This document provides information about Moldova, including its geography, flag, coat of arms, anthem, traditional costumes, music, instruments, and cuisine. Moldova is a small, landlocked country located in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania and Ukraine. It has hilly terrain suitable for vineyards and orchards. The flag is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow and red. Traditional costumes vary by gender but commonly include embroidered shirts, skirts or pants, and belts. Moldovan music includes the instrumental nai flute and folk songs called doinas and kolindas. Popular dishes incorporate an abundance of locally grown vegetables, cheeses, polenta, soups like ciorba, and pastries like pl

1. MoldovaMoldova

2. MOLDOVAMOLDOVA
Small state in south-eastern
Europe, bordered on the west by
Romania to the north, east and
south - with Ukraine, has no
outlet to the sea. The territory of
Moldova is a hilly plain,
dissected many smaller rivers
and deep ravines.
The country has rich pastures and
wooded slopes of the
Carpathian mountains.
Landscape mainly steppe herb,
hilly terrain is ideal for vineyards
and orchards. The total land
area of about 33.7 thousand
square meters. km.

3. ChisinauChisinau

4. • The flag of Moldova was
adopted in 1990. Is a tricolor
with equal strips arranged
vertically in the following
order from the flagpole: blue,
yellow, red.
• The arms of Moldova is a
crossed board, the top of
which - a red box at the
bottom - blue. In the center of
the shield head of a bison,
flanked by eight-pointed star
is located to the right of the
head - a five-petal rose, left -
crescent and slightly rotated.
All items on the board are
golden (yellow). The board is
placed on the breast of an
eagle holding in its beak a
golden cross (Eagle
Crusader), in the claws: Right
- green olive branch to the left
- the golden scepter.

5. Гимн Молдовы
• Anthem of Moldova - a composition «Limba
noastră» («Limba Noastra", "Our Language") on
poems Alexei Mateevici. Composer - Alexander
Cristea, arrangement - Valentine Dinga. «Limba
noastră» became the anthem of Moldova in 1994.
• Mateevici poem «Limba noastră» includes 12
stanzas of the hymn which included only five.

6. Moldavian national
costume• In the history of the culture of each
nation an important place belongs to the
national costume.
• Traditional clothing created by many
generations. Its main features were
formed depending on the historical
traditions, such as the economy, weather
conditions, it reflected the ethnic
characteristics and cultural relations with
other nations, embodied the best
achievements of folk artists.
• National costume is not an everyday. He
remained as a special kind of clothes for
festive processions and festivals.

7. Ukrainian costume

8. Romanian costume

9. Woman costume
• Traditional Moldavian
women's clothing
consists of a white
shirt ornamented, Poly
skirt, plain apron and
headscarf.

10. Men costume
• Men's clothing includes a
white shirt, pants, vest cloth
or fur vest, hat and
homemade lamb leather
shoes. Integral part of the
costume is woven woolen
belt red, green or blue, up
to 3 meters.

11. Music of Moldova
• Moldovan music originates from folk music,
characterized by originality and wealth of genres
and forms. It was a long way of development of folk
motifs to secular, academic and contemporary
music of various styles.
• A special place in the Moldovan music belongs
Doina - lyrical folk songs, and Kolinda - ritual songs
related Slavic Christmas carols.

12. National musical instrument
Nai - multi-lateral longitudinal flute.
Big naiSmall nai

13. national dishes
• . Moldova has fertile land , this rich region ,
the edge of grapes, fruit and a variety of
vegetables . Nature of Moldova itself
contributes to the cultivation of these crops.
Have long used this wealth to Moldovan
cuisine . At any Moldovan table you will see
an abundance of vegetables and fruits.
• Moldavian cuisine evolved more than one
century , under the influence of Greek,
Turkish , Balkan , Western European , and
later - Ukrainian and Russian cuisines. But
nevertheless distinguished by its originality.
• Moldovan cuisine is popular not only in the
country but also abroad. It is characterized by
an abundance of vegetables and fruits , all
kinds of spices and seasonings . Zucchini,
eggplant , peppers, tomatoes , beans ,
radishes , onions, pickled and preserved
vegetables are widely used to prepare various
dishes

14. • The highest number of dishes prepared from vegetables in
Moldova - their use in a fresh, boiled, fried, baked, stuffed,
stewed, salted.
• For it is the traditional dish of corn, beans, vegetables -
eggplant, zucchini, peppers, leeks, tomatoes, cabbage and
cauliflower, as well as pumpkins.
vegetables corn beans

15. • Very popular in
Moldova cheese -
pickled cheese made ​​
from sheep's milk. Use
it as an in-kind, and as
a component of
vegetables, flour, egg,
fish and meat dishes
• Hallmark of local cuisine
is certainly polenta - a
thick corn porridge,
served with fish, fried
egg, bacon, cheese and
sour cream or - spicy
garlic sauce.

16. Moldovan Soup - ciorba and prepare for the closure
vegetable broths, meat and fish broth.
ciorba
zama

17. • Traditional pastry and are vertuty platsindy with
fruit, vegetable, cheese and nut filling. A special
kind of cake - round (sometimes square) flat
platsinda.
vertuta platinta

18. One can not imagine the Moldovan table
without fresh fruit - apples, pears, peaches,
apricots, cherries, grapes, without walnuts.