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Romanian

Romanian is the race where vampires originated from. A famous historical "Vampire" Was Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula, who was known for impaling people then dipping bread in their blood. They are a Slavic race, like Russians. The Language is a mix of Latin with some German, French, English, Greek, and Hungarian. Romanian is very close to the Italian Language.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Justina, Vasilisa, Anatasia, Mara, Anamaria, Alina, Alexandra, Christina, Daniela, Gabriela, Ioana, Dorina, Ianna, Ilinca, Elisabeta, Ivana, Ivona, Izaebla, Reveca, Talyssa, Zelma, Aurelia, Cici, Daciana, Iolanda, Petronella, Relia, Silviana, Sorina, Starlene, Ylenia, Zaharia, Rodica, Vanda, Velouette, Viorica, Viviana, Zina

Masculine names

Alexandru, Vlad, Radu, Mircea, Minhea, Daniel, Anghel, Apostol, Aurel, Beniamin, Claudiu, Christian, Dracul, Decebal, Danut, Dumitru, Iosif, Iulian, Laurentu, Lucian, Nandru, Neculai, Nicolae, Stefan, Tiberiu, Valeriu, Viorel, Vali Veaceslav, Sorin, Skender, Sliviu, Serghei, Mitica, Marku, Iacob, Grigore, Haralamn, Horatiu,

Unisex names

Gabi, Anastasie, Alex

Family names

Albescu, Albu, Aldea, Andrei, Ardelean, Baciu, Balan, Barbaneagra, Barbu, Bogdan, Botezatu, Bucur, Cazacu, Cel Tradat, Ciobanu, Cojocaru, Craioveanu, Dalca, Dan, Dragavei, Eder, Enache, Erner, Fieraru, Fischer, Floarea, Florescu, Funar, Lazarescu, Luca, Lupu, Maier, Mitrea

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Romanian

Common Etiquette rules

Be a decent fucking human being in general respecting women and the elderly, hold doors open, don't chew gum, dress nicely, don't wear hats inside. You can fight over bills(It's polite!) you should tip everyone single worker, not just waitresses, tip doctors, and shit.

Common Dress code

Romanians like to dress fancy, wearing dresses and suits. They also like casual wear like casual-chic

Art & Architecture

The architecture is diverse, very medieval, a little modern

Birth & Baptismal Rites

The midwife plays a fundamental role during the ritual of baptism, as she is the one to take the child to church. She is meant to take a pagan to the church and bring home a Christian.

Funerary and Memorial customs

At the cemetery, the priest drizzles the coffin with wine and oil then reads a special prayer. Once it's all over, everyone goes back home where the relatives of the deceased prepared a special funeral dish called "coliva". It's a sweet meal made of pearl barley and it contains sugar and nuts, and is usually decorated with a cross.

Common Taboos

  • Extending the pinky and index finger while bending the thumb, middle and ring finger (the vertical horns) usually means one’s wife is cheating on them. It can also be used for "rock" from "rock n roll".
  • If you are offered food or a drink in a social situation, it's best not to refuse as the person will most likely be very offended if you do so. This depends from person to person.
  • Putting your thumb in between your middle and index finger while making a fist is not an obscene gesture, but not a pleasant one either. It means "ciuciu" something like “ you are not going to see this ever". For example, if you give something to someone, and you dont think are going to get it back, you say "Ill receive ciuciu" and you show the sign.
  • If a black cat crosses your way, bring bad luck
  • If you take the garbage out at night, means you take the money out of the house.
  • If a woman leaves her purse on the floor, means she will be poor.
  If you whistle at night, you bring damage and bad luck.  
  • If you break a mirror, youll have 7 years of bad luck.
  • The cat always sleeps in the room where bad energy is.
  • When a woman sits on the ground, she might get sick, and if it is serious, she might not have any children.

Common Myths and Legends

Urias(Think Titans)

Historical figures

Vlad the Impaler

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

Skinny but curvy, big eyes, full lips,

Gender Ideals

You know, what feminists hate. Men are main source of income, while women take care of the house, children, keep their husbands in check. Women can also have jobs but it's difficult to fucking raise kids and work at the same time.

Courtship Ideals

Men ask the father for permission to marry, some will give gifts and cash as a way to ask for a hand in marriage.
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