ŞCOALA
GIMNAZIALĂ
Tudor
Vladimirescu
TÂRGOVIŞTE-
ROMANIA
“Cr ciun Fericit !“ means
ă
“Merry Christmas!”in Romanian
language
How to celebrate a romanian
c
hristmas
Make a star
(called’’Steaua’’)out of
shiny paper and wood
and attach it to a
broomstich for the bader
of your group to carry.
Hang bells and rille on
it ,along with a picture
of the Holy Family.
CAROLS
Go from house to house until the
earlz hours of Christmas morning
The Bear’s Dance ‘-’URSUL’’
The bear’s dance can be seen on
New Year’s Eve only in Moldovia
Singing carols is a very important
part of the Romanian Christmas
festivities. Throughout the Christmas
season, little Romanian children
(especially those in the villages) visit
every house in the local comunity
singing carols such as Steaua ('The
Star'), Trei Pastori ('The Three
Shepherds') and Mos Craciun ('Santa
Claus') and reciting poems
and legends tied to the festival
Cracium Romanian territory is one of
the most important holidays.In
Romanian folklore says that the Virgin
Mary must give birth to the Son of
God,walking from house to house asking
people to offer shelter to give brith
Christmas or Christian Nativity is a
feast celebrated on 25 December.
Food of Christmas
In Romanian familes, all the women cook for three days
leading up to 'Craciun'. Christmas dinner in Romania is a
rich, multi-course meal. On the top of the menu comes
various kinds of pork sausages, along with plumbrandy and
home made pickles. 'Sarmale' , an indispensable item for the
festive dinner, comes next. This dish consists of pickled
cabbage leaves stuffed with a combination of pork and beef,
along with rice, pepper, thyme and other spices. Other
dishes to follow are roasted pork and turkey with red wine.
The wine is consumed to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The
last item is 'cozonaci', a cake filled with nuts and raisins. All
the members of the extended family enjoy the feast
together.
The
traditional
Christmas
dessert is
called
"cozonac."
This rich
fruit bread
requires a
long
preparation
time that
begins early
on the
morning of
Christmas
Eve.
The Christmas tree is
decorated on Christmas Eve
with
walnuts,chestnuts,candies,a
pples and chocolates
Wrapped in colored paper
Romania is a country with several cultural influences, so
Christmas traditions are quite diverse and cannot be
generalized.