Baku to mark Romania’s National Culture Day
By Amina Nazarli
The Romanian National Culture Day, dedicated to the 166th anniversary of Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu, will be solemnly marked in Azerbaijan on January 15.
Mihai Eminescu is considered one of the most important poets of the Romanian language. His romantic inspirations led to poetry which reinterpreted traditional narratives of the mythological, fabled and metaphysical.
The National Culture Day festivities will present several
important events including “Day of Romanian Poetry”, a book
exhibition at the National Library, and tasting of traditional
Romanian dishes.
A diplomatic celebration with the participation of the ambassadors
of EU Member States and a flower-laying ceremony at the monument of
beloved Romanian composer George Enescu in Baku will also be
held.
Azerbaijani poetess Farida Hajieva, author of several wonderful
translations of Mihai Eminescu’s poems into Azerbaijani language,
will read several creations of Romanian national poet.
The event is organized jointly by the Azerbaijan Culture and
Tourism Ministry, Azerbaijan National Library and the Romanian
embassy in Baku.
Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for Romania and the relations between the two countries are strongly developing in all fields. Romania has been the second country in the world which recognized independence of Azerbaijan.
Cultural links between Romania and Azerbaijan are flourishing and serve as a strong fundament for closer interaction.
In 2015, Baku hosted a ceremony to celebrate the issuing of a joint stamp edition Romania-Azerbaijan on the topic of traditional folk art, an Horezu ceramic bowl together with a traditional rug from the region of Oltenia, respectively an Azerbaijani copper vessel from Lahic and a rug with local patterns, dedicated to the valuable crafts of pottery and tapestry characteristic to both countries.
Romania took part in several international festivals organized in Baku in 2015 including Francophonie Week, EuroVillage Festival, European Film Festival and ADA International Festival.
Romanian movies are each time very warmly received by Azerbaijani public. The book dedicated to Romanian fairy tales, which has been printed a couple of years ago in Azerbaijani language with the support of Romanian embassy, caught the attention of the Azerbaijan public.
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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on
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