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The predestined love

In the Romanian folk tradition, the young girls used to go to a fountain in the evening with the full moon (at night at midnight) to look into the water in order to find out her future husband. There is a habit of making a magic ritual to guarantee the success of the entire mystical process.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2016
Date Uploaded: 06.2018
Photo Location: Botosani, Romania
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © Calistru Cristi