Romanian Christmas Traditions

Christmas traditions vary from country to country, and Romanian Christmas traditions have indigenous roots as well. The Romanian Christmas traditions are closely linked with the Pagan Christmas traditions, the pagan themes of life and death feature in the Christmas traditions of Romania. The Romanian Christmas festivities are closely related to the Pagan ways of Christmas celebrations. 

Christmas time is the time to slit the cords in our body of Love to let it spill over to the surroundings, the whole Universe knows that a human heart is made up of unfathomable faith and devotion, and it is in our true nature to go beyond our subjective experiences to embrace the transcendental benevolent Being who doesn’t rely upon our knowing to heal us and lift us up to Him. The Christmas traditions in Romania are true to this feeling of the heart, they have various practices that weave the internal with the external. The Christmas celebrations stretch way beyond a week and are almost celebrated for 15 days in Romania. On December 20, St Ignat’s day is celebrated in Romania and they slaughter pigs, as pork is an integral part of Christmas feast in Romania. The pig slaughter is not still in practice in Cities anymore, however the villages still have these practices going on. Pork and brandy are generally consumed during Christmas time, and they have become an essential part of the Christmas traditions.

Christmas carols are sung by carol singers all over the world, and this Christmas tradition has been existed since an indefinite period. The carol singers walk through the streets and move from home to home collecting charity for various benevolent purposes. These carol singers are generally children who carry a Christmas star along with them. The Christmas traditions are rooted to age-old traditions prevalent in Romania and that have been celebrated throughout different ages. The Christmas tree traditions of modern Romania are the same as everywhere else, however, once these traditions were radically different from their present assuage. The difference in Christmas traditions of Romania need to be experienced first-hand, only then you will know the uniqueness of their customs.