Vine Iepurasul!

As you probably know, the holiday of Easter is rapidly approaching. This year is kind of cool because it’s being celebrated on the same day in both the Romanian Orthodox tradition as well as the other kinds of Christianity, including Catholicism and Protestants. On many years, Hungarians (and others) celebrate it one week while Orthodox Romanians use the old calendar and celebrate it on another … Continue reading Vine Iepurasul!

Word of the Day: Fleac

A word you will often hear in Romanian is fleac (flay-ock) but what does it mean? Probably the most accurate English translation would be the word bagatelle, which today sounds fairly archaic and the only place I ever “heard” it regularly was in a Norwegian book. A more modern translation would be “a trifle” or perhaps the word “nothing”, as in the following exchange: Lady: … Continue reading Word of the Day: Fleac