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Page 1: Romanian Holidays Customs and Traditions Oana Enea
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Romanian Holidays Romanian Holidays Customs and Customs and

TraditionsTraditionsOana EneaOana Enea

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ChristmasChristmas• Christmas in Romania is Christmas in Romania is

a major annual celebration, a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the as in most countries of the Christian world. Christian world. The Christmas and holiday The Christmas and holiday season starts officially on season starts officially on November 30, on Saint November 30, on Saint Andrew’s Day and ends on Andrew’s Day and ends on January 7, with the January 7, with the celebration of Saint John. celebration of Saint John. Other major holidays in Other major holidays in this period are Great Union this period are Great Union Day, Saint Day, Saint Nicolas day, Christmas Nicolas day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephan., New Year’s Stephan., New Year’s Eve(named Revelion in Eve(named Revelion in Romania).Romania).

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Traditional Christmas Traditional Christmas MusicMusic

• Music is an important part of Christmas Music is an important part of Christmas celebration all over Romania. There is a special celebration all over Romania. There is a special genre of music, related to Christmas carols but genre of music, related to Christmas carols but with more traditional Christian lyrics. These are with more traditional Christian lyrics. These are named named colinde.colinde.

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The “colinda” The “colinda”

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The children feel like they The children feel like they are living a fairytale are living a fairytale forChristmas Eve.forChristmas Eve.

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The Christmas TreeThe Christmas Tree

• The Christmas The Christmas Tree is one of the Tree is one of the most important most important thing that shoud thing that shoud be on the be on the Christmas list for Christmas list for the perfect way to the perfect way to celebrate Jesus’s celebrate Jesus’s birth.birth.

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Santa ClausSanta Claus

• Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Christmas tradition for children for many years. Christmas tradition for children for many years. These letters contain a wishlist  of toys. These letters contain a wishlist  of toys.

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Christmas foodChristmas food

• On Christmas Day,every Romanian family have on their table On Christmas Day,every Romanian family have on their table sarmale, caltabosi, carnati and toba(sarmale, caltabosi, carnati and toba( traditional food in Romania) traditional food in Romania)

Romanian Christmas dishes generally use pork. Romanian Christmas dishes generally use pork.• Near all these types of food Romanians drink wine. and also Near all these types of food Romanians drink wine. and also tuicatuica

(plum brandy) as anappetizer . (plum brandy) as anappetizer . All pork preparation things start on Ignat Day. Then all All pork preparation things start on Ignat Day. Then all

appetizers are prepared and all the rest at least half prepared.. appetizers are prepared and all the rest at least half prepared..

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The traditional The traditional “cozonac”“cozonac”

• Cozonac Cozonac is a sweet is a sweet bread, to which bread, to which milk, sugar, eggs, milk, sugar, eggs, butter and raisins butter and raisins are added. are added.

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DragobeteDragobete• DragobeteDragobete is a  is a

traditional Romanian holiday traditional Romanian holiday originating from Dacian times originating from Dacian times and celebrated on February, and celebrated on February, the 24the 24thth.. It is around this .. It is around this time that the birds begin to time that the birds begin to build their nests and mate. build their nests and mate.

• In Romania, In Romania, Dragobete Dragobete is is known as a day for lovers, known as a day for lovers, rather like Valentine's Day.rather like Valentine's Day.

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Mărțișor Mărțișor • MărțișorMărțișor i is an old Romanian s an old Romanian

celebration at the beginning of celebration at the beginning of spring, on March the 1st, which spring, on March the 1st, which according to old calendar was also according to old calendar was also considered as the beginning of the considered as the beginning of the new year. new year.

• The name Mărțișor is the diminutive The name Mărțișor is the diminutive of marț, the old folk name for of marț, the old folk name for March (Martie, in modern March (Martie, in modern Romanian), and this literally means Romanian), and this literally means "little March". "little March".

• Mărțișor, Mărțișor, is the name for the red and is the name for the red and white string from which a small white string from which a small decoration is tied, and which is decoration is tied, and which is offered by people on the 1st day of offered by people on the 1st day of March. It is believed that the one March. It is believed that the one who wears the red and white string who wears the red and white string will be strong and healthy for the will be strong and healthy for the year to come. It is also a symbol of year to come. It is also a symbol of the coming spring. the coming spring.

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Martisor legend:Once the sun has descended on earth, and took the image of a young man to attend a national dance hora in one village. Evil dragon, seeing

that he got a young face, kidnapped and imprisoned him in a prison, causing suffering to

whole nature. It is said that the rivers have stopped flowing; the birds no longer sing . . . the children stop to laughing. No one knew what to do until a brave young man decided to face the dragon and releasing the sun. It started his trip,

with an imaginable power that no one has.Trip of young men lasted 3 seasons: summer, autumn and winter. At the end of winter, he

found castle of dragon and fought for days until the dragon was shot down. Weak and badly injured, the young man managed to reach to

prison where the sun was, issued him and after he died, his blood flowing on snow white. The sun

climbed the sky and proclaimed the coming of spring, filling the hearts of people with

happiness. Since then, young pupils make two pieces, one white and one red, giving the girls that they love or those close. Red signifies love for all that is beautiful, reminiscent the color of

blood of brave young men. White symbolizes purity, health and snowdrop, the first flower of

spring.

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EasterEaster

• Easter in Romania is celebrated according Easter in Romania is celebrated according to the rituals of the Eastern Orthodox to the rituals of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Church.

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Easter eggsEaster eggs

• Starting with Holy Starting with Holy Thursday, people start Thursday, people start painting eggs in a painting eggs in a multitude of colors. multitude of colors. The predominant color The predominant color is red, but other colors is red, but other colors are also applied - are also applied - yellow, green, blue yellow, green, blue and even black. and even black. Decorated eggs or Decorated eggs or 'oua incondeiate''oua incondeiate' are are an integral part of an integral part of Easter celebration in Easter celebration in Romania. Romania.

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The Easter’s EveThe Easter’s Eve• On the eve of Easter Sunday, On the eve of Easter Sunday,

people start gathering at people start gathering at church a little before the church a little before the midnight. And then, on the midnight. And then, on the stroke of the midnight, priests stroke of the midnight, priests holding crosses, pictures of holding crosses, pictures of saints, and candles come out saints, and candles come out of the backroom of the church, of the backroom of the church, chanting a sermon. People chanting a sermon. People attending the mass also hold attending the mass also hold candles in their hands, and candles in their hands, and they get holy fire from the they get holy fire from the priests to light their candles. priests to light their candles. Then, they gather at a square Then, they gather at a square in front of the church, saying in front of the church, saying to each other, "Christ returns to each other, "Christ returns to life!" and "Indeed He to life!" and "Indeed He returns!" Thus, Easter begins returns!" Thus, Easter begins with a fantastic view of with a fantastic view of candlelight spreading at the candlelight spreading at the square. square.

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• Oana EneaOana Enea• School no.22School no.22• GalatiGalati• RomaniaRomania