It is preceded by the longest period of fasting and is the biggest Christian holiday, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter dinner, is actually, a form of religious holiday, which is practiced in a different way in Transylvania and Banat.Believers who intend to offer the lunch as charity, they sacrifice a cow, one or two pigs, several lambs, and from their meat they prepare different dishes: "egg soup" or "seasoned soup", boiled meat with cabbage (dish for religious holiday) and roast. The Romanian Easter is an Orthodox holiday – 86.8 percent of Romanians are Orthodox. People attend an Orthodox Easter religious service at a church in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Easter egg painting in Romania, an everlasting Romanian tradition ... Painting eggs for Easter is a tradition in Romania, that goes back for centuries. Romania’s Easter holiday follows the Orthodox Easter date, which is often different from the Easter date determined by other Christian churches. Since the Eastern-Rite Romanian Greek Catholic Church follows the Julian religious calendar, it celebrates Easter on 2 May, together with the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Armenian Church. Traditions 01 May 2021 . Romania holidays 2022. The nighttime curfew will start at the same hour throughout the week, and stores can close at 21:00 during weekends after the Covid-19 incidence rate in Bucharest dropped below 3.5. Orthodox Easter, also called Resurrection Sunday, is the oldest and most important festival in the Eastern Christian tradition, celebrating Jesus Christ's resurrection (rising from the grave) following his crucifixion and death. Simona joined the Romania Insider team in 2015, first working on our travel guide in English and, later, writing features and interviews for Romania-insider.com. A woman prays during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Romania is one of Europe’s most religious countries. The Easter date is based on the Orthodox Christian Church’s calendar. As Romania battles against a surge of COVID-19 infections authorities announced on Thursday March 25, 2021, that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will … Orthodox Easter 2021 is on Sunday, May 2, 2021 - tomorrow! Mother's Day: Sunday, May 2, 2021: Many Romanians celebrate Mother’s Day (Ziua Mamei) on the first Sunday of May. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) Lamb Drob - Romanian traditional recipe for Easter Usually, the Easter lunch is the richest of the year. About 85% of its more than 19 million people identify as Orthodox and around 4.5% are Catholic. The Monday after Easter Sunday (Paștele) is a public holiday across Romania and celebrates Jesus’ resurrection from death, as told in the Christian bible. Painted eggs are a unique element in Romanian culture, which stands testament to the piety and spirituality of the Romanian … Romania holidays 2021. Easter (Paștele) is both a religious and a national holiday in Romania.