TRADITIONS IN MY COUNTRY

TRADITIONS IN MY
COUNTRY
 Christmas in Romania
Carols form an important part of the Romanian folklore. Romanian carols
are not simple songs (a sort of invocation in verse sung by children and
lads, on the evening of Winters Holidays) with religions origin, but wide
windows through which we are allowed once in a year to go by the
immaculate snow-towards the evergreen Heaven and to eye-touch God at
least for an instant , in order to give us the power to surpass the life's
obstacles. Carols put people in the mood for a perfect communion with the
simple and healing greatness of Jesus' Birth. On the first Christmas day,
children walk in the streets of snow covered towns and villages, when
holding in their hands a star made of board and paper with a biblical scenes
painted in water colors or an icon showing Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, they
sing somewhat of a question:
"Do you receive the pretty star,
Pretty and so bright?
It has appeared on the earth
Just like God through it would be right
And it could be seen on high,
Just like we did, in the sky.
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moments of the 24th December

evening is to decorate the
Christmas tree when all the
members of the family are
usually present.

The Christmas carols are ritual

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texts which are sung during the

Christian holidays and they are
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dedicated to Christmas and to
the New Year which is to come.
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 For Romanian people, Christmas is one of the most important
holidays, if not the most important one. This holiday, in witch
joins the pomp of dinner preparations with the church
service is dedicated to the Saviour’s Birth .The Bible says
that Virgin Mary, when she was due to have God’s Son, was
walking from house to house with Iosif, asking people to give
her a shelter. Getting to the house of Christmas, a very evil
man, who would not allow her to give birth there, she was
taking by his wife to the stable, where she gave life to Jesus.
When Christmas found out he killed his wife.
Also, it is said that in the holy night of His Birth the Heaven
opened for the Holy Ghost to descend upon God’s Son, and
in the stable, when initially it was dark, there was light.
So, Christmas is a holy holiday, bringing light and joy to
people’s hearts .
This holiday is announced through the custom, so dear to
children, to go carol-singing, in order to announce the
Saviour’s Birth.
Peparations for this holiday don’t just stop at making food,
but people also clean their houses and wait for carol-singers
and guests.
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 The Star Carol * Steaua
 Children make a star using colored paper and then
they put in its middle an icon of Jesus. Many of
children decorate their star using shiny tinsel.  The
“Star Carol” is a tradition during the 3 days of
Romanian Christmas.
 
While holding the star in the hands the children sing:

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 "The star has appeared on high, 

Like a big secret in the sky, 
The star is bright, 
May all your wishes turn out right…"
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FRUNZA CODRINA