Winter traditions 01
by Amalia Suruceanu
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Title
Winter traditions 01
Artist
Amalia Suruceanu
Medium
Painting - Painting On Glass
Description
Romania is a country with strong traditions, in number and in significance. The winter traditions actually start in late autumn, with Nativity Fast, practiced by the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, and similar to Advent, observed in Western countries.
Carols are probably one of the most joyous parts of the holiday and one of the best preserved winter traditions. Throughout December it is very common to have carol concerts held in most cities. The oldest Romanian carols are secular and talk about the family life, the village life, and old rituals, usually ending with good wishes, while the religious carols are newer and inspired by biblical and other religious texts. In the morning of the Christmas Eve, children are the ones who start caroling, with adults joining in later on. In the rural parts of the country the carolers are wearing their festive traditional clothes. Groups of carolers go from house to house to wish friends and neighbors a fruitful new year, good weather and good luck, by reciting lengthy fixed poems and being accompanied by noisy drums, whips, bells, lambs, and lots of shouting aimed at chasing away the bad spirits.
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November 16th, 2020
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