The traditional customs of the approximately 90 Romanian ethnographical areas developed in close contact with that of neighboring ethnic groups: Szekler, Saxons, Swabians, Turks, Tatars, Bulgarians, Serbians, Ukranians, Armenians, Jewish, Gypsies. Although it combines influences from such cultural areas, its main features remain the same for more than 2000 years. The countryside in Romania still keeps ancient traditions, a space where the time seems still.