Saint Parascheva celebration in Iași draws one of Romania’s largest pilgrimages

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00:01Tens of thousands of people are gathering and praying over the relics of Saint Parashiva

00:06in Yash, in eastern Romania, in what is one of the largest pilgrimages in the Eastern

00:12European nation. The Anor pilgrimage, which spans over eight days, is set to last until

00:19the Saint's Feast Day on October 14. The relics of Saint Parashiva were taken

00:26out of the cathedral and placed on a canopy, where they will remain until October 16.

00:56At the same time, people have been equipped with umbrellas and pelerines to resist as much as is needed.

01:03to resist as much as is needed.

01:08It's a great joy to be here.

01:20When we approach the Holy Spirit,

01:22we feel like a great joy,

01:24it's a great joy to be here.

01:27We bring joy to the Holy Spirit

01:30for a year of days.

01:32We pray for the children,

01:33for peace in the country

01:35and for a while.

01:37The courtyard of the metropolis

01:39and the city center in Iași

01:41are decked out in colorful flowers

01:43throughout the entire days of the pilgrimage.

01:47The theme of this year,

01:49the year of 2022,

01:51when we bring flowers,

01:53is the symphony of the crin.

01:57We have some crin

01:59or some special flowers

02:01with a perfume

02:02that we will feel

02:04and that we will love each other.

02:06They are colored,

02:07big, beautiful

02:08and they are many.

02:0958,000 crinzanteme

02:11have been prepared

02:12for the city of Iași.

02:15Whether we talk about crinzanteme

02:16green,

02:17green,

02:18green,

02:19red,

02:20all will be admired

02:22in Iași.

02:24The story of Saint Parashiva

02:26spans hundreds of years

02:28during which people felt

02:29that she had helped them.

02:31The saints of Moaște

02:33have been sacrificed

02:34for almost a millennium

02:37since she lived on this earth

02:40in many countries.

02:41We talk about Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria

02:45and Bulgaria

02:46to reach here in Iași

02:47in 1641.

02:50The feast of Saint Parashiva,

02:53the protector of the Moldova region

02:55was set by the Orthodox Church

02:57in 1955.

02:59The days leading to the feast

03:01are typically the busiest

03:03for the city of Iași

03:04and year by year,

03:05thousands of pilgrims

03:06around Romania

03:07make the trip

03:08to the regional capital.

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