"Dragobete", the romanian celebration for LOVE, is celebrated on 24 th of february and it is a correspondent for the occidental Valentine's day. Dragobete is, like Eros or Cupidon, a mythological divinity, a very loving man considered to be the sun of Dochia. The legend says that he used to officiate the wedding for all the animals when spring began.
In Bucovina, romanian girls and boys get together on this day in a house to party and have a good time knowing that in this way they will remain in love all year long.
Another tradition, kept alive especialy in the country side, is when young people go together to pick up the first flowers from the forest, that are used to beautify religious icons and to make love spells.
Many romanians have forgotten this day and replaced it with Valentine's Day, but the spirit of Dragobete is stil alive in some regions of the country.
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