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Ilinca Stroe
Nov 9, 20174 min read
1917: Romania’s First Female Second Lieutenant [1]
How did she, one of eight siblings born to villager parents in Oltenia, (still) a poor region of her country, become the woman that the...
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Veronica Negru
Oct 31, 20172 min read
Dracula`s Legend
Vlad Tepeș (Vlad the Impaler), by his real name Vlad Dracula, born in 1431 in the fortress city of Sighișoara, was Voivode (Prince) of...
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Oana Barbu
Oct 10, 20174 min read
From the People’s House to the Palace of the Parliament
It is said that controversial people bring about controversial histories. And controversial histories give birth to equally controversial...
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Ilinca Stroe
Sep 25, 20175 min read
Expats as Romanian Employees. The DOs and DON’Ts of Expat Linguistic and Cultural Integration
Even if English has been the official language in Romania-based multinationals for a while now, expats taking up long-term positions here...
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Iulia Andreescu
Sep 8, 20172 min read
Maria Tănase
If the French have Édith Piaf, and the Portuguese have Amália Rodrigues, Romanians have Maria Tănase. She was both a singer and an...
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Iulia Andreescu
Aug 31, 20175 min read
Marie - the Queen of Romania
One of the most prominent and loved feminine characters in the history of Romania is Queen Marie (Regina Maria). With a strong...
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Oana Barbu
Aug 17, 20174 min read
The Hunyad Castle: Where reality fades away
I was still at the age of dreaming about princesses and castles when I visited one for the first time. Back then, it seemed to be taken...
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Oana Barbu
Jul 20, 20172 min read
OINA: Romania’s National Sport
Hey, you! Yes, you! I bet you are a football fan! Or maybe a handball, basketball, baseball fan! Or maybe you are more of a winter...
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Ilinca Stroe
Jul 17, 20173 min read
Romanian Verbal Mannerisms - Why Do We Say “Nu e ca şi cum…”?
This light-hearted yet quite pragmatic series of posts focuses on verbal mannerisms in contemporary Romanian to give you a hint of where...
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Oana Barbu
Jul 3, 20172 min read
IA - The Romanian Blouse (A synthesis of tradition and modernity)
For a long time, tradition and modernity were perceived as two opposite concepts. Until recently, tradition was seen as an obstacle to...
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Diana Nechifor
Jun 22, 20172 min read
The Sânziene night
Sânziene - the word designates an annual festival held in honor of the fairies. Etymologically, the name comes from the Latin Sancta, Diana,
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Carmen Raris
Jun 15, 20172 min read
The Influence of Slavic Languages on Romanian
A Latin-origin language, Romanian has been heavily influenced by Slavonic, which gives it a peculiar character, compared to the other...
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Enida Cincora
Jun 12, 20175 min read
The Influence of French on Romanian (A Historical Overview)
As early as the 18th century, the Romanian Principalities started being strongly influenced by French due to the reigns of Phanariote...
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Ilinca Stroe
Jun 8, 20172 min read
Romanian Verbal Mannerisms - Why Do We Say "Dacă e"?
This jocular yet pragmatic series of posts focuses on verbal mannerisms in contemporary Romanian to give you a bit of a picture of where...
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Enida Cincora
May 30, 20173 min read
The Assimilation of Anglicisms in Romanian
Introduction Since December 1989, Romanian has experienced a constantly growing intake of English loanwords, and their pervasiveness is...
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Ilinca Stroe
May 11, 20174 min read
Why Learn Romanian?
Looking back, the Roman Empire was quite a slack manager of its linguistic effects. Or else you wouldn’t be reading in the non-Romance...
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Iulia Andreescu
May 8, 20174 min read
Romanian Weddings
Nowadays, Romanian weddings are an interesting combination of old and new, religion and tradition. When a couple decides to get married,...
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Ilinca Stroe
May 4, 20172 min read
Romanian Verbal Mannerisms - Why Do We Say "Nu-mi spune!"?
This humorous yet pragmatic series of posts focuses on verbal mannerisms in contemporary Romanian to give you the bigger picture of where...
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Veronica Negru
Apr 14, 20172 min read
Romanian Easter
The Romanian Easter is an Orthodox holiday. Easter (or the Resurrection) celebrates Jesus’ ascension to Heaven. This is always a Sunday...
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Ilinca Stroe
Apr 13, 20173 min read
When the Easter Egg Teaches the Sapiens
Ready? Steady. Hold it right! You hold it honest! No cheating. Ready? Yup. “Christ is risen!” “He is risen indeed!” CRACK! Little did we...
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