Sunday, April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday in Romanian
România Internațional, 13.04.2014, 12:14
From a cultural perspective, religion is fascinating. On Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday is celebrated in the Orthodox tradition. In Romanian, Palm Sunday is known as Duminica Floriilor, literally, the Flowers’ Sunday, since according to tradition, the Romanians use various other types of flowers, for this very important pre-Easter celebration.
As usual, we begin with a set of useful words and phrases:
Duminica Floriilor=Palm Sunday
Ramuri de palmier=palm branches
Floare=flower
Ramuri de smochin=fig branches
Ramura=branch
Sarbatori=commemorate
Asin=donkey
Salcie=willow tree
A imprastia=scatter
Now let us use some of the words in meaningful sentences”
Duminca Floriilor este o sarbatoare Crestina.
Palm Sunday is a Chrsitian feast.
Ea cade in duminica de dinaintea Pastelui.
It falls on the Sunday before Easter.
Duminica Floriilor sarbatoreste intrarea triumfatoare a lui Iisus in Ierusalim.
The feast commemorates Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Iiisus a intrat in Ierusalim calare pe un asin.
Jesus entered jerusalem riding a donkey.
In aceasta zi speciala, credinciosii poarta ramuri de palmier.
On that special day, worshippers carry palm branches.
Acum doua mii de ani, multimea imprastia ramuri de palmier dinaintea lui Iisus.
Two thousand years ago, the crowd scattered palm branches in front of Jesus.
In Romania, de Duminica Floriilor se folosesc ramuri de salcie, in loc de ramuri de palmier.
In Romania, on Palm Sunday, willow tree branches are used, instead of willow tree branches.
In traditia ortodoxa din Romania, cei cu nume de flori sint de asemenea sarbatoriti in Duminica Floriilor
According to Romanian Orthodox tradition, those with names of flowers are also celebrated on that day.
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