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  2. Christmas in Romania - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. Category:Christmas in Romania - Wikipedia

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    Romanian Christmas films (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Christmas in Romania" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

  4. Colindă - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. How Christmas is celebrated in 21 places around the world - AOL

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    Hanging giant paper lanterns is a common Christmas tradition in India. ... Caroling is a big part of Christmas in many parts of Romania. Children perform a holiday season ritual in Bucharest ...

  6. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    “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 ...

  7. 'Dancing bears' fill Romanian streets in wild holiday tradition

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    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 ...

  8. Korochun - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Category:Christmas traditions in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Christmas in Romania (1 C, 8 P) S. Slavic Christmas traditions (3 C, 20 P) Christmas in Spain (1 C, 14 P) Christmas in Switzerland (1 P) U. Christmas in Ukraine (1 C ...