Chava

__**My adopted country is**__: Romania

__**Capital city**__: Bucharest

__**Population**__: 21,482,395

__**Languages**__: Romanian, Hungarian, Romani, Ukranian, German, Serbian, Russian

__**Religions:**__ Christianity- Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Greek Catholicism, Protestantism- Islam, Jews and there are also 23,105 people of no religion.

__**Currency**__: Leu- banknotes, Bani-coins

__**Famous for**__: Beautiful land, The myth about Dracula, being one of the countries to participate in the first three Fifa World Cups.

= __**Webb Ellis Cup:**__ =

=== **The Webb Ellis cup is awarded to the winning team of the Rugby World Cup. The cup is named after William Webb Ellis, who is often credited as the inventor of rugby football.****The cup has been presented to the winning team since the first competition in 1987. It has been held by Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and England. The cup is gilded silver and is 38 centimeters.** === === **The current holders are South Africa after beating England 15-6 in the 2007 Final in Paris. The trophy was until recently on display in Newlands**, South Africa, where it had stayed for two years following the victory. Last year it was returned to the home of the IRB, Ireland. It is currently on tour around the New Zealand Provinces along with the Tri Nations, Bledisloe Cup, Hillary Shield, Womens World Cup and the Junior World Cup trophies. It will spend the remainder of the year in New Zealand until the 2011 Rugby World Cup. ===

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 * 1) Year: 1987- New Zealand
 * 2) Year: 1991- Australia
 * 3) Year: 1995- South Africa
 * 4) Year: 1999- Australia
 * 5) Year: 2003- England
 * 6) Year: 2007- South Africa

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= **The words in Romanian:** =

**Goodbye: La Revedere﻿**
**Romanian National Anthem:**

||~ Literal Translation ||
 * ~ Original Romanian
 * Deşteaptă-te, române, din somnul cel de moarte, || Wake up, Romanian, from the sleep of death ||
 * În care te-adânciră barbarii de tirani || Into which you have been sunk by the barbaric tyrants ||
 * Acum ori niciodată croieşte-ţi altă soartă, || Now, or never, make a new fate for yourself, ||
 * La care să se-nchine şi cruzii tăi duşmani. || To which even your enemies will bow. ||
 * Acum ori niciodată să dăm dovezi în lume || Now or never let us give proof to the world ||
 * Că-n aste mâni mai curge un sânge de roman, || That in these veins a [|Roman] blood still flows, ||
 * Şi că-n a noastre piepturi păstrăm cu fală-un nume || That in our chests we hold a name with pride ||
 * Triumfător în lupte, un nume de Traian. || The victor in his battles, the name of [|Trajan] ! [|[note 1]] ||
 * //Înalţă-ţi lata frunte şi caută-n giur de tine,// || Raise your broad forehead and look around you ||
 * //Cum stau ca brazi în munte voinici sute de mii;// || Like fir trees, hundreds of thousands of strong men stand; ||
 * //Un glas ei mai aşteaptă şi sar ca lupi în stâne,// || Just waiting for a voice to pounce like wolves on sheep, ||
 * //Bătrâni, bărbaţi, juni, tineri, din munţi şi din câmpii.// || Elders, men, youths, boys, from mountains and from the plains. ||
 * Priviţi, măreţe umbre, Mihai, Ştefan, Corvine, || Watch on, great shadows, [|Mihai], [|Stefan] , [|Corvinus] , ||
 * Româna naţiune, ai voştri strănepoţi, || The Romanian Nation, your great-grandchildren, ||
 * Cu braţele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine, || With weapons in their arms, with your fire in their veins, ||
 * "Viaţa-n libertate ori moarte" strigă toţi. || "Life in freedom or death!" shout all. ||
 * //Pre voi vă nimiciră a pizmei răutate// || You were vanquished by the evils of your envy ||
 * //Şi oarba neunire la Milcov şi Carpaţi// || And by your blind disunity, at [|Milcov] and the [|Carpathians] ||
 * //Dar noi, pătrunşi la suflet de sfânta libertate,// || But we, whose souls were pierced by holy liberty, ||
 * //Jurăm că vom da mâna, să fim pururea fraţi.// || Swear that for ever in brotherhood will join. ||
 * //O mamă văduvită de la Mihai cel Mare// || A widowed mother from the time of Michael the Great [|[note 2]] ||
 * //Pretinde de la fii-şi azi mână d-ajutori,// || Claims from her sons today a helping hand, ||
 * //Şi blastămă cu lacrămi în ochi pe orişicare,// || Casting curses, with tears in her eyes, on whosoever, ||
 * //În astfel de pericul s-ar face vânzători.// || In such great peril, a traitor would become. ||
 * //De fulgere să piară, de trăsnet şi pucioasă,// || Of thunder and of brimstone should they perish ||
 * //Oricare s-ar retrage din gloriosul loc,// || Those who flee our glorious endeavor ||
 * //Când patria sau mama, cu inima duioasă,// || When our land or our mother with tears in her heart, ||
 * //Va cere ca să trecem prin sabie şi foc.// || Will ask us to cross through swords and blazing fire. ||
 * //N-ajunge iataganul barbarei semilune,// || Didn't we have enough of the // [|yatagan] // of the [|barbaric crescent] ||
 * //A cărui plăgi fatale şi azi le mai simţim;// || Whose fatal wounds even today we still feel; ||
 * //Acum se vâră cnuta în vetrele străbune,// || Now the [|knout][|[note 3]] is intruding our ancestral homes, ||
 * //Dar martor ne e Domnul că vii nu o primim.// || But we give witness before the Lord that alive, we do not accept it ||
 * //N-ajunge despotismul cu-ntreaga lui orbie,// || Didn't we have enough of the blinded despotism ||
 * //Al cărui jug de seculi ca vitele-l purtăm;// || Whose yoke, like cattle, for centuries we've carried? ||
 * //Acum se-ncearcă cruzii, cu oarba lor trufie,// || Now let the cruel ones try, in their blind arrogance, ||
 * //Să ne răpească limba, dar morţi numai o dăm.// || To take away our language, we'll give it only if we're dead! ||
 * //Români din patru unghiuri, acum ori niciodată// || Romanians from the four corners, now or never ||
 * //Uniţi-vă în cuget, uniţi-vă-n simţiri.// || Unite in thought, unite in feeling ||
 * //Strigaţi în lumea largă că Dunărea-i furată// || Proclaim to the wide world that the [|Danube] is stolen ||
 * //Prin intrigă şi silă, viclene uneltiri.// || Through intrigue and coercion, sly machinations ||
 * Preoţi, cu crucea-n frunte căci oastea e creştină, || Priests, lead with your crucifixes! Because our army is Christian, ||
 * Deviza-i libertate şi scopul ei preasfânt. || The motto is Liberty and its goal is holy, ||
 * Murim mai bine-n luptă, cu glorie deplină, || Better to die in battle, in full glory, ||
 * Decât să fim sclavi iarăşi în vechiul nost'pământ. || Than to once again be slaves upon our ancient ground! ||
 * __ Questions to ask about Romania: __**
 * //Români din patru unghiuri, acum ori niciodată// || Romanians from the four corners, now or never ||
 * //Uniţi-vă în cuget, uniţi-vă-n simţiri.// || Unite in thought, unite in feeling ||
 * //Strigaţi în lumea largă că Dunărea-i furată// || Proclaim to the wide world that the [|Danube] is stolen ||
 * //Prin intrigă şi silă, viclene uneltiri.// || Through intrigue and coercion, sly machinations ||
 * Preoţi, cu crucea-n frunte căci oastea e creştină, || Priests, lead with your crucifixes! Because our army is Christian, ||
 * Deviza-i libertate şi scopul ei preasfânt. || The motto is Liberty and its goal is holy, ||
 * Murim mai bine-n luptă, cu glorie deplină, || Better to die in battle, in full glory, ||
 * Decât să fim sclavi iarăşi în vechiul nost'pământ. || Than to once again be slaves upon our ancient ground! ||
 * __ Questions to ask about Romania: __**
 * __ Questions to ask about Romania: __**


 * 1) **** What language do you speak in Romania? **
 * 2) **** What Holidays or/and special events do you celebrate that have to do with the Romanian culture? **
 * 3) **** What is the land like in Romania? **
 * 4) **** What are the schools like in Romania? **
 * 5) **** Is there a certain ceremony or procedure that you have to go through when you get to a certain age in Romania? (e.g.: Serve In the military ect.) **
 * 6) **** Does Romania have a traditional food? If so, what is it? **
 * 7) **** What is the drinking age limit in Romania? **
 * 8) **** What is the driving age limit in Romania? **
 * 9) **** What type of currency do you use in Romania? **
 * 10) **** Does Romania have a national costume? **


 * 1) **** In an open question, the answerer is required to give a longer, more detailed answer, with an explanation. In a closed question the answer is usually either “yes” or “no”. The answer can also be a different word, or a number. Eg: How much butter do you need for the cake recipe? Answer: 500 grams. **


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