In one week from now orthodox people will celebrate Easter, one of the most important Cristian celebrations. The majority of the Romanians are orthodox but not all of them are still in touch with the traditions and Easter celebrations.
The North-Eastern part of Romania is the one where you can still find the most interesting way of celebrating Easter. Hand-painted Easter eggs are world famous. The monasteries from north Moldova are mystical places where it seems that time stops and everyone that visits them experiences an inner peace that is very hard to find in this hectic times we are living. I would like to spend Easter at one of the monasteries once. This is not going to happen this year because I am spending Easter with my family. But in one of the following years I plan to take my parents and my brother in a discovery trip in Moldova region. We will visit these painted monasteries that are part of UNESCO’s World Heritage for their rarity and beauty.
Easter is also a moment when families come together. There are millions of Romanians living away from their families. Most of them are coming home for Easter, to spend a few days with the love ones. I'm living away from home myself. I've left my home town 6 years ago. But I was always at home for Easter. This year will be no exception. For me the breakfast on Easter Sunday is the best one in the whole year. I had some really great food in some really great places across the globe, but the food on Easter breakfast is the best. My mom makes the best food in the whole world. And I know that most of the Romanians feel the same. This is why one of the most successful Romanian chain of restaurants is called "La Mama".
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