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Christmas is an annual
commemoration of the
birth of Jesus Christ,
celebrated as a religious
and cultural holiday by
billions of people around
the world.
Christmas in Romania is
popularly known as
'Craciun, it falls on
December 25 and is
generally considered one
of the most important
religious holiday.
A very important
Christmas custom
practiced in Romanian
villages is 'Ignatius', the
sacrifice of a pig in
every house in the
honor of Saint Ignatius.
A pig is specially
chosen for this purpose
and fed to make it grow
fat, often around 200
kilograme. Five days
before Christmas, on
20th of December this
sacrificial ceremony is
performed in the back
yard of houses.
Thereafter, the pigs hair
is singed.
On 23th December
begins the Christmas
holiday and it is
celebrated with a
party at school
where the children
prepared carols,
poems, dances to
express their joy for
Christmas coming
Christmas Day is
one of the most
special holiday for
all of us. It is
appropriate that
this special day to
pay special
attention to
preparing meals
that you serve with
your loved ones.
Christmas in
Romania is the time
when the whole
family gather, even
if some are far
away.