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Christmas in Moldova

Christmas in Moldova.

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Christmas in Moldova

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  1. Christmas in Moldova

  2. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.Although the countries of the whole world officially celebrate the Christmas occasion on 25th of December as on the Western calendar but in Moldova Christmas is often celebrated on January 7 as on the Eastern Orthodox calendar.

  3. Decorations Usually, we decorate the Christmas tree with globes of different colors, tinsel, lights, bows and put a star on top. Our city is decorated with many lights and the trees too.

  4. Carols The singing of carols is a very important part of Christmas festivities. Throughout the Christmas season, little children (especially those in the villages) visit every house in the locality singing carols such as Steaua ('The Star'), Trei Pastori ('The Three Shepherds') and Mos Craciun ('Santa Claus '). Children are rewarded for carols sung. While urban children receive expensive gifts and money, those in the villages have to settle with sweets, fruit, nuts, and pastries as Christmas gifts.

  5. Culinary traditions First dish is "Racituri" or jelly Consisting of the pig's feet, ears and head in aspic, accompanied by the grated horseradish and beet salad marinated in vinegar, water and sugar. Fresh pork sausages, grilled or fried Either, garnished with pickles (cucumber pickles), as well as hot peppers and green tomato pickles. Various products have traditionally served: drum, pork intestine stuffed with meat jelly, liver and foremost. Stuffed cabbage “Sarmalele” - best-loved traditional dish containing sour cabbage leaves stuffed with ground pork and served with sour cream. Roast pork - garnished with pickled vegetables or mixed salads.

  6. Desserts The traditional Christmas dessert is called “cozonac”. This rich fruit bread requires a long preparation time that begins early on the morning of Christmas Eve. “For 5 kg of flour, 30 eggs are used and 3 kg of white sugar Kneading the dough lasts at least two hours”.The filling is made up of ground walnuts, egg yolks, raisins, vanilla, rum and no less than 2 kg of sugar!

  7. Waiting for… Santa! Before Christmas, children write a letter to Santa Claus and put it on the window or under the Christmas Tree, that Santa would bring them what they asked for . On the night of 6 to 7, Santa is sneaking into the house and put presents under the tree for the good children. In the morning they find presents and unfold to see what they have received.

  8. Merry Christmas

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