Wishing you, my friends, all the Joys and Wonders of
Christmas!
May this festive season fill your life with bright and
precious moments and bring you lots of sweet and pleasant surprises!
Christmas is
a major annual celebration in Romania, full of significance and traditions. Romanians,
who are predominantly Orthodox, celebrate Jesus Christ's birth. Introduced once with the
Christianization of Romania, the observance of Christmas was interrupted during
the Communist period (1948—1989), as concepts as religion, Jesus Christ or the
Church were banned. Instead of being visited by Santa Claus children received
gifts under the fir tree from Old Man Frost/ Mos Gerila.
Romanian carols belong to those texts and tunes known as "Eucharistic songs"- songs of thanks and gratitude and praise.
Here is a Romanian carol- "We are caroling"
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You can watch and listen to the well known carol Oh, Christmas Tree - in Romanian and English. The children who sing it are dressed in traditional Romanian costumes from all regions of the country.
Merry Christmas, Carmen.
ReplyDeleteThank you !
DeleteThe same wishes back to you and family!
Carmen, Merry Christmas to you and your family. You are one of the loveliest people I know, and so talented! Here's my best wishes also for a stunningly prosperous, healthy, and happy new year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Flossie, for your kind words and wishes!
ReplyDeleteI wish you the same for the coming year!
May 2017 bring you health, joy and inspiration!
Carmen, I missed seeing this earlier. Between the holidays and a truly horrible sinus infection/chest cold I have been mostly offline.
ReplyDeleteI hope your Christmas was beautiful, and I'm sending you wishes for a lovely New Year. Your friendship is something I treasure! :)
Thank you, Mae! No problem. I'm sorry to hear that the cold ruined your joy.
DeleteWarm wishes from me, too! Thank you for your words and I'm sure you know the feeling is mutual.