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AP PHOTOS: Traditional autumn fair brings color and joy into everyday lives of Romania's poor
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A person enjoys a ride at a fair in Hagioaica, Romania, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. For many families in poorer areas of the country, Romania's autumn fairs, like the Titu Fair, are one of the very few still affordable entertainment events of the year. - photo by AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre
HAGIOAICA, Romania (AP) — It’s a festival of joy that offers an escape from everyday hardships for some of Romania’s poorest residents. The traditional autumn fair is again drawing huge crowds of visitors in the eastern European country after the event was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The fair near the central city of Titu, northwest of the capital of Bucharest, has existed for nearly 200 years — a testimony to its importance to the community.