http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/23815 Every year (since 1968) between Christmas and the New Year’s Eve, Sighetu Marmatiei's center turns into a large carnival, with colorful masks and strange characters such as the Goat, the Whitebeard, Lady Death or the three Magi parading along the crowded streets. Peasants dressed in traditional costumes parade in the town center, horse riders and carriages with carol singers and masked people present customs from Maramures and other parts of the country. This is the Marmatia Festival of Winter and Christmas Traditions that gathers folk groups from villages in the Land of Maramures, that re-enact ancient traditions, sing carols and perform old rituals. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/25298/dianatopan_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982269/diana_topan_marmatia_0_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982269'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982269 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:13:08 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982269 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982269/diana_topan_marmatia_0_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982269'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982272/diana_topan_marmatia_1_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a 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src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982278/diana_topan_marmatia_3_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982278'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982278 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:14:25 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982278 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982278/diana_topan_marmatia_3_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982278'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982281/diana_topan_marmatia_4_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982281'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982281 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:15:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982281 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982281/diana_topan_marmatia_4_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982281'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982284/diana_topan_marmatia_5_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982284'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982284 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:16:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982284 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982284/diana_topan_marmatia_5_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982284'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982287/diana_topan_marmatia_6_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982287'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982287 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:17:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982287 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982287/diana_topan_marmatia_6_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982287'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982290/diana_topan_marmatia_7_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982290'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982290 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:18:07 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982290 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982290/diana_topan_marmatia_7_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982290'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982293/diana_topan_marmatia_8_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982293'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982293 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:18:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982293 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982293/diana_topan_marmatia_8_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982293'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982296/diana_topan_marmatia_9_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982296'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982296 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:00 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982296 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982296/diana_topan_marmatia_9_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982296'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982299/diana_topan_marmatia_10_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982299'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982299 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:24 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982299 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982299/diana_topan_marmatia_10_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982299'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982302/diana_topan_marmatia_11_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982302'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982302 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982302 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982302/diana_topan_marmatia_11_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982302'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982305/diana_topan_marmatia_12_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982305'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982305 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:20:20 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982305 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982305/diana_topan_marmatia_12_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982305'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982308/diana_topan_marmatia_13_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982308'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982308 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:20:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982308 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982308/diana_topan_marmatia_13_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982308'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982311/diana_topan_marmatia_14_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982311'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982311 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:21:26 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982311 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982311/diana_topan_marmatia_14_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982311'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982314/diana_topan_marmatia_15_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982314'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982314 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:21:58 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982314 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982314/diana_topan_marmatia_15_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982314'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982317/diana_topan_marmatia_16_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a 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src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982323/diana_topan_marmatia_18_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982323'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982323 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:23:34 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982323 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982323/diana_topan_marmatia_18_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982323'>view full-size image</a> Diana Topan <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982326/diana_topan_marmatia_19_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982326'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982326 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:24:07 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982326 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/982326/diana_topan_marmatia_19_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/982326'>view 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