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| | Midsummer Fairies (Sanzienele, Dragaica), 24 June (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Typically, maidens go to the forests to pick the plants, where they follow an old ritual, consisting of invocations and dancing naked around the plants and "offering" them food and drinks. |
 | | In many Maramures villages - Viseu de Jos, Viseu de Sus, Viseu de Mijloc, Moisei, Sacel, Salistea, Botiza, Cuhea, Dragomiresti - an ancient tradition, with Roman roots is still observed during the midsummer night (Sanziene, June 23 to 24) and also on June 29, the Saints Peter and Paul Day. |
 | | In Viseu de Jos, the girls take a dip in the river at midnight hoping they will be pure, healthy and especially hoping to dream their predestined husband. |
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