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MOLDOVAMOLDOVASmall state in south-eastern

Europe, bordered on the west by Romania to the north, east and south - with Ukraine, has no outlet to the sea. The territory of Moldova is a hilly plain, dissected many smaller rivers and deep ravines.

  The country has rich pastures and wooded slopes of the Carpathian mountains. Landscape mainly steppe herb, hilly terrain is ideal for vineyards and orchards. The total land area of about 33.7 thousand square meters. km.

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• The flag of Moldova was adopted in 1990. Is a tricolor with equal strips arranged vertically in the following order from the flagpole: blue, yellow, red.

• The arms of Moldova is a crossed board, the top of which - a red box at the bottom - blue. In the center of the shield head of a bison, flanked by eight-pointed star is located to the right of the head - a five-petal rose, left - crescent and slightly rotated. All items on the board are golden (yellow). The board is placed on the breast of an eagle holding in its beak a golden cross (Eagle Crusader), in the claws: Right - green olive branch to the left - the golden scepter.

Гимн Молдовы• Anthem of Moldova - a composition «Limba

noastră» («Limba Noastra", "Our Language") on poems Alexei Mateevici. Composer - Alexander Cristea, arrangement - Valentine Dinga. «Limba noastră» became the anthem of Moldova in 1994.

• Mateevici poem «Limba noastră» includes 12 stanzas of the hymn which included only five.

Moldavian national costume

• In the history of the culture of each nation an important place belongs to the national costume.

• Traditional clothing created by many generations. Its main features were formed depending on the historical traditions, such as the economy, weather conditions, it reflected the ethnic characteristics and cultural relations with other nations, embodied the best achievements of folk artists.

• National costume is not an everyday. He remained as a special kind of clothes for festive processions and festivals.

Ukrainian costume

Romanian costume

Woman costume• Traditional Moldavian

women's clothing consists of a white shirt ornamented, Poly skirt, plain apron and headscarf.

Men costume• Men's clothing includes a

white shirt, pants, vest cloth or fur vest, hat and homemade lamb leather shoes. Integral part of the costume is woven woolen belt red, green or blue, up to 3 meters.

Music of Moldova• Moldovan music originates from folk music,

characterized by originality and wealth of genres and forms. It was a long way of development of folk motifs to secular, academic and contemporary music of various styles.

• A special place in the Moldovan music belongs Doina - lyrical folk songs, and Kolinda - ritual songs related Slavic Christmas carols.

National musical instrument

Nai - multi-lateral longitudinal flute.

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national dishes• . Moldova has fertile land , this rich region ,

the edge of grapes, fruit and a variety of vegetables . Nature of Moldova itself contributes to the cultivation of these crops. Have long used this wealth to Moldovan cuisine . At any Moldovan table you will see an abundance of vegetables and fruits.

• Moldavian cuisine evolved more than one century , under the influence of Greek, Turkish , Balkan , Western European , and later - Ukrainian and Russian cuisines. But nevertheless distinguished by its originality.

• Moldovan cuisine is popular not only in the country but also abroad. It is characterized by an abundance of vegetables and fruits , all kinds of spices and seasonings . Zucchini, eggplant , peppers, tomatoes , beans , radishes , onions, pickled and preserved vegetables are widely used to prepare various dishes

• The highest number of dishes prepared from vegetables in Moldova - their use in a fresh, boiled, fried, baked, stuffed, stewed, salted.

•      For it is the traditional dish of corn, beans, vegetables - eggplant, zucchini, peppers, leeks, tomatoes, cabbage and cauliflower, as well as pumpkins.

vegetables corn beans

• Very popular in Moldova cheese - pickled cheese made from sheep's milk. Use it as an in-kind, and as a component of vegetables, flour, egg, fish and meat dishes

• Hallmark of local cuisine is certainly polenta - a thick corn porridge, served with fish, fried egg, bacon, cheese and sour cream or - spicy garlic sauce.

Moldovan Soup - ciorba and prepare for the closure vegetable broths, meat and fish broth.

ciorba

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• Traditional pastry and are vertuty platsindy with fruit, vegetable, cheese and nut filling. A special kind of cake - round (sometimes square) flat platsinda.

vertuta platinta

One can not imagine the Moldovan table without fresh fruit - apples, pears, peaches, apricots, cherries, grapes, without walnuts.