Romanians

Danube delta dwellers

Romanians are the people of Romania, a country in southeastern Europe.

The term covers both citizens of Romania and members of the ethnic group whose native language is Romanian, a Romance language descended from Latin.

Romanian communities exist throughout the Balkans and in diaspora populations worldwide: Many Romanians emigrated to Western Europe after 2007.

geography

Bucharest

Romania's governmental seat

Black Sea · Moldavia · Balkans

traditions

Easter

Resurrection commemoration day

baptisms · funerals · hora · fasting · icons · name days · rituals · customs · saints' days · pilgrimages

ethnicity

Thracian

Ancient Balkan region native

minorities · identity · heritage · lineage · kinship · compatriots

folklore

vampires

Undead who drink blood

mythology · superstitions · spirits · werewolves

language

Latin roots

Roman word origins

vocabulary · idioms · expressions · bilingualism · Moldovan · accents · fluency · pronunciation · loanwords

arts

Ionesco

Absurdist dramatist from Romania

iconography · blouses · folk costumes · ie · monasteries · traditional crafts

Categories
Opposites
neighboring national identity

RomaniansHungarians

Citizens of Hungary

Magyars · Turks · Slavs · Bulgarians · Serbians

Phrases
Family

Romania, Romanian, Romanian language

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