It's the Thursday before Easter, also known as the Great Thursday or the Thursday of Sufferings (known in English as the Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday or even Sheer Thursday) when the … [Read more...] about The Black Thursday
The Black Thursday
Traditions
The Palm Sunday in Romania
One of the most beautiful Easter traditions is the “Florii” - the Palm Sunday (Duminica Floriilor) – which is the Sunday before Easter (Sunday the 20th April this year). The holiday has roots before … [Read more...] about The Palm Sunday in Romania
Traditional Easter Food in Romania
Yesterday you read about the mystic powers of the Easter painted eggs. You know now that the tradition is ancestral, dated before Christ. You know the legend of the red Easter eggs and you know that … [Read more...] about Traditional Easter Food in Romania
Easter Traditions – Painted Eggs
Orthodox Easter this year is 27-28th April - at the end of next week. So the next entries will be dedicated to Romanian Easter traditions you are probably not familiar with. Easter is the most … [Read more...] about Easter Traditions – Painted Eggs
Dragobete, Romanian Celebration of Love
While Valentine’s Day is mostly related to people (a saint and those he helped) and their actions in the name of love, the Romanian holiday dedicated to love, Dragobete, is strongly connected to … [Read more...] about Dragobete, Romanian Celebration of Love