The tradition of folk culture has roots in the Thracian-Illyrian-Dacian culture and has diversified in the curse of the centuries by coming into contact with the Greco-Roman and Byzantine art and civilizations.
Elements of folk culture persist in the modern period.
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Architecture-the art of stone and woodcarving.
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Pottery has its origin in the ceramics of the old cultures, to which Greco-Roman, Byzantine, and Oriental elements were added.
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Painting on wood and glass exclusively introduces religious themes.
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Folk music (vocal, instrumental, or vocal and instrumental) is well represented by the"doina", the threnode, lullaby, wedding song, Christmas carols, and ballads.
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Decorative fabrics in which a special place is held by the well-known " tree of life" motif (in Moldavia and Maramures), as well as floral and zoomorphic motifs (in Oltenia and Wallachia)/
Folk Costumes impress by their poise, ornaments, coloring, composition and fabric.
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Folk Dance, rhythmical and alert, has two branches:
Ritual dancing (" Calusarii") 
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Entertaining dancing (" Hora", "Sarba"). 
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Great Romanian creative minds have drawn inspiration from these traditions, and adapted them to significantly enrich the culture of their own country, and of the world. The result was a synthesis of these deepest held traditions and the substance of modern European culture.
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Literature
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