Epiphany and Saint John Day
January 6th and 7th are two special days in the Christian Orthodox calendar. The Epiphany Day (Boboteaza, January 6th) and Saint John’s Day (Santion, January 7th) are two of the most popular religious holidays, rich in meanings and symbols.
For the Romanians the Epiphany Day, also called Boboteaza or Teofania, is a day of purity and [...]
Union Day “1 December” - Romania’s National Holiday
Today Romanians celebrate 90 years of national unity. All nations have a national holiday – the American “Independence Day” is no longer a secret for the world. Romanians celebrate their Union Day as a National Holiday.
December 1st, 1918 – the National Assembly of all Romanians in Transylvania, Banat and the Hungarian Country convened in Alba [...]
From Religious Celebration to Marine Feast
15 August is commemorating the death of Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ in the Orthodox Church, and it’s the Assumption of Virgin Mary in the Catholic theology. It’s not a public holiday in Romania, not in the sense that all offices close and people celebrate with their families, but it is, nevertheless, an important mark [...]
Blessed By the Light
Happy Easter! Christ is risen!
I am taking a short moment tonight to wish you all Happy Easter and a blessed year - blessed by the Holy Light of the One Who defied Death tonight. In the morning say a little prayer of joy…
God, make me myrtle and burn me on your altars!
Drink a sip of [...]
The Black Thrusday
It’s the Thursday before Easter, also known as the Great Thursday or the Thursday of Sufferings (known in English as the Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday or even Sheer Thursday) when the orthodox-Christians from Romania celebrate four events: the washing of the Disciples’ feet, the Holy Eucharist and the Last Supper, Christ praying in the Garden [...]
