For the first time in my life, two days ago I met the German Easter Bunny. You know, this famous character with long chocolate ears… He invited me to have a red egg together and we chatted about his far away cousin – The Romanian Easter Bunny. Here’s a short part of our conversation:

Bunny: Hi what’s up?

Me: Hey Bunny, good to see you! I’m fine, just preparing for my first Easter out of home…

Bunny: Ooh, so you’re not meeting my Romanian cousin this year…

Me: No, this year I stay with you! How’s the cousin?

Bunny: He’s very busy these days. You know how things are happening back there. He has to help people clean the whole house for Easter, paint the eggs, make the traditional cakes – pasca and cozonac – and, of course, the delicious lamb stake and the lamb drob…

Me: Yes, I noticed, back home people are a bit busier than here for Easter. They prepare so many things, sometimes too many, then go to the church to take the light and hallow the food for the Easter dinner. It’s so nice! We love it! You should come and see sometimes…there are thousands of people in the yard of the church singing the Easter song and then spreading on the streets. The light of the candles make the night turn into day. And when the real day comes, people make that trick with the red egg…

Bunny: What trick?

Me: Don’t you know? In the first Easter morning we put a red egg and a coin in a bowl with water and they say that those people whose face is washed with that water will be red and healthy as the egg and, because of the coin, also fortunate with money.

Bunny: Ah, didn’t know that! Just knew you clash the eggs on each other and say a funny thing…And, yes, I know that in some parts of the country men go out in the first Easter evening and spray the women with perfume.

Me: Hahaha, yes, that’s right! In Transilvania! You know, Dracula’s territory…is not that bloody as we imagine! But in Moldavia, where I come from, the nuns in the monasteries turn every egg into a piece of art. Not just one color or two, but with really beautiful unique models.

Maybe I’ll bring you some next year. Those eggs are simply amazing! But…why are you so agitated?

Bunny: You see… I am not that safe these days. With all those Easter specialties, the Romanian cousin is a bit safer than I am. But here kids always want to eat the chocolate bunny, so I always have to watch my ears and my tail.

Me: Don’t worry bunny, I’ll protect you…

Bunny: You don’t understand…they are unstoppable. Here they come, sorry, but I have to run. Give them this small imitation of me and tell them I’ll be back! Must go now….bye!

Me: Bye bye Bunny! And Happy Easter!