Grape harvest festival in Romania (13/09)

Gathering wine grapes has been considered a holiday since ancient times. Thus, among the Romans, the harvest began with a celebration in honor of the future harvest. The grapes were crushed by young slaves to the sounds of songs that were called « songs press» or « wine songs».

In antiquity, during the grape harvest, no one dared to punish a slave who could scold his owner and drink any amount of wine (or in reverse order).

Romania has been producing wine for about 3 thousand years. Vineyards in the country occupy about 300 thousand hectares. About 7 million liters of wine are produced here every year. Therefore, the grape harvest for Romania has turned into a national holiday, which the country celebrates on September 13.

During the harvest period, tuba with nutmeg and a clay jug are placed at the doors of the wine cellar so that passers-by can try and evaluate the quality of the wine.

At bazaars, sellers scoop up wine from barrels with a large bucket and hand full buckets to customers — «Try!».

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