· March, 2006

Stories about Romania from March, 2006

Romania: Hungary Day

  14 March 2006

Tomorrow is the day when Hungarian nationalists in Udvarhely, a Romanian city whose population is 98% ethnic Hungarian, may clash with their Romanian counterparts, reports Andy H of Csikszereda musings: “[…] And once again the fact that broadly speaking Hungarians and Romanians live together fairly successfully and without rancour, will...

Romania: Businesses and Holidays

  8 March 2006

Andy H of Csikszereda Musings comments on the smart strategy of naming businesses in English to avoid having to use both Romanian and Hungarian languages. He also writes about Martisor, a spring holiday celebrated by the ethnic Romanians, but not the ethnic Hungarians, of the area.