In Romania we have

a lot of unique
Christmas in Christmas traditions
Today, we invite you
Romania to take a look at some
of them
 • Sarmale
A thin kind of dish made of minced
First of all, we meat ( pork, beef, mutton ) mixed
with rice and many more other
have to tell you ingridents and spices (onions, tomato
about our sauce, thyme, etc. ). This meat is
then wrapped in cabbage or vine
delicious food. leaves.
Here are two
examples of • The “Boeuf” Salad
roumainian A dish made out of boiled vegetables
Christmas dishes: (green pea, carrots, potatos ) boiled meat,
pickels, peppers and mayonnaise.
 • In Romania on Christmas we celebrate the
birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas being a period
when we spend more time with our friends and
family and we try to be a better person
The Religious
Meaning of
Christmas in • Our Christmas tree is made with the
inspiration of a Christian story that says
Romania the fir was the only tree that was willing to
protect Virgin Mary from the guards that
were sent to kill Baby Jesus. For that the
fir is the only tree whose leaves survive
the winter
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•On Christmas Eve, children go alone,

in groups or with their parent/s trough
their neighborhood, knocking from
door to door and singing carols to
whoever responds. In return, the
Caroling children get candy or fruits of all
sorts but mostly eugenics, oranges or
tangerines and pretzels.
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- “Domn, Domn sa-naltam”

Here are some
examples of
roumainian carols: - “O, ce veste minunata!”

- ”Deschide usa,
crestine!”

- “Iata vin colindatori”

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• When some children are caroling,

others go with “The Star.” They
grab a big paper star and knock on
the doors of the people from their
“The Star” neighborhoods, and after they sing
a special song, the children receive
a small amount of money that they
split between the members of the
group.
 • “The Bear” is a dance that adults and teenagers do,
on a very rhythmic music, dressed in a bear
costume. They are dancing to the people for
money, between the Christmas, and New Year’s
“The Bear” Eve

and “The
Goat” • “The Goat” is a dance that young children do
dressed in a goat costume. They are dancing
to the people and wishing them prosperity.
For this matter, they are given an amount of
money
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Marry Christmas, Spain!

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