priceless historical
value of Soroca Fortress lies in the fact that it is preserved until nowadays the way it was created by
Middle Ages craftsmen.
"ALEXANDRU DONICI MUSEUM HOUSE"
Donici Village
At about 30 km from town Orhei (40 km north of Chişinău), in a picturesque forest area is
located the village Donici (formerly Bezen), where Alexandru Donici, the great Moldovan fabulist,
a classic of Romanian literature was born. In 1976 the family mansion museum Donici is open,
exhibiting works to reflect the life and work of the fabulist. The house is located in the middle of a
small square, and there is a small stylized church of the Donici family in the area.
ALEXEI MATEEVICI MUSEUM HOUSE
Zaim Village
The house was built by the priest Mihail Mateevici. Here, Mateevici family lived between
1893 and 1907. Visitors can admire the six halls of the museum, a great variety of original creations.
The core heritage and the reserve part number over 7,000 exhibits, including 7 paintings, 4
sculptures, 132 house-hold items, 510 photos, over 100 documents, more than 4000 epoch literature
and a collection of publishable materials etc.
"C. BRANCUSI" GALLERY OF MOLDOVAN ARTISTS UNION
Chişinău Municipality
Moldovan and foreign artists present their achievement at the gallery "C. Brancusi". The
collectors and amateurs of art visit local galleries, admire the exhibits and fill up their own
collections. Foreign collectors visit the Republic of Moldova very often for paintings of talented
Moldovan painters - which are not very expensive, but corresponds to the highest requirements.
Every picture can be a nice souvenir or gift for your relatives.
