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Since the fall of the Communist regime, Christmas holiday has been an extremely important one -- politically and in the hearts of the Romanian people. A more traditional way of celebrating Christmas in Romania involves their younger children going from door to door, around their neighborhood singing Christmas Carols. The procession is usually led by an older child. They carry large paper stars with them, on which images of the baby Jesus, the entire Nativity scene, or other Christmas images are drawn or watercolor painted onto the star. The leader arries a large wooden cut out of a star with him. The wooden cut out is wrapped in foil, and bells are fastened onto the edges of the star's points. In the middle, a Christmas scene--usually the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus--is pasted onto the foil. Other children will go from door to door on Christmas Eve (or sometimes other nights leading up to Christmas) and tell Christmas stories from the Bible and Romanian legends. As Romanian children get older, they eventually stop participating.

Hi josafat, Welcome to myLot, I hope you like it here. It's a place where you can express your opinions on many different topics, make lots of friend and even a little money. Since you mention Christmas, I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and happiness in the new year. Blessings.