Tradition In My Country

Romanian traditions

About Christmas  For children in Romania, Santa Claus comes from the North to

bring gifts to those who have been good. Gifts which, commonly, it is left under the Christmas tree. The legend of Santa Claus is inspired by the life of St. Nicholas , patron of children. At 30, he became Bishop of Myra, a port city on the Mediterranean Sea, which is now part of modern Turkey. St. Nicholas comes from a rich family and became well known for the aid which they share the poor. He could often be seen wearing a red and white robe of a bishop, riding on a donkey and înmânând gifts to children. In the Middle Ages, many churches were erected in honor of St. Nicholas. In the eleventh century, his remains were deposited in a Church in the Italian city of Bari. It is said that the first Crusaders visited the city and took them home tales about Nicholas. Anniversary of his death on December 6 .

The carol  The carol is an ancient custom. The first singers were

the shepherds who came to the cave illuminated where Baby Jesus was born and enjoying this heavenly sign and the voice of angels rather famous in Bethlehem city which witnessed the miracle. Carol is an invaluable spiritual dowry, which he inherited from generation to generation-ancestors. He is holy, so that a message from heaven, a word from God. But carol is also good news because it is meant to serve life, to bring so much good in the world and between people. Since ancient times, carols, Christmas traditions and our customs have been a real school of moral virtues, reinforcing feelings of brotherhood and understanding.

Plugusorul  Traditional greeting to the Romans in around

New Year Plugusorul kept the ritual scenario of a magical invocation to the agricultural substrate. He is always accompanied by witty, pop the whip and ringing bells, but really plow drawn by oxen, was replaced in time for a miniature plug, easy to wear, or bittern imitating bellowing oxen. Text Plugusorul has charming character pirdut today magica.Recitata a thumping beat, the wish becomes more cheerful, more optimistic, as is running.

Sorcova  Patterns belonging to the New Year with sorcova

umblatul is especially the joy of children. They wear a sprig of a tree bud or one sorcova made from a stick around which were blended colored paper flowers. The name comes from the word Bulgarian sorcova surov (tender green), alluded to only blossom branch, once torn from a tree. Angled several times in the direction of a particular person, sorcova plays somewhat the role of a magic wand, equipped with the ability to transmit the force and youth vizat.Textul urarii that recalls a spell, not only to strengthen the effect of movement sorcova ...

Epyphani  Last day of the cycle of winter holidays, Epiphany,

including specific reasons for all days of the year renovation, including ospetele and orgiastice events. Noisy party of married women organized the day and night Santion (January 7, the day after Epiphany) which preserves the memory of specific events Dionisios cult god is called, in the counties of south-eastern Romania (Buzau, Vrancea, Braila, Tulcea and Constanta ), Women's Day, Women Iordanitul or attendance. Wives gathered in groups of 10-30 people in a host. Brought with them food (eggs, flour, meat) and, of course, drink.

The tree in roumain tradition  In the Romanian tradition of the village, we find the habit of tree adornment at weddings and death young women and men. The custom is the time of the Dacians and signifies a ritual wedding between the deceased and the nature represented by the tree. He remained in the tradition of local communities in regions of Banat and Oltenia. Tree thus adorned is called the Tree of life which is found naturally in folk art as the reason. Ethnographic evolve the Romanian people, Brad has become increasingly more meanings, such as "tree court," a dead tree, "tree fertilizer" or "pole maypole.

Christmas tree  Decorating the tree Christmas is usually

coming from the west,most likely from Germanic peoples. Slowly, he entered the Christian tradition. In the Middle Ages houses decorated with Christmas trees appear in the provinces Alsace and Lorraine, but not at Christmas, but rather as the New Year. From this tradition extends throughout France, Spain,Italy and Switzerland.

Also, your Christmas tree come from north, who used to decorate houses with branches of fir and mistletoe. Christmas tree and later entered the East,through Catholicism. In Russia the European Eve of Christmas was celebrated in a pine forest, where one was chosen as the most beautiful of all and adorned with lighted candles, candy, toys, etc.. Tree is decorated like a Christmas tree met only in cities in Germany end of the nineteenth century,but when World War spread across the country.

Bibliographie

 http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradi%C5%A3ii_din  http://www.traditii.ro/

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