What is the culture of Romanians?

Romanian Society & Culture Romania is a hierarchical society where age and position are respected. Older people are viewed as wise since they have earned life experience. Romanians expect the most senior person, by age or position, to make decisions that are in the best interest of the group.

How spoken is Romanian?

‘in Romanian’) is a Balkan Romance language spoken by approximately 22–26 million people as a native language, primarily in Romania and Moldova, and by another 4 million people as a second language….Romanian language.

Romanian
Native speakers	23.6–24 million (2016) Second language: 4 million L1+L2 speakers: 28 million

What are some interesting facts about Romania?

Interesting facts about Romania. Romania is the ninth largest country in the European Union (EU) by area and has the seventh largest population with about 21.9 million people. The capital city of Romania is Bucharest, which is also the largest city in the country with almost 2 million people. This makes Bucharest the 6th largest city in the EU.

What are facts about Romanian culture?

The culture of Romania is the product of its geography and its distinct historical evolution. It is theorized and speculated that Romanians and the Vlachs (Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, and Istro-Romanians) are the combination of descendants of Roman colonists and people indigenous to the region who were Romanized.

What are some Romanian traditions?

Romanian Christmas Traditions . In Romania, Christmas begins with fasting (as the majority is represented by the Orthodox Church ), which takes six weeks (from November 15th to December 24th). Fasting implies giving up on meat, eggs and milk, or like our grandfathers would say, restraining from sweet foods.

What is Romania all about?

Romania. Romania, country of southeastern Europe. The national capital is Bucharest . Romania was occupied by Soviet troops in 1944 and became a satellite of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) in 1948. The country was under communist rule from 1948 until 1989, when the regime of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu was overthrown.