(6 Jan 2025)
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Pietrosani, Romania – 6 January 2025
1. Wide of people gathered on village pasture
2. Various of priest sprinkling holy water
3. Various of decorated horses pulling people on carriage during Epiphany celebrations
4. Wide of people gathered
5. Mid of horse
6. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Grigore George Albert, 34, horse owner:
“This is our tradition. We come here each year to baptise the horses so they will be well. Anyway, we have here a Friesian horse, 10 years old, her name is Doina, and here is Karina, a one year old, both with pedigree form Holland.”
7. Various of horses and owners
8. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Gabriel (no last name given), from Pietrosani village, horse owner:
‘’I’ve followed this tradition since I was a kid. My grandfather used to take me here so I started to like the horses. I ended up buying horses, so today I came to our village pasture to baptise our horses. The priest comes for (to bless) them after the religious service at the church, then we all have a horse race and after that we all just stick around and have a good time on this holy day’’
9. Mid of horse pulling people on carriage
10. Zoom out of pony pulling children in carriage
11. Zoom in of horses pulling people on carriage
12. Various of horse race, part of Epiphany celebrations
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of Romanian villagers gathered on the outskirts of the southern village of Pietrosani on Monday to watch an annual horse race as part of Epiphany celebrations.
The animals were blessed by a priest earlier in the day as they are essential to village life, and are used for ploughing, carrying wood and transport.
Local resident, Grigore George Albert, who attended the celebration with his horses, said he only keeps them for their beauty and takes them out for weekend events.
“This is our tradition’,’ he said. ‘’We come here each year to baptise them horse so they will be well.”
While the horses were racing across the icy fields, villagers drank plum brandy and mulled wine and ate grilled spicy sausages to celebrate the feast.
Epiphany is a Christian festival observed on 6 January.
Eastern traditions call it Theophany, and they focus on the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Orthodox Christians also know it as the Baptism of Christ.
Some Western Christian churches know the feast day as Three Kings Day.
It recalls the visit of three Magi, or wise men, to the infant Jesus, and their sense of wonder at the encounter. It is the 12th day after Christmas and closes the Christmas season.
AP video shot by Nicolae Dumitrache
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