#Romania #Romanian mythology #Romanian celebration Sânzienele is a cultural celebration from the north of Romania. The name Sânziene refers to yellow flowers with a beautiful scent and also, it refers to mythological fairies. I posted an image with girls dressed in white dresses. They are the symbol of good fairies. People celebrate this on the 24th of July. Nowadays, local people organize an annual festival in the fairies' honor.People in the western Carpathian Mountains celebrate the Sânziene holiday annually, on June 24. This is similar to the Swedish Midsummer holiday, and is believed to be a pagan celebration of the summer solstice in June.  It was said that they had magic powers: they were able to transform into flowers, they could hide under the roof of the house.  The folk practices of Sânziene imply that the most beautiful maidens in the village dress in white and spend all day searching for and picking flowers, of which one MUST be Galium verum (Lady's bedstraw or Yellow bedstraw) which in Romanian is also named "Sânziànă" . Using the flowers they picked during the day, the girls braid floral crowns which they wear upon returning to the village at nightfall. There they meet with their beloved and they dance around a bonfire. The crowns are thrown over the houses, and whenever the crown falls, it is said that someone will die in that house; if the crown stays on the roof of the house, then good harvest and wealth will be bestowed upon the owners. Another folk belief is that during the Sânziene Eve night, the heavens open up, making it the strongest night for magic spells, especially for the love spells. Also it is said that the plants harvested during this night will have tremendous magical powers. A Sânziana can be considered the sister of the sun. The historical traditions might be similar with other historical customs from Europe. Do you have similar symbols, practices or myths in your country ?