Written by Thomas Gassler Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:13
Place: DJ Manjul on the turntables, Discotheque X, Beshalma, Gagauz Yeri
Time: 2.30 am on a Saturday morning
Vibrating bass beats get through our dancing bodies. The dance floor is packed with a local party crowd and two Austrian guests.
Written by Thomas Gassler Saturday, 19 December 2009 11:44
Once the Moldovan band Zdob si Zdub played at the Eurovision-Song-Contest. They delighted their audience with an unmistakable mix of Moldovan folk music, Balkan-Vibes and elements of rock music. Zdob si Zdub landed a summer hit record together with Austrian's Hubert von Goisern in their country in 2009. Moldovarious.com wanted to know how the Moldovan version of "Koa Hiatamadl" sounds like.
Written by Patrick Griesser Sunday, 29 November 2009 09:59
The main street in Moldova's capital Chisinau is called Bulevardul Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt. All central attractions like the opera, theatres, pups and shops are situated on it and at the very end you can find the monument of Ştefan cel Mare, one of many in Moldova. Furthermore you can find his portrait on the Moldovan leu banknote and there are a lot of of High-Schools and Colleges called after him. A good reason to take a closer look on this romantic character who became a national hero...
Written by Anastasia Stratu Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:16
Every national tradition provides for special dishes made on holidays only. In Moldova, there are specialties made on special occasions. For Christmas, the food is mainly made of pork. In rustic households the swine, fattened-up during summer and fall, is usually slaughtered three days before the Christmas Eve, and there is even a saying referring to this tradition: "You cannot fatten the swine on Christmas Eve"!
Written by Anastasia Stratu Saturday, 05 September 2009 12:09
The most popular Moldovan main course is of course the mămăliga, which is, despite the exotically-sounding name, nothing else but plain good old corn mush, or polenta, as it is called in the European tradition.
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