{"id":5973,"date":"2010-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paginiromanesti.ca\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2020-02-24T19:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T00:17:00","slug":"cum-ne-alegem-sarbatorile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/2010\/02\/28\/cum-ne-alegem-sarbatorile\/","title":{"rendered":"Cum ne-alegem sarbatorile?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ne-am obi\u0219nuit de mult: la Montr\u00e9al, nu \u00eent\u00e2mpin\u0103m cu ghiocei prim\u0103var\u0103 calendaristic\u0103, ci cu z\u0103pad\u0103. Dar ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 cu s\u0103rb\u0103torile pe care le \u021bineam, \u00een aceast\u0103 perioada, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia? M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul, 8 Martie? Mai a\u0219teapt\u0103 doamnele s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 o floare \u00een zilele respective?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Se mai simt b\u0103rba\u021bii obliga\u021bi s\u0103 fac\u0103 gesturi speciale? Mai poart\u0103 cineva \u0219nurul alb-ro\u0219u? Am adoptat s\u0103rb\u0103torile de-aici, pentru c\u0103 ne e mai u\u0219or s\u0103 \u00eentr\u0103m \u00een atmosfera general\u0103 sau \u00eenc\u0103 ne str\u0103duim s\u0103 p\u0103str\u0103m c\u00e2teva tradi\u021bii?<\/p>\n

Am plecat \u00een c\u0103utarea r\u0103spunsurilor, printre rom\u00e2nii din Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Rom\u00e2nii au adoptat foarte repede, la ei acas\u0103, s\u0103rb\u0103toarea Sf\u00e2ntului Valentin, un import occidental. Cum tradi\u021bia vesticilor era mult mai bine conturat\u0103, i-a \u201eluat fa\u021b\u0103\u201d c\u00e2t ai clipi sfrijitului nostru Dragobete, care oricum tr\u0103gea s\u0103 moar\u0103. Nici m\u0103car data Dragobetelui nu-i prea cunoscut\u0103, de\u0219i e \u00een aceea\u0219i luna cu Valentine\u2019s: 24 februarie.<\/p>\n

M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul pare \u00eens\u0103 mult mai rezistent c\u0103 tradi\u021bie. Unii se str\u0103duiesc s\u0103-l \u021bin\u0103 an de an, chiar dac\u0103 departe de Rom\u00e2nia e ceva mai dificil. Pentru rom\u00e2nii n\u0103scu\u021bi sau crescu\u021bi aici, e unul dintre pu\u021bi\u00adnele obiceiuri rom\u00e2ne\u0219\u021bi simpatice \u0219i u\u0219or de integrat: se \u021bine la dat\u0103 fix\u0103 – care nu-i complicat de re\u021binut, dat fiind c\u0103 e vorba de un simbol al prim\u0103verii – \u0219i are un semn distinct \u0219i inedit: \u0219nurul alb\/ro\u0219u, cu sau f\u0103r\u0103 alte brizbrizuri. Un alt atu important este acela c\u0103 nu presupune mese tradi\u021bionale sau alte complica\u021bii.<\/p>\n

C\u00e2t despre 8 Martie, Ziua femeii, ea e mai mult un fel de nostalgie. Pentru unele doamne, mai ales.<\/p>\n

\u201eSincer, s\u0103rb\u0103toarea de Sf\u00e2ntul Valentin am \u00eenceput s-o \u021binem doar de c\u00e2nd suntem aici. Este un bun prilej s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m ciocolat\u0103 \u00eempre\u00adun\u0103 cu copiii \u0219i, practic, s\u0103 ne r\u0103sf\u0103\u021b\u0103m un pic, a\u0219a cum f\u0103ceam \u00een Rom\u00e2nia de 8 Martie. \u00centotdeauna merg la restaurant cu so\u021bul, dar locul eu \u00eel aleg. De 1 Martie, pri\u00admesc, de obicei, m\u0103r\u021bi\u00adsoare de acas\u0103. \u0218i recunosc c\u0103, de fiecare dat\u0103, am lacrimi \u00een ochi. De 8 Martie, \u00eencerc de 6 ani s\u0103 le explic femeilor cu care lucrez c\u0103 este ziua noastr\u0103, dar ele prefer\u0103 s\u0103 serbeze Ziua mamei. A\u0219a c\u0103, \u00een ziua res\u00adpectiva, sun acas\u0103, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia sau ne felicit\u0103m \u00eentre noi, ro\u00adm\u00e2ncele de aici\u201d. (Alice, Laval)<\/p>\n

\u201eSf\u00e2ntul Valentin nu-l serbez, \u00eel consider gol \u0219i comercial. \u00cens\u0103 \u00eentotdeauna \u00eei cump\u0103r so\u021biei un m\u0103r\u021bi\u0219or \u0219i neap\u0103rat un buchet de flori pe 8 Martie. Vine prim\u0103vara \u0219i ea chiar e frumoas\u0103 c\u0103 o floare. (Sper s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 ce i-am scris.)\u201d (Ilie, Montr\u00e9al)<\/p>\n

\u201eA\u0219 zice c\u0103 Sf\u00e2ntul Valentin e singura s\u0103rb\u0103toare care sparge lunga iarn\u0103 pe care-o tr\u0103im aici. \u00cen primii ani, nu am s\u0103rb\u0103\u00adtorit-o, fiindc\u0103 nu \u00eemi spunea ni\u00admic. S\u0103-i spun so\u021biei c\u0103 o iubesc pe 14 februarie… \u00cei spun mereu \u0219i, oricum, mi se p\u0103rea exagerat s\u0103 \u021binem o Zi a \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bilor, c\u00e2nd aveam deja peste 15 ani de c\u0103snicie.<\/p>\n

Dup\u0103 un timp, a\u0219a cum am adoptat, datorit\u0103 copiilor, Halloweenul, am adoptat \u0219i Valentine\u2019s \u0219i chiar ne-am obi\u0219nuit s\u0103 o serb\u0103m. De obicei, ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim cu alte cupluri de amici \u0219i petrecem la un restaurant. O oca\u00adzie s\u0103 mai ie\u0219im din cas\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 se simt\u0103 \u0219i nevasta-mea bine. \u0218i eu cu ea. M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul este o poveste care a r\u0103mas acas\u0103, de\u0219i mai primim, uneori, prin po\u0219t\u0103, m\u0103r\u021bi\u00adsoare din \u021bar\u0103. Iar de 8 Martie, \u00een primii ani, aveam obiceiul s\u0103 \u00eei ofer un buchet de flori, dar acum, recunosc, de multe ori nici nu \u0219tiu c\u00e2nd a trecut ziua cu pricina\u201d. (Doru, Rive-Sud)<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00cencerc\u0103m, pe c\u00e2t posibil, s\u0103 p\u0103str\u0103m s\u0103rb\u0103torile din Rom\u00e2nia \u0219i s\u0103 ne acomod\u0103m cu cele de pe-aici. De Sf\u00e2ntul Valentin, mergem la restaurant. Anul acesta am fost la un restaurant rom\u00e2nesc, unde am fost foarte pl\u0103cut impresiona\u021bi de modul \u00een care s-a organizat petrecerea.<\/p>\n

De altfel, de Valentin ne pla\u00adce s\u0103 dan\u00ads\u0103m. M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul e o sar\u00adba\u00adtoare care \u00eemi st\u00e2rne\u0219te nostalgii: mirosul de prim\u0103var\u0103, ghioceii, \u021big\u0103ncile cu zambile, femeile g\u0103tite \u0219i frumoa\u00adse… Nu avem aici a\u0219a ceva, a\u0219a c\u0103, la 1 martie, m\u0103 bucur c\u0103 mai r\u0103m\u00e2n doar c\u00e2te\u00adva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni de iarn\u0103 \u0219i gata. Iar 8 Martie era ziua \u00een care noi, femeile, eram r\u0103sfa\u021b\u0103\u00adte: ni se da\u00addea drumul acas\u0103 mai repede de la servi\u00ad\u00adciu, eram coafa\u00adte, vesele, frumos \u00eembr\u0103cate. Toate aveam bra\u021bele \u00een\u00adcarcate de flori \u0219i era mare ru\u0219i\u00adne pentru un b\u0103rbat s\u0103 nu ofere o floa\u00adre unei doamne.<\/p>\n

Continui s\u0103 serbez, dar nu cu acela\u0219i entuziasm. La lucru, pu\u021bini \u0219tiu c\u0103 este ziua noas\u00adtra (doar cei din Europa de Est); nici g\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u021bi dea \u0219eful drumul mai devreme. Am \u00eens\u0103 un grup de prie\u00ad\u021bene bune \u0219i ie\u0219im s\u0103 ne distr\u0103m \u00eentre noi, fetele\u201d. (Raluca, Montr\u00e9al)<\/p>\n

\u201eNu prea sunt genul de om care se da \u00een v\u00e2nt dup\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103tori prestabilite. Cu at\u00e2t mai pu\u021bin dup\u0103 cele comerciale, iar acum toate, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i Cr\u0103ciunul sau Pa\u0219tele, au c\u0103p\u0103tat aceast\u0103 tent\u0103. Merg cu prie\u00ad\u00adtena mea la petreceri de Valentine\u2019s mai mult pentru c\u0103 a\u0219a \u00ee\u0219i dore\u0219te ea, dar cred c\u0103 b\u0103rba\u021bii, \u00een general, nu au nevoie de asemenea pretexte pentru a ie\u0219i din rutin\u0103 \u0219i a se sim\u021bi bine \u00eentr-o sear\u0103. Iar m\u0103r\u00ad\u021bi\u0219oare ofer – c\u00e2teodat\u0103, c\u00e2nd g\u0103sesc \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor – colegelor de la lucru, care sunt de alte na\u021biona\u00adlitati, fiindc\u0103 pentru ele e o curio-zitate \u0219i se bucur\u0103 s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 asemenea aten\u021bii \u201eexotice\u201d. \u0218i mie mi-a pl\u0103cut c\u00e2nd am primit, la \u00eenceput de an, un b\u0103nu\u021b \u201eporte-bonheur\u201d de la un coleg mexican.\u201d (C\u0103t\u0103lin, Montr\u00e9al)<\/p>\n

\u201eDe 8 Martie \u0219i M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219or mi-ar pl\u0103cea s\u0103 merg la restaurante ro\u00adm\u0103\u00ad\u00adne\u0219ti. Altfel, printre localnici, nu simt acea bucurie c\u0103 se apropie prim\u0103var\u0103. E \u0219i normal – alt\u0103 cultur\u0103, mult\u0103 z\u0103pad\u0103. Am fost o dat\u0103, pe 8 Martie, la un restaurant rusesc \u0219i a fost frumos \u0219i acolo. Dar m\u0103 bucur s\u0103 v\u0103d c\u0103 anul acesta se organizeaz\u0103 petreceri la restaurante rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, abia a\u0219tept!\u201d (Jenica, Laval)<\/p>\n

\u201eEu \u0219i prietenul meu, care este tot rom\u00e2n, s\u0103rb\u0103torim Sf\u00e2ntul Valentin, ca to\u021bi colegii \u0219i prietenii no\u0219tri. Prin cluburi \u0219i restaurante sunt multe evenimente organizate special. M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul \u00eel primesc \u00een fiecare an de la bunica, de acas\u0103, din Rom\u00e2nia, iar despre 8 Martie \u0219tiu doar c\u0103 este ziua femeii.\u201d (Anca, Montr\u00e9al)<\/p>\n

\u201eHalloween, Sf\u00e2ntul Valentin \u0219i alte inven\u021bii comerciale… La \u00eenceput ni se p\u0103rea caraghios s\u0103 ai o Zi a \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bilor, dar am sf\u00e2r\u00adsit prin a o serba \u0219i noi. M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul \u00eemi r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u00eens\u0103 o s\u0103rb\u0103toare drag\u0103, o rena\u0219tere \u0219i o bine\u00adcuvan\u00adtat\u0103 aducere aminte a prim\u0103verii rom\u00e2ne\u0219\u021bi. \u00cen fiecare an cump\u0103r cu sfin\u021benie m\u0103r\u021bi\u0219oare pentru fetele mele. C\u00e2nd erau mici, le purtau c\u0103 br\u0103\u021bar\u0103. Acum le ofer \u0219i le las\u0103 \u00eentr-un col\u021b de camera.<\/p>\n

Eu continui s\u0103 le ofer \u00een fiecare an \u0219i, de atfel, \u00eel port pe-al meu 9 zile din luna martie \u0219i sunt m\u00e2ndr\u0103 de el. Colegii m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103, la serviciu, ce reprezint\u0103, iar eu le r\u0103spund cu pl\u0103cere. Odat\u0103, am oferit colegei mele peruviene un m\u0103r\u021bi\u0219or, pe care l-a purtat p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een iunie. De 8 Martie, ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim \u00een fiecare an cu o familie de prieteni \u0219i ie\u0219im la un restaurant rusesc sau rom\u00e2nesc. Recunosc c\u0103 am fost cam de\u00adcep\u00adtionata de restaurantele rom\u00e2ne\u0219\u021bi, dar sper c\u0103 op\u021biunile s\u0103 fie mai variate anul acesta \u0219i s\u0103 avem parte de petreceri \u0219i spectacole de calitate.\u201d (Daniela, Montr\u00e9al)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ne-am obi\u0219nuit de mult: la Montr\u00e9al, nu \u00eent\u00e2mpin\u0103m cu ghiocei prim\u0103var\u0103 calendaristic\u0103, ci cu z\u0103pad\u0103. Dar ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 cu s\u0103rb\u0103torile pe care le \u021bineam, \u00een aceast\u0103 perioada, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia? M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219orul, 8 Martie? Mai a\u0219teapt\u0103 doamnele s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 o floare \u00een zilele respective? Se mai simt b\u0103rba\u021bii obliga\u021bi s\u0103 fac\u0103 gesturi speciale? Mai poart\u0103 cineva […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":28957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6],"tags":[4347,1417,1991],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5444794270_fdb4733d42.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9PoWe-1yl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}