Dragobete is the Romanian equivalent of Valentine's day. It is celebrated on the 24th of February in the Wallachian planes (including Bucharest), but in some other regions they celebrate it on the 28/29th of February.
On Dragobete, girls and boys dressed in holiday suits usually meet in front of the church and go searching for spring flowers. Then, they sit and talk around the fires lit on the hills in the village. At noon, the girls go back to the village running, each followed by the boy who fell in love with her. If the boy catches the girl he chose, and if the girl likes him, they will kiss in front of everybody. This kiss signals their engagement for one year, and Dragobete is an opportunity to show an attachment in front of the community. The traditional saying is that Dragobetele kisses the girls (Dragobetele saruta fetele in Romanian).
Dragobete traditions vary from region to region. There are a number of Dragobete customs in rural areas, many of which are not kept up by modern Romanians. The tradition also says that those who take part in Dragobete customs are supposed to be protected from illness, for the rest of the year. Region to region, even the date of the holidays varies, on the Wallachian plains, including Bucharest, it is celebrated on February 24, but in other areas, on 28 and 29 the same month.
In some areas of Romania, married women have to wash their faces with snow so that spring finds them joyful and healthy.
On Dragobete, girls and boys dressed in holiday suits usually meet in front of the church and go searching for spring flowers. Then, they sit and talk around the fires lit on the hills in the village. At noon, the girls go back to the village running, each followed by the boy who fell in love with her. If the boy catches the girl he chose, and if the girl likes him, they will kiss in front of everybody. This kiss signals their engagement for one year, and Dragobete is an opportunity to show an attachment in front of the community. The traditional saying is that Dragobetele kisses the girls (Dragobetele saruta fetele in Romanian).
Dragobete traditions vary from region to region. There are a number of Dragobete customs in rural areas, many of which are not kept up by modern Romanians. The tradition also says that those who take part in Dragobete customs are supposed to be protected from illness, for the rest of the year. Region to region, even the date of the holidays varies, on the Wallachian plains, including Bucharest, it is celebrated on February 24, but in other areas, on 28 and 29 the same month.
In some areas of Romania, married women have to wash their faces with snow so that spring finds them joyful and healthy.
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A woman who impersonates a drag queen.
She was a damn good dragonator- so good I didnt know if she was actually a man pretending to be a woman but really she was a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman- and that in itself was totally camp and hilarious.
She put on a wig, these 6 inch higheels, tons of makeup, false eyelashes and glitter; then started strutting around singing Liza Minelli, Barbara Streisand and Cher songs.
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That dragonator did drag better then any of those soho queens- fierce!
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