Easter and Christmas, in the cold season, offer the most significant events of the Romanian customs. The Christian Church says that Yesus was born during the winter solstice and his death followed by his resurrection happened during the spring equinox, the Easter. The most important Christian holiday - Yesus' Resurrection, is closely related to the revival of nature. Cleaning the houses, wearing new clothes, the ritual bath before going to church, all these are supposed to mark a new beginning. After a long fast - the Lent, tables full with all sorts of good dishes and brightened up with beautiful painted eggs create a festive atmosphere.
Children are the happiest of all looking for their gifts and coloured eggs in the newly grown grass.
Anyone who gets acquainted with Romanian churches, becomes equally familiar with this country and the people who preserve their raison d'etre. You may visit the Hurezu monastery, Arges County, the Rohia church, Lapus County or the Moldavian Putna monastery. The celebration of the Resurrection of Christ is an interesting experience for whoever wants to come to know Romania. The beauty and the peculiarity of this custom have been preserved unaltered by contemporary civilization, especially in the villages. Everywhere around the churches, on the hills or in the plains, people light fires and sing Our Saviour's praises.