E-Twinning project: Global Christmas wishes

CHRISTMAS IN ROMANIA

PLESESTI SECONDARY SCHOOL -ROMANIA

Teacher: Genoveva-Elena MOROSAN

CRĂCIUN FERICIT!! means

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Carol singing • On Christmas Eve,

children prepare to go carol singing. They make a “Star” with ribbons and flowers.

• It symbolizes the star that was followed by the Magi to find Jesus in Bethlehem.

“Astazi s-a nascut Hristos!Today Christ is born!

• Children go from one house to another, singing carols and receiving pretzels, nuts, apples, cakes

• They put all the goodies in a special hand-made bag called “traista”

The “Bear” • One child in the

group wears a bear costume (sometimes it is real bear fur) and he performs a really cool dance which is called the “bear’s dance”

• This dance is a lot of fun and children really enjoy it

The “Goat” • Two or more

children wear hand-made colorful costumes and masks of goats

• They perform a nicely-paced dance, accompanied by music and funny rhymes

The Christmas tree• A global tradition is

to place a beautiful fir-tree in the living room and have all family members around and put ornaments and candies in it

• Santa Clause comes in through the Chimney and leaves gifts for the children

Traditional Christmas food Cozonac – home-made pastry with nuts and cocoa filling, absolutely delicious!

Sarmale – cabbage stuffed with meat and rice, so yummy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS everybody!