We look at some of these ancient customs and also share recipes for two traditional Romanian specialties that are an integral part of the annual Christmas feast. Like their Bulgarian neighbors ...

This lamb stew is a typical Easter dish. It’s made with ... This is the traditional Romanian celebration bread for both Easter and Christmas. It’s rectangular and braided in two strands ...

As well the freshly-butchered pig, they also eat bread, different types of salads and a special Romanian Christmas dish of mince and rice wrapped up in cabbage leaves. On Christmas Eve ...

Christmas dinner usually consists of roast suckling pig and other festive dishes; the very festive ... Coptic Orthodox and Romanian Orthodox churches, among others, celebrate Christmas on January ...

Christmas celebration in Romania, a largely orthodox Christian ... over time that there is plenty of time to eat those dishes,' says Alexandrescu. Despite the uplifting mood of the season, the ...