Ilinca Stroe Dec 19, 20183 minChristmas Wishes, Romanian StyleTo a nation where people wish each other things on a wildly wide range of occasions, from having a haircut to getting down to work or...
Ilinca Stroe Dec 5, 20182 minMoş Nicolae, the saintly “culprit” for surprises in your bootsIt’s winter. Unless you are the victim of Ionel, a spoilt brat who poured jam into his mother’s guest’s boots (in satirist Ion Luca...
Veronica NegruDec 23, 20171 minSanta Claus is coming to townDo you ever miss those cold winter mornings when the whole house smells of sweet bread (cozonac) and your friends call you to go out...
Ilinca Stroe Dec 19, 20173 minSarmale and Friends: a Christmas SpecialA few years ago around Christmas, a Romanian-American acquaintance I was supposed to meet for a chat and coffee phoned to put off our...