Romania New Year S Eve Traditions

If you re looking for something completely different on new year s eve try romania.

Romania new year s eve traditions. Celebrating christmas the. It s scheduled to take place on barbu vacarescu street at 10pm. What began as a pagan ritual to ward off bad spirits has become a unique new year s eve tradition in romania.

On new year s eve children sing plugusorul and sorcova. Please share them with me in the comments down below or on social media. Yes there are even new year s eve food traditions.

Iasi the city of iasi is promising a great party for the special night dividing the two years. Different cultures consider certain foods to be fortuitous for the new year especially when eaten right as the clock strikes 12. Romania is more than just dracula s legend.

In case you needed any excuse to indulge in doughnuts and pretzels several cultures believe ring shaped foods represent coming full circle. The most awaited singer here is faydee which will perform for about 40 minutes. One of my favorite things about new year s good luck rituals is that not all of them seem completely sane.

In chile it s lentils while in spain it s 12 white grapes. In some parts of the country the new year starts with carolers dressed in special costumes and masks performing a ritual dance meant to chase away the old bad year. During the dance of the bear dancers dress up as bears that are native to the romanian forests and gypsies who chain the bear to represent both the death of the old year and the coming of the new one.

The goat s game the bear s game and the masks game are old romanian customs. The mistletoe as the clock strikes midnight on new year s eve sorta. There are ceremonies celebrating death and rebirth and people dance dressed in furs and masks which is believed to ward off evil spirits.