1.0Radio Romania Internationalhttps://www.rri.ro/enAna-Maria Cononovicihttps://www.rri.ro/en/author/ana-maria-cononovicirich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="H4l0sjCnkv"><a href="https://www.rri.ro/en/features-and-reports/inside-romania/coliva-reinterpreted-id1029258.html">Coliva reinterpreted</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rri.ro/en/features-and-reports/inside-romania/coliva-reinterpreted-id1029258.html/embed#?secret=H4l0sjCnkv" width="600" height="338" title="“Coliva reinterpreted” — Radio Romania International" data-secret="H4l0sjCnkv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.rri.ro/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.rri.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Coliva-Buna-Vestire-foto-Mariana-Chirita-RRI.jpg1280720Made from boiled, sweetened and decorated wheat, coliva is an integral part of funerals and memorial services, symbolizing the connection between life and death, through the prism of Christian teachings. The origins of coliva take us to the first centuries of Christianity and are linked to a miracle of Saint Theodore Tiron, recorded in the […]