"The Maidens Fair" from Gaina Mountain takes place every year around 20 July, on Saint Ilie (it is the largest Romanian traditional in open air feast) having the opportunity to admire the dance and the folkloric costumes from Transylvania and to make purchases the specific handicraft objects - 40km. Nobody sells girls on Gaina Mountain. Maybe nobody ever did that, in fact its all about something else: it's a celebration of all "mountaineers" , it's a moment of joy for the young boys and girls who play, party, sing, dance, meet each other and know girls and boys coming from far away places and then they will eventually marry./
Though it’s called the Maidens Fair, no one buys or sells young women - even though some come here to find husbands. Back in the day, mountain-dwellers scattered over large distances gathered at Gaina Mountain to socialize and celebrate. This helped young men and women meet, play, party, sing, dance, fall in love and perhaps, get married
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