#romanian easter tradition

[najia-cooks]

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անուշապուր / Anush apur (Armenian wheat dessert)

Anush apur is a sweet boiled wheat pudding, enriched with nuts and dried fruits, that is eaten by Armenians to celebrate special occasions. One legend associates the dish with Noah's Ark: standing on Mt. Ararat (Արարատ լեռը) and seeing the rainbow of God's covenant with humanity, Noah wished to celebrate, and called for a stew to be prepared; because the Ark's stores were diminishing, the stew had to be made with small amounts of many different ingredients.

The consumption of boiled grains is of ancient origin throughout the Levant and elsewhere in West Asia, and so variations of this dish are widespread. The Armenian term is from "անուշ" ("anush") "sweet" + "ապուր" ("apur") "soup," but closely related dishes (or, arguably, versions of the same dish) have many different, overlapping names.

In Arabic, an enriched wheat pudding may be known as "سْنَينِيّة" ("snaynīyya"), presumably from "سِنّ" "sinn" "tooth" and related to the tradition of serving it on the occasion of an infant's teething; "قَمْح مَسْلُوق‎" ("qamḥ masluq"), "boiled wheat"; or "سَلِيقَة" ("salīqa") or "سَلِيقَة القَمْح" ("salīqa al-qamḥ"), "stew" or "wheat stew," from "سَلَقَ‎" "salaqa" "to boil." Though these dishes are often related to celebrations and happy occasions, in some places they retain an ancient association with death and funerary rites: qamh masluq is often served at funerals in the Christian town of بَيْت جَالَا ("bayt jālā," Beit Jala, near Bethlehem).

A Lebanese iteration, often made with milk rather than water, is known as "قَمْحِيَّة" ("qamḥīyya," from "qamḥ" "wheat" + "ـِيَّة" "iyya," noun suffix).

A similar dish is known as "بُرْبَارَة" ("burbāra") by Palestinian and Jordanian Christians when eaten to celebrate the feast of Saint Barbara, which falls on the 4th of December (compare Greek "βαρβάρα" "varvára"). It may be garnished with sugar-coated chickpeas and small, brightly colored fennel candies in addition to the expected dried fruits and nuts.

In Turkish it is "aşure," from the Arabic "عَاشُوْرَاء" ("'āshūrā"), itself from "عَاشِر" ("'āshir") "tenth"—because it is often served on the tenth day of the month of ٱلْمُحَرَّم ("muḥarram"), to commemorate Gabriel's teaching Adam and Eve how to farm wheat; Noah's disembarkment from the Ark; Moses' parting of the Red Sea; and the killing of the prophet الْحُسَيْن بْنِ عَلِي (Husayn ibn 'Ali), all of which took place on this day in the Islamic calendar. Here it also includes various types of beans and chickpeas. There is also "diş buğdayı," "tooth wheat" (compare "snayniyya").

These dishes, as well as slight variations in add-ins, have varying consistencies. At one extreme, koliva (Greek: "κόλλυβα"; Serbian: "Кољиво"; Bulgarian: "Кутя"; Romanian: "colivă"; Georgian: "კოლიო") is made from wheat that has been boiled and then strained to remove the boiling water; at the other, Armenian anush apur is usually made thin, and cools to a jelly-like consistency.

Anush apur is eaten to celebrate occasions including New Year's Eve, Easter, and Christmas. In Palestine, Christmas is celebrated by members of the Armenian Apostolic church from the evening of December 24th to the day of December 25th by the old Julian calendar (January 6th–7th, according to the new Gregorian calendar); Armenian Catholics celebrate on December 24th and 25th by the Gregorian calendar. Families will make large batches of anush apur and exchange bowls with their neighbors and friends.

The history of Armenians in Palestine is deeply interwoven with the history of Palestinian Christianity. Armenian Christian pilgrimages to holy sites in Palestine date back to the 4th century A.D., and permanent Armenian monastic communities have existed in Jerusalem since the 6th century. This enduring presence, bolstered by subsequent waves of immigration which have increased and changed the character of the Armenian population in Palestine in the intervening centuries, has produced a rich history of mutual influence between Armenian and Palestinian food cultures.

In the centuries following the establishment of the monasteries, communities of Armenian laypeople arose and grew, centered around Jerusalem's Վանք Հայոց Սրբոց Յակոբեանց ("vank hayots surbots yakobeants"; Monastery of St. James) (Arabic: دَيْر مَار يَعْقُوب "dayr mār ya'qūb"). Some of these laypeople were descended from the earlier pilgrims. By the end of the 11th century, what is now called the Armenian Quarter—an area covering about a sixth of the Old City of Jerusalem, to the southwest—had largely attained its present boundaries.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the Patriarchate in Jerusalem came to have direct administrative authority over Armenian Christians across Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus, and was an important figure in Christian leadership and management of holy sites in Jerusalem (alongside the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches). By the middle of the 19th century, a small population of Armenian Catholics had joined the larger Armenian Apostolic community as permanent residents in Jerusalem, living throughout the Muslim Quarter (but mostly in a concentrated enclave in the southwest); in the beginning of the 20th century, there were between 2,000 and 3,000 Armenians of both churches in Palestine, a plurality of whom (1,200) lived in Jerusalem.

The Turkish genocide of Armenians beginning in 1915 caused significant increases in the populations of Armenian enclaves in Palestine. The Armenian population in Jerusalem grew from 1,500 to 5,000 between the years of 1918 and 1922; over the next 3 years, the total number of Armenians in Palestine (according to Patriarchate data) would grow to 15,000. More than 800 children were taken into Armenian orphanages in Jerusalem; students from the destroyed Չարխափան Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք (Charkhapan Surb Astvatsatsin Monastery) and theological seminary in Armash, Armenia were brought to the Jerusalem Seminary. The population of Armenian Catholics in the Muslim Quarter also increased during the first half of the 20th century as immigrants from Cilicia and elsewhere arrived.

The immediate importance of feeding and housing the refugees despite a new lack of donations from Armenian pilgrims, who had stopped coming during WW1—as well as the fact that the established Armenian-Palestinians were now outnumbered by recent immigrants who largely did not share their reformist views—disrupted efforts on the part of lay communities and some priests to give Armenian laypeople a say in church governance.

The British Mandate, under which Britain assumed political and military control of Palestine from 1923–1948, would further decrease the Armenian lay community's voice in Jerusalem (removing, for example, their say in elections of new church Patriarchs). The British knew that the indigenous population would be easier to control if they were politically and socially divided into their separate religious groups and subjected to the authority of their various religious hierarchies, rather than having direct political representation in government; they also took advantage of the fact that the ecclesiastical orders of several Palestinian Christian sects (including the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem) comprised people from outside of Palestine, who identified with religious hierarchy and the British authorities more than they identified with the Palestinian lay communities.

British policy, as well as alienating Armenians from politics affecting their communities, isolated them from Arab Palestinians. Though the previously extant Armenian community (called "քաղաքացի" "kaghakatsi," "city-dwellers") were thoroughly integrated with the Arab Palestinians in the 1920s, speaking Arabic and Arabic-accented Armenian and eating Palestinian foods, the newer arrivals (called "زُوَّار" / "զուվվար" "zuwwar," "visitors") were unfamiliar with Palestinian cuisine and customs, and spoke only Armenian and/or Turkish. Thus British policies, which differentiated people based on status as "Arab" (Muslim and Christian) versus "Jewish," left new Armenian immigrants, who did not identify as Arab, disconnected from the issues that concerned most Palestinians. They were predominantly interested in preserving Armenian culture, and more concerned with the politics of the Armenian diaspora than with local ones.

Despite these challenges, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem came to be a vital center of religious and secular culture for the Armenian diaspora during the British Mandate years. In 1929, Patriarch Yeghishe Turian reëstablished the Սուրբ Յակոբեանց Տպարան ("surbots yakobeants taparan"; St. James printing house); the Patriarchate housed important archives relating to the history of the Armenian people; pilgrimages of Armenians from Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt increased and the economy improved, attracting Armenian immigrants in higher numbers; Armenians held secular roles in governance, policing, and business, and founded social, religious, and educational organizations and institutions; Armenians in the Old and New Cities of Jerusalem were able to send financial aid to Armenian victims of a 1933 earthquake in Beirut, and to Armenians expelled in 1939 when Turkey annexed Alexandretta.

The situation would decline rapidly after the 1947 UN partition resolution gave Zionists tacit permission to expel Palestinians from broad swathes of Palestine. Jerusalem, intended by the plan to be a "corpus separatum" under international administration, was in fact subjected to a months-long war that ended with its being divided into western (Israeli) and eastern (Palestinian) sections. The Armenian population of Palestine began to decline; already, 1947 saw 1,500 Armenians resettled in Soviet Armenia. The Armenian populations in Yafa and Haifa would fall yet more significantly.

Still, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem maintained its role as the center of Armenian life in Palestine; the compound provided food and shelter to thousands of Armenians during the Battle for Jerusalem and the Nakba (which began in 1948). Some Armenians formed a militia to defend the Armenian Quarter against Haganah shelling during the battle.

In the following years, historical British contributions to the shoring up of insular power in the Patriarchate would cause new problems. The Armenian secular community, no longer empowered to oversee the internal workings of the Patriarchate, could do nothing to prevent embezzling, corruption, and even the sale of church-owned land and buildings to settlers.

In 1967, Israeli military forces annexed East Jerusalem, causing another, albeit smaller, surge in Armenian emigration from the city. Daphne Tsimhoni estimates based on various censuses that the Armenian population of Jerusalem, which had reached 5,000-7,000 at its peak in 1945–6, had fallen back to 1,200 by 1978.

Today, as in the 20th century, Armenians in Jerusalem (who made up nearly 90% of the Armenian population of Palestine as of 1972) are known for the insularity of their community, and for their skill at various crafts. Armenian food culture has been kept alive and well-defined by successive waves of immigrants. As of 2017, the Armenian Patriarchate supplied about 120 people a day with Armenian dishes, including Ղափամա / غاباما "ghapama" (pumpkin stuffed with rice and dried fruits), թոփիկ / توبيك "topig" (chickpea-and-potato dough stuffed with an onion, nut, fruit, and herb filling, often eaten during Lent), and Իչ / ايتش "eetch" (bulgur salad with tomatoes and herbs).

Restaurants lining the streets of the Armenian and Christian quarters serve a mixture of Armenian and Palestinian food. Լահմաջո "lahmadjoun" (meat-topped flatbread), and հարիսա / هريس "harisa" (stew with wheat and lamb) are served alongside ֆալաֆել / فلافل ("falafel") and մուսախան / مسخن ("musakhkhan"). One such restaurant, Taboon Wine Bar, was the site of a settler attack on Armenian diners in January 2023.

Up until 2023, despite fluctuations in population, the Armenian community in Jerusalem had been relatively stable when compared to other Armenian communities and to other quarters of the Old City; the Armenian Quarter had not been subjected to the development projects to which other quarters had been subjected. However, a deal which the Armenian Patriarchate had secretly and unilaterally made with Israel real estate developer Danny Rotham in 2021 to lease land and buildings (including family homes) in the Quarter led Jordan and Palestine to suspend their recognition of the Patriarch in May of 2023.

On 26th October, the Patriarchate announced that it was cancelling the leasing deal. Later the same day, Israeli bulldozers tore up pavement and part of a wall in حديقة البقر ("ḥadīqa al-baqar"; Cows' Garden; Armenian: "Կովերի այգու"), the planned site of a new luxury hotel. On 5th November, Rothman and other representatives of Xana Gardens arrived with 15 settlers—some of them with guns and attack dogs—and told local Armenians to leave. About 200 Armenian Palestinians arrived and forced the settlers to stand down.

On 12th and 13th November, the developer again arrived with bulldozers and attempted to continue demolition. In response, Armenian Palestinians have executed constant sit-ins, faced off against bulldozers, and set up barricades to prevent further destruction. The Israeli occupation police backed settlers on another incursion on 15th November, ordering Armenian residents to vacate the land and arresting three.

On December 28th, a group of Armenian bishops, priests, deacons, and seminary students (including Bishop Koryoun Baghdasaryan, the director of the Patriarchate's real estate department) were attacked by a group of more than 30 people armed with sticks and tear gas. The Patriarchate attributed this attack to Israeli real estate interests trying to intimidate the Patriarchate into abandoning their attempt to reverse the lease through the court system. Meanwhile, anti-Armenian hate crimes (including spitting on priests) had noticeably increased for the year of 2023.

These events in Palestine come immediately after the ethnic cleansing of Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ ("Lernayin Gharabagh"; Nagorno-Karabakh); Israel supplied exploding drones, long-range missiles, and rocket launchers to help Azerbaijan force nearly 120,000 Armenians out of the historically Armenian territory in September of 2023 (Azerbaijan receives about 70% of its weapons from Israel, and supplies about 40% of Israel's oil).

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Ingredients

180g (1 cup) pearled wheat (قمح مقشور / խոշոր ձաւար), soaked overnight

3 cups water

180-360g (a scant cup - 1 3/4 cup) sugar, or to taste

Honey or agave nectar (optional)

1 cup total diced dried apricots, prunes, golden raisins, dried figs

1 cup total chopped walnuts, almonds, pistachios

1 tsp rosewater (optional)

Ceylon cinnamon (դարչին) or cassia cinnamon (կասիա)

Aniseed (անիսոն) (optional)

Large pinch of salt

Pomegranate seeds, to top (optional)

A Palestinian version of this dish may add pine nuts and ground fennel.

Pearled wheat is whole wheat berry that has gone through a "pearling" process to remove the bran. It can be found sold as "pearled wheat" or "haleem wheat" in a halal grocery store, or a store specializing in South Asian produce.

Amounts of sugar called for in Armenian recipes range from none (honey is stirred into the dish after cooking) to twice the amount of wheat by weight. If you want to add less sugar than is called for here, cook down to a thicker consistency than called for (as the sugar will not be able to thicken the pudding as much).

Instructions

1. Submerge wheat in water and scrub between your hands to clean and remove excess starch. Drain and cover by a couple inches with hot water. Cover and leave overnight.

2. Drain wheat and add to a large pot. Add water to cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until softened, stirring and adding more hot water as necessary.

Wheat before cooking

Wheat after cooking

3. Add dried fruit, sugar, salt, and spices and simmer for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until wheat is very tender. Add water as necessary; the pudding should be relatively thin, but still able to coat the back of a spoon.

4. Remove from heat and stir in rosewater and honey. Ladle pudding into individual serving bowls and let cool in the refrigerator. Serve cold decorated with nuts and pomegranate seeds.

[luceafarul-de-dimineata]

um if this doesn't make you uncomfortable

i saw your hc lucifer as orthodox christian and i have an interest in orthodox so can i request some hcs of lucifer as an orthodox christian (like his daily activities as orthodox christian, etc.)

again, if you are feeling uncomfortable, feel free to ignore this, i know many dont feel comfortable with topic of religion

(if you want age confirmation, im an legal adult)

I'm not uncomfortable with talking about my religion, but there's this itty bitty problem that comes up when you discuss orthodox christian traditions. Every countries orthodox traditions are different because, unlike catholic christianity with the pope, there's no authorithy over the whole religion. (There's patriarchs, but they're authorothy over their respective region, not the whole of orthodoxy. It's complicated and I do not have the full understanding on how the orthodox hierarchy works either.)

That's a long way of saying that I'll be writing Lucifer as specificly a romanian orthodox christian because that's the one I'm familiar with.

Lucifer being orthodox on main

There's a day every year when Lucifer will wash the feet of all his nobles. Since he's at the top of the food chain in his country (and in general), he's the one that has to wash the sins away from all his nobles. He used to do it to the patience as well, but they're too many since the war began.

Paradise Lost is the only country that celebrates Easter, but it's during the correct date and not the catholic date.

Easter Eve night is spent at the church where Lucifer sings a specific prayer before leading the atendees around the church three times. Every atendent has to hold a chicken or rooster as they circle the church and at the end they sacrifice the birds to the lord.

Not an orthodox thing exactly, but Lucifer loves decorating eggs with beads, kind of like this

During Easter everyone in Paradise Lost has to smash an egg with everyone else. (I have no idea how to explain it, just have a video. That's basicly it)

After Easter he greats all his nobles with "Hristos a înviat" ("Christ has been revived" kinda, I'm not a professional translator) and his nobles have to answer "Adevărat a înviat" ("True, he's been revived."). This goes on for a month

Moving on from Christmas, whenever a patient dies, Lucifer rushes to their room and lights candle.

No noble in Paradise Lost ever dies (thank you, Gamigin) but Lucifer has a whole ass plan prepared for the possibility of them dying. I talking casket measurements, a list of their favorite foods so he may give it out as pomană, the prayer he'll honor them with, everything

Whenever something bizarre or unorthodox (haha) happens, Lucifer will let out a quiet "Doamne fereşte" ("God forbid") and look at an icon (he has those in every room).

He was given a cross necklace when he was younger by God and he never takes it off. Will hiss at anyone that even tries to touch it.

Lucifer only wears red underwear. It's to prevent people from putting envy curses on him. If he's praising someone a lot, at some point he'll do the "pu pu pu să nu te deochi" ("[spitting noise] may I not curse you")

He sometimes calls his brothers by their hebrew names, that's Gavril, Mihail and Rafail. Kind of preferes calling them by those names, but he can go with the latin version as well.

I'mma be honest, these were the hardest headcanons to write for. There's so many romanian words that have no direct translation and all of them are related to religion in some way 😭😭😭 I didn't even bring up the strigoi or jumping over fire. I've been told before that I kind of need to tone down the use of Romanian on my blog since not everyone is from here, so I tried my best with translations.

[ghost-n-butteredtoast]

BONUS CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dimitrescu Books

Chapter 26 <<Link

Easter 2008

Explicit: only suitable for adults

The girls dye Easter eggs with Uncle Karl. What could go wrong?

THIS chapter takes place in 2008, three years after Alcina adopts the girls. Karl, his mother, and "the Romanians" (Alcina's Father and Grandfather) as Karl's mother refers to them, are still alive. Miranda is also mentioned in this chapter, but does not make an appearance. Our Dimi girls are 10, 7, and 5. Karl is 29, Alcina is 33.

Bela, being ten knew better. “Bunic and Mamă’s fancy glasses?” She shook her head.

Bunic? Karl knew the word sounded familiar. Maybe it meant bunny? After three years of hearing the girls call their grandfather bunic, one would think he could remember that it was Romanian for grandfather, but no.

“Uh no, kiddo, close. Easter Bunny . Bunny . Not Bunic . Your mom and the Easter Bunny want you to make some eggs.”

Artist Credit: Dastelia Digital or traditional art #dastelia vk.com/club211086418

Check out their amazing work here: https://www.instagram.com/dastelia/

[enigma-absolute]

This was a genuine moment today at Orthodox Romanian Easter Lunch tradition with my mom and gran (featuring a family friend who was a former housemate)

[dudewhy3]

Hey Cris!

4, 7, 9 (the star-crossed lovers au :3), 15, 23 (Who painted the sky?)

hi Anna! thank you for the ask ♡

For the star-crossed lovers au:

4. What is the hardest to write in it?

hmmm the smut the timeline. it might sound weird, but the timeline, because i set the fic in the 1950s in a romanian village, and that period of time was a rather difficult one for my country. by the time Nothing Sweeter Than You happens, all the land would have been taken from the peasants and most villages would have been emptied. only a few survived, and barely. so i guess getting the political background right is the hardest about that fic

7. Which chapter was the most fun to write/which chapter has been the most fun so far to write?

the secret third one i haven't posted yet :3

9. How did you get inspired to write this?

it was easter 2022. i had just gone through a terrific experience and i couldn’t sleep properly. we visited relatives for easter and they had the tv open to listen to folk music. at some point, a lady appeared on the tv and started talking about easter traditions and the one where the boy gives the girl a red egg to confess his love came up and it fascinated me so much, because it was adorable? and my brain went like, oh armin would definitely do that. so i took my phone out and started writing A Perfect Love was completely entirely wrotten by midnight that day. but i didn’t post it back then, i didn’t lile it that much at the time. the idea of the star,crossed lovers stayed with me though, and i brainrotted over it for months. then i wrote Nothing Sweeter than You and decided to actually post it, since it was Armin’s birthday anyway. and people like it! and then i posted the first one on Easter this year. and now, more than a year after the idea first came to me, i'm still brainrotting over it lmao

(i'm genuinely so happy that you like that story Anna, i'm really so honoured that you read it, thank you so much for all your support ♡)

For wpts:

15. Favorite character to write for?

hitch actually. and annie

23. How many chapters do you think it will be?

i originally planned 21 but i (spoiler) i'm almost done with 18 and it looks like the story is nowhere near done. so maybe 30-35

[davinellicson]

Join American photographer Davin Ellicson in the Maramures region of northern Romania 12-19 April 2023 for a week of enchantment during Orthodox Easter in one of the most traditional villages left in Europe.

For decades Romania’s closed border policy under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu as well as a natural fortress of mountains kept Maramures isolated from the rest of Europe. Even after the fall of communism change was slow to enter the region. The area is renowned for the strength of its traditions, folk costumes, idyllic landscape and is considered the heart of Romanian culture. In 2007 Romania joined the European Union and Maramures is at last changing. Come savor this rural life before it vanishes forever!

Davin is offering a seven day documentary photography workshop based in the village of Valeni where he lived for a year with a family and fell under Romania's dark spell. It is the subject of his first book coming out in 2023, designed by Dutchman Sybren Kuiper and Davin will explore his book making process for those interested. In his eighth workshop in the village, he will be sharing his passion for Romania with students. We will explore neighboring villages during Orthodox Easter week as well as attend three days of Easter ceremonies culminating with Easter Sunday on 16 April.

Davin will be working closely with workshop participants and providing daily critiques and group discussions. We will begin with a review of participants' past work. The goal of this workshop is to learn to create strong personal photographs about summer peasant life. We will shoot during the day and edit in the evenings. It’s a workshop open to amateurs and professionals alike. Technical, theoretical and aesthetic issues will be discussed as attendees work towards honing their individual visions.

Everyone will enjoy great access and homestays will allow for an immersive experience with local villagers and the opportunity to sample distinctive traditional Romanian food and 110 proof homemade plum brandy. It will be an opportunity to witness the last peasants in Europe living life as they have for millennia albeit with a few aspects of modern life mixed in! The week promises to be an intense, intimate and unforgettable experience where students will get to know the villagers first hand and live a romantic way of life forgotten in the rest of Europe more than a century ago.

It is an all digital workshop limited to 6 students and everyone should come with their own laptop and editing software. Knowledge of your digital SLR or rangefinder and workflow is essential.

DATES: 12-19 April 2023.

WORKSHOP LOCATION: Valeni, Maramures, Romania Homestays and all meals are included. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to Romania and up to Maramures although the option is available on a first come first served basis for three students to accompany Davin from Bucharest and back by SUV for an additional cost which includes food and accommodation one night each way in a restored Saxon house in Transylvania. A few airlines now fly from western Europe to the cities of Bucharest, Cluj and Satu Mare from where there are daily trains to the city of Baia Mare in Maramures.

REGISTRATION: The workshop is open to any professional or committed amateur who has knowledge of digital cameras and editing software. Participants must come with their own camera, laptop and editing software. All ages welcome!

PRICE: 995 euros.

Add 200 euros for round trip transport from Bucharest to Maramures with Davin by SUV including food and accommodation one night each way in a restored Saxon house in Transylvania. Limited to three participants.

For booking please contact Davin at: davin@davinellicson.com

ABOUT: Photographer Davin Ellicson, American, born 1978, works from Bucharest, Romania. His first major project was "Țăran" about the period during which he lived and farmed with a peasant family in the remote Maramures region of northern Romania. Davin went for a year without running water, drinking milk straight from the cow while photographing Romanians' fidelity to the earth and folk traditions that he knew were about to vanish. It is the subject of his first book coming out in 2023, designed by Dutchman Sybren Kuiper and with a text by Romanian/American writer and poet Andrei Codrescu. A psychological portrait of the city of Bucharest comprises the second part of Davin's trilogy of photographic works about Romania. Currently, he is working on the final volume, “The Dacia Project”, a retrospective journey around the country by car in both a 2002 Dacia 1310 (a rebadged 1970s Renault 12 and a symbol of Ceausescu's Romania) as well as Dacia's latest 4x4 SUV, the Duster. Davin's work has appeared in The New York Times, Le Monde M, The Guardian and The Official Ferrari Magazine among others. Awards include two grants from The Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest.

[fregolicotard]

31.03.2024 Although the traditional Polish food for Easter is very different from the Romanian one, I am 100% subscribed to it.

#91of366

[dato-georgia-caucasus]

Cozonac (Romanian: [kozoˈnak]) or Kozunak (Bulgarian: козунак [kozuˈnak]) is a sweet yeast dough that can be used to make different traditional holiday breads and cakes. Often mixed with raisins, it can be baked as a loaf or rolled out with fillings like poppy seed or walnuts. It is common throughout Southeastern Europe, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, etc. Rich in eggs, milk and butter, it is usually prepared for Easter in Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, and in Romania and Moldova it is also traditional for Good Friday. The name comes from the Bulgarian word for hair-коса/kosa, or Greek: κοσωνάκι, romanized: kosōnáki, a diminutive form of κοσώνα, kosṓna.

[razorfst]

does their family/friends have any traditions they take part in? are they good at explaining things to others?

THE REAL IMPORTANT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS PART 2 | Accepting

He and his parents follow the traditions most Romanian Orthodox followers do, celebrating Easter and Christmas on their appropriate dates together. But his family does have a specific tradition on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, they will watch Home Alone and then the next day Home Alone 2. His friends don't exactly have traditions necessarily, but they have a method to how they go out and enjoy their free time. Though one could say when a birthday is coming up they will make sure that night that the person gets absolutely wasted, not paying for a single drop of alcohol or food.

Andrei likes to think he is good at explaining things, sometimes he is and sometimes he isn't. It honestly depends on the topic. If it's something he knows by heart, like soccer/football or working out then he is one of the best at explaining things to someone. If it's about expressing feelings, then one might want to try and go somewhere else for that. However, he does try to do his best at explaining no matter what when someone comes to him with something and asking for help. He will never turn someone away and does try to the best of his ability, he just knows sometimes it isn't the best and he will warn them about that before continuing on so they can decide of they want better advice or not.

[newmic]

Traditionnels œufs peints pour les Pâques orthodoxes roumaines

Traditional painted eggs for Romanian Orthodox Easter

[missxnsuppxrt]

Since it’s Easter and Ingrid doesn’t really celebrate it, here’s some traditional Romanian clothing that people usually wear for big festivals. Ingrid has a dress like this from her time spent in Romania as an adult to find her family. She never wears it though, and it stays in an airtight garment bag hanging in her closet. It’s very special to her. It’s handmade and tailored to her.

In her villager verse though, Ingrid wears this for big events in the village pretty regularly as I assume everyone else does.

[teeviews]

Unique Painted Egg Designs from Around the World

Eggs are a symbol of new life and rebirth, and have been used in many cultures around the world as a symbol of fertility and hope. In many cultures, eggs are also associated with Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this blog post, we will explore some unique painted egg designs from around the world.

Ukrainian Easter Eggs Ukrainian Easter eggs, also known as Pysanky, are a tradition that dates back over 2,000 years. These eggs are decorated with intricate designs using a wax-resist method. The designs often feature geometric patterns and symbols that have religious significance.

Chinese Tea Eggs Chinese Tea Eggs, also known as Cha Ye Dan, are a popular snack in China. The eggs are hard-boiled, cracked, and then soaked in a mixture of tea, soy sauce, and spices. The result is a marbled effect on the eggshell that is both beautiful and delicious.

Scottish Caledonian Oyster Catcher Eggs In Scotland, the Caledonian Oyster Catcher bird lays eggs that have a unique design. The eggs are speckled with brown, black, and grey dots, making them look like miniature works of art.

Romanian Pasca Eggs Pasca Eggs are a traditional Romanian Easter egg. These eggs are decorated with geometric patterns and designs that are meant to symbolize different aspects of nature. The eggs are often dyed in bright colors, making them a beautiful addition to any Easter basket.

Indian Haldi-Kumkum Eggs In India, Haldi-Kumkum eggs are decorated during the Haldi-Kumkum ceremony, which is a Hindu celebration of married women. These eggs are decorated with turmeric and vermillion powder, and the designs often feature flowers and other traditional symbols.

Polish Pisanki Eggs Pisanki Eggs are a traditional Polish Easter egg. These eggs are decorated with intricate designs using a wax-resist method. The designs often feature floral patterns and symbols that are meant to bring good luck and fortune.

Mexican Cascarones Eggs In Mexico, Cascarones Eggs are a traditional Easter egg. These eggs are hollowed out, filled with confetti, and then decorated with bright colors and designs. They are often used during Easter celebrations for fun and playful activities.

In conclusion, painted eggs are a beautiful and unique tradition in many cultures around the world. Whether they are decorated with intricate designs or marbled with spices and tea, these eggs are a symbol of new life and hope. This Easter, consider adding some of these unique painted egg designs to your celebrations and embrace the rich cultural history behind this tradition.

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Religion

Here is a Religious church that is based in Romania but there are also monasteries all around as their religion is all over their country.  Romania is one of the most religious European countries and the majority of the country's citizens are Orthodox Christians. Romania is one of the most religious European countries and the majority of the country's citizens are Orthodox Christians. Part of Romanians are Orthodox and some are partly Catholic too but there aren't many people that are protestants around Romania although there are many more religions. This church is based in Iasi Romania, this is one of the churches located in this place as there are many more.

This is a pie chart to show all the different religions around Romanians to this day showing you exactly and accurately the amount.

Paintings

These are traditional and religious paintings that Romania has in churches or Monestries, this is because this country is very religious and respects its culture deeply. These paintings are painted by priests. Few religious monuments are as inspirational and mesmerizing as Sucevita Monastery, one of the eight painted churches from Bucovina 

Medieval History

The history of the monastery starts with the story of the Movila brothers, the great-grandsons of Moldavia’s most beloved prince, Stephen the Great. One of them, Gheorghe, converted to monastic life and eventually became the Metropolitan of Moldavia while the other two, Simeon and Ieremia, became princes of the same historical religion. The three brothers in the last two decades of the 16th century, this is the last church with painted exterior walls from the region.

Cultures

The painted Easter eggs are the most colourful and loved part of this religious celebration in Romania. You’ll find them in every house, at every Easter meal, at church, and even at picnics. Their origin goes back at least a couple of centuries. People play games with them, they wait to see whose end of the egg cracked first and the one that doesn't crack both ends wins. Romanian artisans have transformed Easter eggs into unique works of art. The colours and symbols used to decorate the eggs vary according to the region, but three-four colours are constantly used. Red is love, black is eternity, yellow is youth and rich crops while green represents nature, and blue means health and sunny skies. The decorative motifs are also diverse, mixing symbols like the cross or the star with nature and animal representations. The use of symbols is also influenced by regional and local elements.

Alexander, G. (2021). Patriarch Daniel and The Resurgence of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Constantin Iordachi (2022). The Fascist Faith of the Legion ‘Archangel Michael’ in Romania, 1927–1941. Taylor & Francis.

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Pască

Pască is a Romanian Easter Bread, a brioche based cheesecake. It is a Easter tradition, but it is New Year's Eve; it will still work. The recipe is based on one in a Romanian cookbook that just arrived for Christmas, "Carpathia", by Irina Georgescu.

The brioche is pretty standard. It is made in the stand mixer and consists of two and half cups of flour, a tablespoon each of yeast and salt, two tablespoons of sugar, three eggs and 10 tablespoons of butter.

The dough is allowed to rise for two ours in a warm spot. Then about 40 percent of the dough is rolled into a 10 inch circle and fitted into the bottom of a well buttered spring form pan. The remain dough is divided into thirds and each third is rolled and pulled into a 25 inch "rope". The three "ropes" are braided and then fit around the edge of the spring-form pan on top of the bottom dough. The pan is then returned to a warm place for another hour.

Meanwhile the filling is make. 200 grams of ricotta is blended with three egg yolks, three tablespoons of sugar and two tablespoons of orange liqueur. 100 grams of raisins are then stirred in to the very fluid mixture.

After the hour rise, the braid around the edge of the pan is pressed outward and upward a bit making the central cavity a bit bigger. The cavity is filled with the filling and the bread is baked in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.

The bread is removed from the oven and cooled of a wire rack for a short while then placed in the fridge for a thorough cooling which firms up the center.

The bread (or shall we call it a cheese cake) looks beautiful. And is it a great way to celebrate the New Year. Happy New Year.

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It’s a romanian tradition, i don’t really know the details why or since when it started. Before christmas families usually kill a pig. After the animal is dead and his skin is burnt (to remove its hair) a blanket would be set over it and the kids would be photographed on top (dont ask me why, it’s not like it was known in my region, or at least family)

Why pig? Our country used to be under ottoman occupation where turks would come over and ravage everything and take everything from us, but muslims don’t eat pig so people to not fken starve have developped a diet focused on pork flesh, bcs that’s the only thing they would be left with when ottoms would show up to steal

Why christmas? During summer there’s lots of greens and crops, that’s when you’re supposed to feed it to get fat, spring is to work the land, autum is to collect the crops, around 20th december it’s right at the end of fasting. In orthodox religion fasting means not eating any animal source food (eggs, milk, meat…) (also keeping a religious life style, like don’t curse, don’t get angry, pray, go to church and so on, this is for christmas, easter and 2 more instances i never memorised cuz im not religious)

The pigs that are killed are usually big ones, probably over 80kg (i think, i don’t know anymore) which can be beneficial for big families. Men handle the killing and what’s after (like scraping the burn skin and washing) and women prepare the “pig offering” (it’s a quickly put together stew from some of the pork meat) for everyone that helped. Fat is used as “cooking oil”, or preserver for meat (or even for soap in older times), intestines are for sausages, meat gets smoked, even that skin is a thing you eat, all in all you get a lot of stuff out of one animal and nothing is wasted.

Tho the killing surely is weird, but i also understand it (getting one from an abattoire would cost extra bcs someone else kills it)

(The killing is nasty and the i understand why it is like that parts can coexist, again, it’s a traditional thing and you aren’t aware of how the people that do this actually live their lives, obviously something like this isn’t done in the middle of the city, so unless you’re from eastern europe i doubt one can imagine what it’s like)

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