Easter in Moldova - pictures

[Vio&Juni]

As I said before, Easter in Moldova is different than in the rest of the world, sometimes one week earlier, sometimes six weeks earlier, sometimes is the same Sunday. This year, Easter in Moldova was on April 27.
I visited my parents and took some pictures.

This is a sweet traditional Easter bread - Pasca or Cozonac
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p8702b32e86b25c699cc5c9881e5a8798/fc3fa5ea.jpg

The Red Eggs - very beautiful this year
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p9c657b6dc0a07a1efdce824501e2651a/fc3fa5bc.jpg

The Lamb (not the meal - hehehe)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p18664ea5c34cb52fc4d2b128bfbf990f/fc3fa5c2.jpg

Spring is late this year, but so beautiful
A cherry-plum tree
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p968372fc259a1dab2624b7ead719a5dd/fc3fa5c8.jpg

A cherry-plum bud
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pfa509d7d669773840f811a57301c7e90/fc3fa5ee.jpg

An apricot tree
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p66f5ab5a50e308853995e75dcafecb37/fc3fa5e0.jpg

An apricot bud
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pbb67a736d1415e61145372db54da19e0/fc3fa5fe.jpg

And an apricot flower
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pdd044dafca0bc42322405c89c12a849a/fc3fa5f6.jpg

The flower with the same name as mine (or my name the same as this flower) - Viorea or Viorica.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p5b9f0b92711ffcf5d1454a103348f542/fc3fa5ce.jpg

My mom's cat - some mind find some resemblance with Juni
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p3370a0bc8922e1383d985e1118e46dba/fc3fa5d9.jpg

Well, she's Juni's granny and her name is Pantera, or Panterusha. She has a litter of kittens, but no matter how much I begged, she didn't show me where they are :(
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pbc8837ec36f3e748cb914c28f35e69b1/fc3fa5d4.jpg

[ramanth]

Thanks so much for sharing those pics! :D They are lovely and Juni's grandmom is very pretty! :)

[Logan]

What great pictures!!! Thank you so much for sharing. I think it is wonderful to see different parts of the world, and there is so much similiarity to our country!!! :)

PS. What's the secret behind the red eggs? They are gorgeous!!!

Aw, Viorica, these are great pics!!
Thanks for sharing :D :cool: :D

[Barbara]

Awww Panterusha is so cute;-) Very young looking for a granny.
Thanks for the Easter pictures. I know Greek Easter and they have the red eggs too.
Here the cherries are in bloom but it is to cool for apricots.

[ChrisH]

Lovely pictures, thanks so much for sharing them.:)

[shais_mom]

Gorgeous pics!
I want to know what is with the red eggs also, they are very pretty!

[NoahsMommy]

Simply beautiful!!

[Miss Meow]

Thanks for posting those pics! I just love spring with the crisp mornings and the trees bursting into life :) The pasca looks wonderful ;)

[jenluckenbach]

Thanks for all the pictures. Those red eggs are spectacular.

[Vio&Juni]

I don't know very much about the tradition of red eggs. I think Barbara explained it once in another Easter thread. It's some pagan tradition, it's more about rebirth. Well, easter is also about Resurection.
The color is really special this year.
And that Pasca is so good, mmmmm.

Glad you liked the pictures.

btw, Panterusha is 10 years old

[anna_66]

Those were beautiful pictures:D

[Logan]

Originally posted by Vio&Juni
I don't know very much about the tradition of red eggs. I think Barbara explained it once in another Easter thread. It's some pagan tradition, it's more about rebirth. Well, easter is also about Resurection.
The color is really special this year.
And that Pasca is so good, mmmmm.

Glad you liked the pictures.

btw, Panterusha is 10 years old

I was hoping to learn how they were dyed such a beautiful shade of red! Ours never turn that dark when we dye them, of course, we're using store bought Easter Egg dye most of the time.

Logan

[Vio&Juni]

Logan, this WAS store purchased color. My father bought some pinkish and it didn't come out well. Then, my mom came with her own and you can see what came out. It's my favorite shade of red. And with a golden tint.

My mom has her own philosophy of how to convince men when they are wrong. Prove it with facts, like she did this time. She used my poppa's color first, then she brought hers, about which my poppa didn't even know. He had to agree that my mom's color was the best.

[lailamara]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pbc8837ec36f3e748cb914c28f35e69b1/fc3fa5d4.jpg
What a beautiful picture of Panterusha. That Pasca looks good too. My mother is from Poland so we have that Pasca too, very tasty with the saffron.