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  2. Colindă - Wikipedia

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    Although the text of all colinde is concerned with the events of the Nativity, [1] certain elements of the folk rituals performed around Christmas are probably pre-Christian in origin, having their roots in the Roman Saturnalia and pagan rituals related to the winter solstice and soil fertility. [2]

  3. Nicolae Craciun - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 15 October 2024, at 02:08 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  4. Christmas in Romania - Wikipedia

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    Christmas in Romania (Romanian: Crăciunul în România) is a major annual celebration, celebrated on 24/25 of December, as in most countries of the Christian world.The observance of Christmas was introduced once with the Christianization of Romania but public observance was discouraged during the Communist period (1948–1989).

  5. List of Christmas carols - Wikipedia

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    Text early 13th-century] (or older); melody 14th century Sped up version of a Gregorian chant. "Pueri Concinite" Johann von Herbeck: 1868 First performed in the Imperial Chapel, Vienna, on Christmas. "Resonet in laudibus" 14th century

  6. Christmas - Wikipedia

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    Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

  7. Crăciun - Wikipedia

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    Cătălin Crăciun (born 1991), Romanian football player; Constanţa Crăciun, a vice president of the State Council of Romania from 1965 to 1969; Gheorghe Crăciun (author) (1950–2007), a Romanian novelist translator, and literary theorist

  8. Père Noël - Wikipedia

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    Père Noël. Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Dad Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.

  9. Northwest Airlines Flight 253 - Wikipedia

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    He text-messaged his father, saying "I've found a new religion, the real Islam", "You should just forget about me, I'm never coming back", and "Forgive me for any wrongdoing, I am no longer your child". [43] [50] The family was last in contact with their son in October 2009. [59]