Author: Cătălina Munteanu

Moldovan Holidays 2025: A Complete Cultural Guide

Moldova is one of Europe’s most religious cultures, with about 95% of the population identifying with some form of Eastern Orthodoxy. Its holiday calendar is dominated by religious observances and even civic holidays are often marked with religious overtones, with speeches and services given by church officials. Moldova remains a largely conservative and majority-rural society, […]

The Moldovan Food Dictionary 

Moldovan cooking developed over centuries in the fertile lands between the Prut and Dniester rivers, where a temperate climate, rich soils, and rolling farmland supported abundant agriculture. Early inhabitants, including Thracians and Dacians, cultivated wheat, barley, and grapes, while herding sheep and cattle for dairy and meat. Roman rule expanded viticulture, but bread, dairy, and […]

The Talking Romanian (in Moldova) Phrasebook

The Talking Phrasebook Series presents useful phrases and words in side-by-side translation and with audio files specifically geared to help students work on listening skills and pronunciation. Below, you will find several useful phrases and words. To the left is the English and to the far right is the Romanian translation. In the center column […]