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English translation: The Easter of the Blajin (Gentle/Kind-hearted Ones\")

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Romanian term or phrase:	Pastele Blajinilor
English translation:	The Easter of the Blajin (Gentle/Kind-hearted Ones\")
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09:43 Nov 11, 2010

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Romanian term or phrase: Pastele Blajinilor

...se ţine Paştele Blajinilor – blajinii sunt cei morţi de demult şi care ne ajuta să trecem peste multe necazuri, de aceea se fac ospeţe în numele lor.

Lia Sabau KudoZ activity Questions: 25 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 86 Romania
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he Easter of the Blajin (gentle/kind-hearted ones"),

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The Easter of the Blajin (gentle/kind-hearted ones"). Moartea nu ii identifica cine erau si ce reprezentau.

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Odette Tanase
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Local time: 13:32

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Multumesc mult! Acesta mi se pare si mie cel mai potrivit.
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he Easter of the Blajin (gentle/kind-hearted ones"),

Odette Tanase

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Easter of the dead

Eliza Palmeri

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Paştele Blajinilor	Dasa Suciu
Blajinii nu sunt morti!	Anca Nitu

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peer agreement (net): +1

pastele blajinilor Easter of the dead

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- sugestie

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-11-11 09:57:13 GMT)
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- adica "the Easter of the dead"

Eliza Palmeri
Romania
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

Romanian

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

pastele blajinilor

he Easter of the Blajin (gentle/kind-hearted ones"),

Explanation:
The Easter of the Blajin (gentle/kind-hearted ones"). Moartea nu ii identifica cine erau si ce reprezentau.

Example sentence(s):

The Easter of the Blajin (gentle/kind-hearted ones\\

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore_of_Romania

Odette Tanase
Sweden
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of:

Romanian,

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4

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Multumesc mult! Acesta mi se pare si mie cel mai potrivit.

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Reference: Paştele Blajinilor

Reference information:
Prima luni din a doua saptamana dupa Pasti se mai numeste Lunea Mortilor, Pastele Mortilor, Pastile Mici, Pastele Rohmanilor, Pastele Blajinilor sau Matcalaul ...
De Pastele Blajinilor se crede ca sufletele mortilor sunt slobode; de aceea in aceasta zi se gatesc multe si alese bucate, impartindu-se pe la vecini, cu credinta ca mortii numai in aceasta zi sunt liberi si pot gusta din mancarurile pregatite. La cine nu serbeaza si nu da mortilor de pomana vin mortii noaptea si le cer. In unele tinuturi se impart doar oua si colaci saracilor si se face slujba la cimitir. De Pastele Blajinilor au loc sarbatori campenesti, unde se mananca oua rosii si incondeiate. Se crede ca Blajinii se bucura tare mult vazandu-i pe oameni ca petrec la aceasta sarbatoare...

Reference: http://www.liceulovidius.ro/romania/site%20ue/traditii-alte....

Dasa Suciu
Romania
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian

10 hrs

Reference: Blajinii nu sunt morti!

Reference information:
http://www.crestinortodox.ro/dictionar-mitologic/blajini-849...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore_of_Romania
The myth of the Blajini

As Romanians generally perceived the earth as a disc, they were naturally creative enough to imagine what existed on the other side. This other earth is imagined as a mirror image of our own, and as a home to creatures called Blajini [blaˈʒinʲ] ("gentle/kind-hearted ones"), sometimes given the name Rohmani [ˈroh.manʲ] in Bucovina. They are described as anthropomorphic and short, sometimes having the head of a rat. They are either described as malicious or as having great respect for God and leading a sinless life. They are considered to fast the year through, and thus doing humans a great service.[7]

The Romanian holiday Paştele Blajinilor (the Easter of the Blajini) is a way to repay them for the benefits they bring. Since they live in isolation, they have no way of knowing when Easter comes. It is for this reason that Romanians eat dyed eggs and let the shells flow downstream, from there they believe they will get to the Apa Sâmbetei, and from there to the Blajini.[8]

Some explain them as the descendants of Adam's son Seth. Others state that they used to live alongside humans on the earth, but that Moses, seeing his people oppressed by them, parted the waters and, after he and his people had retreated to safety, poured the waters back onto them, sending them to their current abode.[9]
Blajinii nu sunt morti!
Referinte mai gasiti in scrierile lui Mircea Eliade

Anca Nitu
Canada
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12

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Nov 11, 2010 - Changes made by Lucica Abil:
Language pair	English to Romanian => Romanian to English

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