ASTRA Association celebrates anniversaries with cultural events in Romania

Members of the ASTRA Association held several commemorative events to celebrate the 165th anniversary of the association and the 156th anniversary of the Dej branch. In Dej, a meeting of presidents from North-Western branches took place, featuring a conference by Professor Vasile Pușcaș regarding the role of science and culture in Romanian institutionalization.

The gathering included the launch of several new volumes from Editura Școala Ardeleană, covering topics such as Romanian-Hungarian relations and Romania's accession to the European Union. Representatives from various branches, including Șomcuta Mare, Năsăud, Cluj-Napoca, and Beclean, participated in the festivities.

In Bistrița Bârgăului, ASTRA Bârgăoane organized an event featuring the launch of a book about Priest Augustin Pop, a figure in Transylvanian Orthodoxy. The program also included ethnographic and painting exhibitions, alongside presentations by academics Mircea Gelu Buta and Mircea Gh. Abrudan, who discussed the historical significance of the Bârgaeu region and the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People.