Winter Holidays in my

town…..
Winter holidays in Romania is carried out between
30 November and 7 January and central points are
the days of Christmas, New Year and Boboteaza,
their most important feature is unparalleled
repertoire
rich in traditions and customs, artistic
achievements in literary, musical, dance .
 Carols, wishes of wealth and rich harvest plow,
Plugusorul, Sorcova, Vasilca, games with masks
(Goat, Deer, Weathercock, Turca), the songs stand
folk who are some of the events of the winter
holidays are some of most spectacular spiritual
manifestations of our people.
 Day of November 30,
celebration of Saint Andrew,
marks the beginning of winter
holidays.
In the popular tradition, this
night is where the evil spirits,
especially Ghosts, “moroii “-
given greater powers than in
the rest of the year and wine
among people harm them.
It is our "Halloween"! ...
 Also on this day, in some areas are
established relationships between
groups of lad and host house where
they are to gather group members to
repeat the texts of carols.
Obligations of the group are diverse:
carry water, breaking and carrying
wood, clean the household and
animal stables.
On this day, all Romanians make
wheat germ in several saucers are
how many family members and New
Year luck is interpreting what it will
take each depending on the height
of the blades of wheat.
 People are told that winter begins to Saint
Nicholas, on 6 December. Saint Nicholas is
old and has a white beard, and on this day,
he shook his beard, so you need to snow. It
says "Saint Nicholas rejuvenates.
        Usually, his birthday, Saint Nicholas
appears on a white horse (an allusion to the
snow that falls in December).
 Tonight on the eve (December 5),
children with great care they put their
shoes in that Saint Nicholas will make
various gifts: candy, toys, small items
of clothing. In some places put a stick-
rod having a moral course.
 Is celebrating
Saint Ignatius Teoforul which was a poor
man .When he wanted to cut the pig
escaped the ax in his father head. Because
all his life regretting for the act, he received
God's mercy.
Cutting pork on the dawn of
this day is a very important
moment that anticipates
Christmas. Pork is the ritual
of Christmas food for all
Romanians.
Sausages, Leber, Jelly pig, “Caltabos" (a sort of sausages
from the lungs, liver, rice), “sarmalute" (minced meat with
rice wrapped in sheets sauerkraut), meatball soup, roast
pork tray ,streaky pork .... are some of the traditional
foods that cook for Christmas dinner-familly dinner!
 Our traditional dessert … home-made
Christmas cakes –-COZONACI- every mother,
grandmother, mother-in low cakes boast as
larger and more fluffy, stuffed with nuts and
raisins.

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 Christmas Eve is personified
in the face of little Santa ,
younger brother of Santa
Christmas Eve Claus, who tradition says
was ascending sheep: Santa
Eve. The novel begins
spending since Christmas
eve, children walk with
Santa Eve ( "Trick or ...?") we
give and receive, especially
nuts and pretzels. It's good
to share dishes, so for the
Dead and as a sign of
affluence, the while, the
excellence, of the gifts. In
some places, it is believed
that those who do not want
to share, give, collects
penalties from Santa
Christmas Eve (the worst
being given to those who do
The feast of angels and Carols
singers, Carols Glorify
Nativity
The feast of the children and
parents, families. Singing
Carols is one
Then heaven and earth were
of
united, then the angels sang the most
with joy. spread
It is one of the most important habits of
festivals of the Romanians. Romanians
Get in houses Carols
singers?
 Carols for all houses is an ancient custom. Songs
that attract good fortune and blessings on all
people and households for the coming year. In the
past, carols were "special"-sang by priest, by pastor.
About the same time, the boys walk with "The Goat"
(Turca, Weathercock) or "Bear", in colorful and noisy
horde.
Carol songs that are
familiar today (especially
Star are rising up)” have

religious origin.
All the people in town come to Central Market to attend
the "lighting" the Christmas tree and then, night after
night to attend concerts of Christmas carols, traditional
artistic moments, full of fun memories about all was

happened during the year, meet with acquaintances.

We decorated Christmas trees in the past with apples,
nuts, pretzels and candles whose light banish evil from
the house and soul. Today we put colored balls and
garland and colored lights keep evil away from home.At
doors and gates we arrange garlands of pine, decorated
with pine cones and bows and silver bells, which drive
away evil and announces Carols-singers arrive to our
homes.
We produce Christmas cards that we
send those who are dear to us but is
far from us, but we offer to people
who have made today will be
beautiful throughout the year. We
write best wishes, such as "health
and prosperity”".