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| Romanian Easter Eggs |
Easter
celebrations in the Romanian tradition is marked by sprucing up of the
houses and farms, the special services in the Orthodox Churches but also a wide
range of traditional Romanian rituals.
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| Hand Painted Bucovina Eggs |
On the
Romanian table an abundance of red eggs, sweet cakes and roast lamb are always
present.
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| Roast Leg Of Lamb |
The custom of
coloring eggs is fortunately still practiced, especially by the Romanians in
various styles and colors according to the traditions of each region or
village.
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| Egg Painting Tradition |
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| Maramures Red Easter Eggs |
In Maramures
area, Lapus region in the morning, the first day of Easter, children (up to age
9) go to friends and neighbors to announce the Resurrection.
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| Easter Feast |
The host
gives each child a red egg.
Upon leaving, the children thank the folks for the
gift and wish them blessed Easter celebration.
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Tradition Of Knocking Eggs
An ancient ritual is that the threshold
must be passed first by a boy so the household will be
blessed with harmony the
rest of the year. |
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| Bucovina Boy |
On the
morning of first day of Easter, children wash their faces with fresh well water
in which is placed a red egg and green blades of grass.
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| Traditional Egg Painting |
Hristos A Inviat! Christ Is Risen!
