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ChristmasIn Romania!
 
 
•Christmas
, also referred to as
Christmas Day
, isan annual holiday celebrated on December 25 thatcommemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Theday marks the beginning of the larger season of 
Christmastide
, which lasts twelve days. Thenativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the annoDomini system of dating, is thought to haveoccurred between 7 and 2 BC. December 25 is notknown to be Jesus' actual date of birth, and thedate may have been chosen to correspond witheither a Roman festival or the winter solstice.
 
 
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On the first Christmas day, childrenwalk in the streets of snow coveredtowns and villages, when holding intheir hands a star made of board andpaper with a biblical scenes paintedin water colors or an icon showingVirgin Mary and baby Jesus, theysing somewhat of a question:
 
On the first Christmas day,children walk in the streets of snow covered towns andvillages, when holding in their hands a star made of board andpaper with a biblical scenespainted in water colors or anicon showing Virgin Mary andbaby Jesus, they sing somewhatof a question.
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