You give them a present, you call them and wish them "La Multi Ani" (I wish you many years) (Really roughly translated is: At Multiple Years).
Yesterday was: Constantin, Maica and Elena Day.
The mayor's, my counterpart's name is Constantin Ivan (I think Constantin is his middle name), so he had a small
lunch party and I got him a packet of coffee and kisses on his cheeks. Here's most of us who work in the Mayor's office =)Did I forget to mention that Romanians do the kisses on the cheeks here, left right, right left, it doesn't matter.
I think I've never mentioned either that Everyone here has a Godmother or/and Godfather and that you take their name (you are named after them when you as a baby are baptized).
The naming here does confuse me. There's not enough name days for everyone's name, but I see the advantage of having a name day. However, if people take their godparent's name when they're baptized, and you can be the godparent of more than one kid, that means a lot of people are named the same.
I think 1/3 or 1/4 of all the women I've met have been named: Mihaela. Very beautiful name, but it's way popular here.
I have 2 godmothers, and that confuses the Romanians...Good times.
