The Golden Stag Festival ( ro, Cerbul de Aur) is the most popular
Romanian
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** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
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song contest and awards, held annually in the town of
Braşov,
Romania
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History
The Golden Stag was first held in 1968, but after 1971 it was banned by the
Communist leadership. After the
fall of Communism
The Revolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Communism, was a revolutionary wave that resulted in the end of most communist states in the world. Sometimes this revolutionary wave is also called the Fall of Nations or the Autumn of Nat ...
, new editions were organised starting from 1992. Between 2010 and 2017 the festival wasn't held due to lack of funds. It returned in 2018.
The Golden Stag Festival takes place during the summer and is broadcast live by Romanian TV station
TVR1
TVR 1 (; spelled out as ''Televiziunea Română 1'', "Romanian Television 1") is the main channel of the Romanian public broadcaster TVR.
The most important show of the channel is Jurnalul TVR, whose motto is ("The news journal as it should ...
.
Competition
References
External links
Official website{{in lang, ro, en
Music festivals in Romania
Tourist attractions in Brașov
Piața Sfatului