Romanian Customs and Traditions

When do the winter feasts start in Romania?
1. on 24th December
2. on 1st December
3. on 31st December
4. on 1st January
When the winter feasts (Christmas) start in Romania children go from house to house singing ...
1. Happy Birthday
2. You are my sunshine
3. Christmas carols
4. Brother Peter
What does "sorcova" look like?
1. like a sun flower
2. like a Christmas Tree
3. like a butterfly
4. like a small branch or stick adorned with differently coloured artificial flowers
Children use the "sorcova" to touch their elders rhythmically and lightly,wishing them a long life and ...
1. Happy Birthday
2. Happy New Year
3. Happy Easter
4. Happy Halloween
What traditional food do the Romanians eat on Christmas?
1. "sarmale" (mince-meat rolled in cabbage)
2. turkey
3. pudding
4. pumkin pie
What does the star (steaua) look like?
1. like a small branch or stick adorned with differently coloured artificial flowers
2. like knot-shaped bread
3. like a large star made of coloured glossy paper, lighted inside like a lantern
4. like a Sun Flower
What do children (in groups of three) sing and carry in the evening of Christmas, from house to house ?
1. "Steaua" (the star)
2. "Sorcova"
3. The National Anthem
4. Happy Birthday
The tradional gifts children get after they have sung the Christmas carols are:
1. fruits, nuts and knot-shaped bread
2. "sarmale"(mince meat rolled in cabbage)
3. pudding
4. toys
When do the Romanians celebrate the Little March Amulet?
1. on 8th March
2. on 1st March
3. on 25th December
4. on 1st December
When do the Romanians celebrate "Dragaica"?
1. on the 1st of March
2. on the 24th of December
3. on the 24th of June
4. on the 5th of May