Christmas is a very important holiday for Christians, is the feast of the Nativity, for the joy, peace and spiritual tranquility. It is a time when received and given much love and warmth.
For 40 days before the Christmas holiday when Christians respect not eat meat or dairy products thus preparing to celebrate.
Slaughtering a pig is a very important moment anticipating Christmas. Then, the preparation of foods takes on the dimensions of an ancient ritual. Traditional foods: sausages, Chisca, drum, aspic, stuffed cabbage, roast pork, and habitual jufla cake will reign on the table at Christmas, being a place of honor with everyone honest red wine.
One of the most important moments of the evening of December 24 is decorating the Christmas tree, which is common to all family members participate. At night, Santa will slide through the chimney and leave gifts for everyone in stockings or under the tree. If you look in the sky could see him moving Santa Claus with his sleigh pulled by eight reindeer.
Carol is one of the most popular winter traditions. Long ago, bands of carolers consisted of children who, after midnight of 24 to 25 December, went from house to house, bringing the best wishes for happiness and luck householders to trick them.
Winter Carols are sung to celebrate the Christian ritual texts, dedicated to Christmas and New Year. Their origin is lost in ancient history of our people. Over the centuries have become more beautiful and have acquired a great variety throughout the country. They emit the festive atmosphere and mood with which all Romanians welcome the Feast of the Nativity and New Year. Recalling the time when the birth of Jesus, the star that guided the three wise men arose in the sky, children go from house to house singing carols and carrying with them a star.
Plugusorul is an ancient custom, that, in the New Year’s Eve, groups of lads go to the homes of people and speak different wishes. They are accompanied by a small plug, hence the denumirea.colindului.Astfel, news of the Savior’s Nativity is widespread carols every year falling in each house by carol singers. They are rewarded by the hosts with fruit (apples, walnuts), twists, candy and even money
The Romans, Christmas is one of the most important holidays, if not the most important. This holiday, which combines the splendor of the preparations for the mass, the church service is dedicated to the Virgin Birth Mantuitorului.Biblia say, when I had to give birth to the Son of God, walk, accompanied by Joseph, the house asking ACSA and people give him shelter. ajunand Christmas in a particular house, very bad man who is not allowed to give birth there, led by his wife gives birth in the stable where Jesus. When he found out he killed his wife.
It also says that holy night of His Birth heavens were opened to lower the Holy Spirit over the Son of God, and the stable where the original was dark, there was light.
So, Christmas is a holy festival that brings light and joy into people’s souls.
This holiday is announced, the habit of going to drag children wander, to proclaim the birth of the Savior.
Origins
Winter Solstice was celebrated before the Christian era, as the Romans celebrated Saturnalia between 17 and 24 December. They celebrated and “born invincible sun” (sol invictus) on the winter solstice (to December 21), when the days lengthen to relapse, a cult taken over by the Persians who adore “Mithra, the god of the sun.
In the West, in 354, Liberius, pope of Rome, set the feast of Jesus’ birth on December 25, but not set any exact date of birth, and determines how early Christian celebrations, popular festivals and assimilating existing pagan solstice at winter.
In the Eastern Gnostics not celebrating Christmas, Epiphany, but by believing that Jesus was adopted by God at his baptism. Epiphany was celebrated on January 6.
Later, the two events – birth and baptism – are all celebrating the same day Christianity: 25 decembie in the West and the East on January 6. These two will join the visit of the Magi Romans and Galicia wedding in Cana of Galilee, that the Christmas celebration came to be triple
In time, all Christian churches except the Armenian Church, they separated these holidays, that nowadays, almost all ancient Roman custom of using Christianity: Christmas is synonymous with the birth of Jesus.
Romanian Christmas tradition
Everywhere the feeling is blowing a Romanian Christian, Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays, is the feast of the Nativity, joy, peace and spiritual. It is a day when we give and receive more love and warmth. This can be seen in the enthusiasm with which the preparations are made for Christmas.
Faith and legends
For linguists, the word “Christmas” is a strange word. Some argue that it originated from Latin, namely “creatio”, which means creation, birth. However, it remains a mere hypothesis. Others say it’s a much older word, Thracian, Dacian Romanization before. In folklore it is said that the Virgin Mary, when they had to bear the Son of God, walk, accompanied by Joseph, from house to house, asking the people to give him shelter. Arriving at the house of a particular Christmas, his wife is taken in the stable, which gives birth to Jesus. It also says that the holy night of the birth of Christ and the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit descended over the Son of God to illuminate the darkness that prevailed in the barn. So Christmas is a holy festival that brings light into people’s souls.
Christmas Carols
Christmas is announced by the custom of going caroling children, to proclaim the birth of the Savior. Winter Carols are sung ritual texts, dedicated to Christmas and New Year. Their origin is lost in ancient history of the Romanian people. Recalling the time when the birth of Jesus, appeared in the sky star that guided the three kings magi at birth, children – three, as the three wise men – going from house to house singing carols “Star rises above … “bearing with them a star. Christmas Eve carol begins with “Good morning from Santa on Christmas Eve,” beautifully decorated homes receive their carolers. They are rewarded by the hosts with fruit, pretzels, candy and even money. Some songs were performed carols by composers of classical music, such as: “carolers are coming” by Tiberiu Brediceanu, “Oh, what wonderful news” of DG Kiriac, “Domnuleţ and Lord in Heaven” by Gheorghe Cucu. Ion Creanga writer describes in “Memories of childhood” adventures walking with carols.
Carols, Christmas carols and customs are also present in other countries, and might as well go back to them during the Romanization. For example, Romanian carol “Arise, host of the crib” and Văleni there, where it is most prevalent, as the “DJI ven d’Noyé cwerî m’cougnou.
Culinary habits
For 40 days before Christians respect the Christmas holiday, which ends on Christmas Eve after lithium. Cutting pig Ignat Day (20 December) is an important moment anticipating Christmas. Preparing meals takes on the dimensions of an ancient ritual: sausages, Chisca, drum, aspic, stuffed cabbage, and habitual caltaboşul cake will reign on the table at Christmas, being a place of honor next to the red wine prized by everyone.
Other habits
The earlier date is customary Christmas tree adornment for the evening of December 24. At night, Santa will slide through the chimney flue and leave gifts for everyone that is put in fountains or under the tree. Usually it is a beautiful picture books and sending good wishes made by relatives, friends and acquaintances. Even though Christmas is secularized to a certain extent in modern times is expected and celebrated Christmas in all walks of life with joy and good humor.
