Easter or Resurrection of the Christ is one

of the most important Romanian and

worldwide celebration.

It is celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion.

Easter is preceded by numerous preparations and rituals:

• Flowers Saturday • Great Thursday• Great Friday• Easter • Traditional Easter Food• Good People’s Easter

Flowers Day

A week before the Easter, the Flowers Day (Romanian: “Florii”) is celebrated. This was initially dedicated to the Roman goddess Flora, but then it was celebrated in the memory of the Jesus’ entrance to Jerusalem.This day is the celebration of the nature revival, when the willows, the fruit trees and the flowers bloom. The willow plays a very important role in the rituals.

Great Friday

The Friday before the Easter is called the Great Friday. or “the Friday of sufferings”, it is the day when Jesus was crucified.

People don’t eat on this day, as it is believed that doing that they will be healthy and they will know they’ll dye three days before.

The tradition recommends that you step on a piece of iron when you wake up, in order to be protected from bruises.

Easter Day

It’s a must for the people to have a clean house and have all the ritual foods ready. Women paint and decorate the eggs, do the laundry and generally clean the house.It’s a good thing to have a new piece of clothing on the Easter.

Traditional Easter eggs

The eggs are painted starting with Thursday.

Initially the

only accepted color was red, but in time other colors were also applied – yellow, green, blue and even black.In the villages the paint is still obtained from plants.

Texts from: http://www.roconsulboston.com/Pages/InfoPages/Culture/EasterTraditions.html

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