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Ciungã
Ciungã is a homemade Romanian construction material made from 2 days chewed bubblegum. It has a very good adherence to objects like tables, floors and of course hair. Romanians have a long and lasting tradition of putting ciungã on the hair, the recipients of such high commendation being a select group amongh the Romanian citizens. To be spoted as having "ciungã-n pãr" (ciunga in the hair in English) is an appreciation of a succesful career. The bearers of such honour are selected from the masses and given the opportunity to change their lives.

Ciungã is a homemade romanian construction material made from 2 days chewed bubblegum. It has a very good adherence to objects like tables, floors and of course hair. Romanians have a long and lasting tradition of putting ciungã on the hair, the recipients of such high commendation being a select group amongh the romanian citizens. To be spoted as having "ciungã-n pãr" (ciunga in the hair in english) is an appreciation of a succesful career. The bearers of such honour are selected from the masses and given the opportunity to change their lives.

The ciunga is related to glue (prenandez ) and a variety of soap called "Duru care spala curu" as they are both made from the bones of dogs specially trained for this. Theese dogs are set free on the streets to multiply and eat small children, this giving a very good consistency of the ciunga product. The dogs are then collected from the street, after they have produced a dozen other such dogs each, killed in a ritual under the red moonlight. As their bones are being grinded to create the "faina de oase de caine" ( the main ingredient for ciunga ), their meat is used for preparation of face health-care products or the highly popular "salam de sibiu", an edible beating stick. This highly revered race of dogs is called either "vagabonzi" "javre" or "lighioanele dreacu".

The ciunga is also edible, after it's use is worn. There is a special ritual to it held in high regard between the romanian people. It has never been fully understood, studying a person performing such rituals being hazardous to your phisical and mental health. What we do know so far is that it must be performed in public and includes chewing with your mouth wide open while emanating a sound known as "plescait". If feeling particulary potent at that time, the person performing the ritual may pull the ciunga out of the mouth by one end, holding the other end with the teeth, then pushing it back in the mouth. This seems to attract the opposite sex. Also, there is a variation to this, called "facutu de baloane" or, as some call it, "clabuci". It basically consists in making an air filled baloon out of the said ciunga and popping it. If properly executed, this maneuvre will cover the person's face with ciunga, and he/she can proceed to peeling it off the skin and ticking it back in the mouth. This has an even more powerfull sensual attraction to it, but only few can manage it. When discarding, the ciunga must be placed somewhere very handy, so other people may enjoy it, a popular spot being the chair. The ciunga goes perfectly with any form of clothing, especially with the "blugi", a fashion statement that has brought many awards at fashion shows.

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