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In September, Zalău Porolissum
Roman Festival (www.festivalulro-
man.ro) transforms for three days
the city of Zalău into a huge Ro-
man camp where battle scenes are
being reconstituted between the
Romans and the so-called “barbar-
ians”, whether Dacians or other
peoples. Soldiers, gladiators, ves-
tibules, dancers, inhabitants of the
ancient Roman Empire can be seen
walking on the streets of the city.
Dances, theater performances, Porolissum Fest
craft demonstrations and specific
gastronomy come to complete the Also in September we can participate at the Onion Festival (www.co-
show. And if this whole show is munapericei.ro) organized as a field event celebrating onion. The fes-
not quite convincing, you can even tival is organized in the commune of Pericei, in Sălaj county, which has
choose to marry in roman style at an almost legendary tradition in onion cultivation, entering the Year-
this festival. book of Records for 2007 “The longest onion crown on the world” and
in 2009 for “The biggest monument dedicated to onion“ .
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Porolissum Fest

Onion Festival
In the same month, for a multi-
cultural pampering, the National
Minority Festival – Folk Costume’s Muza Fest Arts Festival, another cultural invitation in Sălaj, (www.cul-
Day and Gastronomy Day (www. turasalaj.ro) focuses, during September, October and November of
culturasalaj.ro) invites us to watch each year, on art, music, film etc. and offers to lovers of beauty, an
and discover a series of popular extremely varied and exciting program, not to mention concerts, photo
dances, interactive and entertain- and painting exhibitions or film screenings.
ment programs for children, com-
petitions and folk crafts of national Muza Fest
minorities present in Sălaj County.

National Minority Festival

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