Romanian Traditions: Moș Nicolae
The night of December 5th is an important one in Romania. On this night, before going to bed, children shine and clean their boots because a special visitor will come […]
Category Archives: romanian culture
Learning Romanian: Memory Palaces
I’ve mentioned before the love I have for the book “Fluent Forever” – it gave me some great tips on how the process of language learning works in the brain. […]
Just Romanian things
My bus driver has a framed picture of a Mercedes Benz on his dash…
Health Insurance
I normally write happy lovely things about Romania and Romanian culture. I love it here. I love the people, the scenery, the food, everything. But I have to get something […]
100 years have passed since Romania entered the first World War
On August 27th, Romania celebrated its 100th anniversary of entering the fray and declaring war on the Austro-Hungarian empire. To commemorate this occasion, Brasov opened an exhibit in the council house […]
Romanian Traditions: Oktoberfest
Today I am going to answer the question, “Why do Romanians celebrate Oktoberfest?” Because that was my question, too. Oktoberfest (in my mind) is a German festival. So why would […]
Romanian Traditions: Name Days
In Romania, you are a very lucky person because you get not one, but ~two~ birthday celebrations! You are celebrated twice every year, once on your actual day of birth […]
Romanian Traditions: Weddings (part 3)
Okay – this is the third and last post on Romanian weddings! Are you exhausted yet? I am! 😛 Thankfully, the third day of the wedding was much more low […]
Romanian Traditions: Weddings (part 2)
The second day of a Romanian day is the longest. My day started around 10:30 am when I met up with the bride at her house. She had just finished […]
Romanian Traditions: Weddings (part 1)
Late last month, two of our friends were married in a beautiful ceremony in Zarnesti. They had a traditional Romanian wedding and that means that we celebrated for three days. […]
Keeping up with the Carpathians 