Living tradition in Sfircea, by Joimari: Bonfires lit to commemorate the fallen » News from Craiova and Oltenia

And this year, on Maundy Thursday, the village of Sfircea in Braloștița commune, Dolj county, woke up once again engulfed in the flames of a tradition that has been burning for centuries in the souls of the local people. In the early hours of the morning, before the sun made its presence felt, the old women of the village lit large fires in the yards, at the gates, so that the souls of those who have departed among us can find their way home. As…