Last Saturday, North York’s Mel Lastman Square was decked in red, yellow, and blue as Romanians from across southern Ontario came to celebrate and share their rich cultural traditions with Torontonians at the annual Romanian Festival Toronto.
This year, the Romanian-Canadian community celebrated 57 years since its establishment in the city with a spectacle of song, dance, arts and crafts, and traditional food.
The theme of the festival is “unity in diversity,” explained Reverend Father Ioan Bunea, who has organized the event for the past seven years on behalf of the Saint George Romanian Orthodox Church of Toronto.
“It’s an opportunity for us to get to know each other as Romanians, and also to give Canadians an opportunity to get to know us as well,” Father Bunea said.
The Romanian Festival has been held at Mel Lastman Square for the past four years, filling the hearts of visitors with a sense of joy.
“The music is very lively, you just want to dance,” said Malaysian-born Howie who came to enjoy the Romanian folk dances with her two-year-old son.
This year, the Romanian-Canadian community celebrated 57 years since its establishment in the city with a spectacle of song, dance, arts and crafts, and traditional food.
The theme of the festival is “unity in diversity,” explained Reverend Father Ioan Bunea, who has organized the event for the past seven years on behalf of the Saint George Romanian Orthodox Church of Toronto.
“It’s an opportunity for us to get to know each other as Romanians, and also to give Canadians an opportunity to get to know us as well,” Father Bunea said.
The Romanian Festival has been held at Mel Lastman Square for the past four years, filling the hearts of visitors with a sense of joy.
“The music is very lively, you just want to dance,” said Malaysian-born Howie who came to enjoy the Romanian folk dances with her two-year-old son.
