"Adevarat ca a inviat" These are the words that you say while you cheerfully crack decorated eggs on Easter Sunday in Romania. It was a delight to spend Easter here. Romania (like Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia) is predominantly Christian Orthodox and they celebrated Easter this year one week after the Catholic celebration. It was a very special experience. We joined a procession on Good Friday at Doberta Turnu Severin cathedral. It was magical, everybody with candles and the priests signing. When you are back to the church you go under a sacred robe and kiss a cross. In most cases people kiss the images of saints and crosses when in church. Thank you to Violeta for showing us around the city! The next day another family shared Easter eggs and a special Easter bread with us by an impressive 40 mts sculpture of the last Dacian king. Easter Sunday we cracked another set of eggs that were given to us by Anna's family the night before. We met Anna and her parents and uncles and aunts very close to the narrowest point of the Danube. We spent a lovely evening with them learning about Romania. We then spent the night camping overlooking the Danube in the best high spot around!.
Easter eggs!? You coulda stayed here for that!
ReplyDeleteBut, seriously, we are thrilled you are healthy and happy. By the time you get back we will all have succumbed the deadly global swine flu pandemia. But enough of us - how is the music over there?
Mike & Debbie