RomaniaBy: Amaya

Climate

Romania has cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog. Sometimes sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorm.

Merry Christmas In Romania

Carrion ferocity is how to say Merry Christmas in Romania. In Romania Santa clause is known as ‘mos carrion’ or old man Christmas. In Romania Christmas Eve is called “craciunulul”

Romania FoodsTraditional Romanians Christmas foods include roast

sammon and pork chops(made from killed pig!!!)”ciorba depesoare” which is slightly sour

vegetables ,pork,meatballs,sarmale,cabbage,gogosi,and cheesecake

New Years

New Years Eve is important celebration in Romania.It is sometimes called “little Christmas". Traditional small decorated plough called a “plugsorul” is paraded through the streets on New Years Eve. It means to help have good crops for the following year. One New Years day children wish people a Happy New Year while carrying a special called a “sarcoma” it was made from twigs from one or more fruit trees like apple,pear,cherry,or plum.They put into water in warm place on November 30th,so they will hopefully blossom on New Years!!!!

ChristmasIn Romania Christmas and mid winter celebrations last from December 20th till January 7th.The 20th is when people in Romania celebrate ST. Ignatius Day it is a tradition that if the family keeps pigs one is killed on this day. The meat from the pig is used for the Christmas meals. Romania Christmas celebrations really begin on Christmas Eve. Nowadays people often single twigs out of an apple or pear tree. Trees are used and decorated with colored paper.

Christmas

The Christmas celebrations really begin on Christmas Eve on the 25th when its time to decorate the Christmas trees. This is done on the evening of Christmas Eve which is called “Ajani craciunului”caroling singing is known as “colindatuld” is also very popular part of Christmas in Romania. On Christmas Eve children go out on carol singing from house to house preforming0 to the adults. They normally dance as well. The children usually get sweets, fruit ,cakes called “colonic "and sometimes for singing well. Adults go carol singing on Christmas day,evening,and night.

Christmas

The star carol on a pole and made of colored paper often decorated with tinsel, silver foil, and sometimes bells. In the middle of the star is a picture of a baby Jesus or a nativity scene carol singers take the star with them when they go carol singing. The words of the stars are: the star has appeared on high the star is bright may all your wishes turn out right.

Romania Christmas Songs

Other popular carols include “oh what wondrous tiding “and three wise men coming from the East. In many parts of Romania it is also tradition that someone dresses as a goat with a multi-colored mask and goes around with the carol singers the goat is known as the capra and it jumps and dances around getting up to lots of mischief.

Romania Tradition

Another Christmas Eve tradition is drumming band or “DUBASI” this is normally made up of married men. A band can get up to 50 or 60 men in it!!!! as well as drums. The band will practice for about a month before Christmas so they so they are good and ready. They go around the streets and are given presents.

Population

The population is 21,904,551They speak 91% Hungarian,6.7The chief of the State is President TrainThe head of government is prime minister Emil Boc

Highest point in Romania

highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m

Visiting Romania

Yes I would like to visit Romania because it seems like a interesting place to go and I can learn new things.

References

www.whychristmas.com www.ciaworldfactbook.com