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Christmas in Romania (Romanian: Crăciunul în România) is a major annual celebration, celebrated on 24/25 of December, as in most countries of the Christian world.The observance of Christmas was introduced once with the Christianization of Romania but public observance was discouraged during the Communist period (1948–1989).
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[citation needed] The Mother of God, who occupies a central place in piety and Orthodox worship, is present everywhere in Romanian colinde, together with her son, Jesus Christ. [3] In traditional Romanian rural society, preparations for colinde started well in advance (sometimes weeks) before Christmas. The village youth (usually boys) would ...
“Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...
From Christmas Eve until after the New Year, Romanians bring to life various rituals which often include animals like bears, horses or goats. 'Dancing bears' fill Romanian streets in wild holiday ...
Most people simply buy a cut of fish from the market, but the old tradition was for the lady of the house to keep a live carp in the bathtub for a few days before preparing it for the Christmas meal.
Romanian: Crăciun. Max Vasmer derived the name of the holiday from the Proto-Slavic *korčunŭ , which is in turn derived from the verb *korčati , meaning to step forward . [ 1 ] Gustav Weigand , Alexandru Cihac [ ro ] and Alexandru Philippide offer a similar Slavic etymology , based on kratŭkŭ ( curt , short ) or kračati ( to make steps ...
Romanian Christmas foods are mostly pork-based dishes. [59] Five days before Christmas, Romanians are celebrating the Ignat Day, a religious holy day dedicated to the Holy Martyr Ignatius Theophorus, associated with a practice that takes place especially on villages scattered around the country: the ritual of slaughtering the pigs. And they are ...