March

  • National identity continues to be a dispute in Moldova

    National identity continues to be a dispute in Moldova

    Nearly 7,000 people marched today on the Main Avenue in Moldova’s capital of Chisinau. They demanded the country’s reunification with Romania following the model of 1918-1940 time period when historic Bessarabia -- the most part of it is called...

  • Massive pro-Romania demonstration expected to stir Moldova on Sunday

    Massive pro-Romania demonstration expected to stir Moldova on Sunday

    Some 10,000 people are expected to march on the Main Avenue in Moldova’s capital of Chisinau on Sunday calling for reunification with Romania. The riot police are ready to intervene in force if any violence will be reported. A similar demonstration...

  • Mărțișor celebrated in Washington

    Mărțișor celebrated in Washington

    Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- Spring in Moldova is celebrated with much enthusiasm, flowers and “Martisors.” This beautiful tradition has been inherited from the Dacians and Romans and symbolizes the rebirth of nature and all its hopes. Red...

  • Martisor – the national symbol of nature’s revival

    Martisor – the national symbol of nature’s revival

    Chișinău/ Moldova.ORG / --  Martisor is an old Romanian tradition which celebrates the coming of the spring season. On the 1st of March, early in the morning people share little gestures of kindness – Martisor. It is considered an amulet...

  • Hundreds march in Bulawayo

    Hundreds of women demonstrated Monday in the second-largest city in Zimbabwe, a human rights group said. Bulawayo residents were joined by others from the capital, Harare, and other cities, Women of Zimbabwe Arise said. They marched from St. Mary...