The 20th edition of Harghita County Days takes place from Wednesday until May 20, the events in the program focusing on cultural heritage, traditions and contemporary creations.
According to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday, the Harghita County Council, in collaboration with subordinate institutions, is organizing the 20th edition of the Harghita County Days between May 8 and 20, this event being considered a good opportunity to present and highlight the values Harghita county.
The Vice-President of the Harghita County Council Biro Barna Botond emphasized that within this series of events the involvement of all subordinate institutions is being tried, in order to have as rich a program offer as possible, the “epicenter” being Pentecost and the Pentecost Pilgrimage, so that “pilgrims can take in your soul, at home, a part of the county”.
According to the organizers, there will be approximately 70 programs, 15 of which are dedicated to children, 20 presentations of traditional houses, photo exhibitions, theater performances, concerts, book presentations, excursions. More than 50% of the programs are aimed at young people, 40% of which are bilingual.
The novelty of this edition is the availability in three languages of the programs that can be accessed on the Visit Harghita page: https://visitharghita.com/ro/places/zilele-judetului-harghita.
The County Center for the Conservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Harghita, represented by Bartalis Izabella, organizes 17 programs in the Odorhei area, 7 in the Ciuc area and 2 in the Gheorgheni area, the most important event being the Week of Museum Houses during which the ethnographic collections from the localities will be presented , the exhibitions being open to the general public. During this event, craft workshops, exhibitions, popular games for children and presentations of local gastronomy will be organized.
The Lăzarea Cultural and Arts Center, under the coordination of Kolcsar Bela, organizes programs in the northern area of the county, considering Pentecost, with the focus being on events focused on religion.
The “Kajoni Janos” County Library will organize book presentations, the manager of the institution, Gyulai Arthur, appreciating that this type of events are very important in the life of the community. AGERPRES
