Yes please! 😂 I am so grateful that they have invited me. I live in rural England, in Nottinghamshire and my neighbours are also new to the area. I was speaking lady and she was saying she is missing London, where she moved from, as she has no friends here and feels very lonely. So I wanted to make her feel happy and appreciated here, but I also don’t want to offend by making the wrong gestures lol 😂 Any advice and preparations would be most welcome! 🥰
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You can't offend them, no worries. Not knowing the culture and the customs does not mean you are offending them.
So I'm going to tell you what the traditional Easter in Romania means. But this doesn't mean you have to do the same.
When you go in, you can say Hristos a Înviat, which is what they say during Easter and it means Christ has risen. Here's the pronunciation if you'd like to learn it. They will reply Adevărat a înviat, which means He is truly risen. But don't stress yourself over it, if you can't learn the pronunciation, a simple Happy Easter will be just fine.
They will most likely serve you cabbage rolls, which is the traditional Easter dish. Another dish that most likely will be on the table is Cozonac. They will most likely have Easter eggs, which are fried and colored eggs. There's a Romanian tradition that may surprise you :) They have the habit of the clashing two eggs. I mean you hold one, the other person holds the other and you clash the two eggs.
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This is what I can tell you, but this is all probability (like in trading 😂). I don't know if they will keep the tradition, or they will go for something simple, not specific to their tradition. One thing is certain, don't stress yourself as they will not expect you to know these things or do the things they do. Just say Happy Easter and everything will be fine :)
Thank you so much! I will definitely try to learn the pronunciation as I love languages and I would like to make them smile! 😃 I had been reading about the eggs and was surprised but I think it must be a really fun activity for the children to do as well as adults. I am really excited to go on Sunday and feel privileged to be a part of it 🥰
I forgot to tell you about lamb. Lamb is traditional Easter dish too, but not everyone likes it. I hope you do as it's delicious.
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You can have this dish, which is made of the internal organs of lamb and eggs.
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Lamb roast, which is heavenly good. The previous dish too by the way.
Now I'm not saying they are going to serve all this, but these are the dishes that could land on the table. 😃
Lamb is my favourite! 😍 I’m even more excited now haha
I am too, can hardly wait to see how it goes 😃
My pleasure and I'm glad I can help. I'm also excited to see how that lunch is going to go. I think it'll be a lot of fun, so no worries. In any case, I'll be here if you have any questions and I'm expecting a feedback 😂.
Have fun 😘