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The Romanian word moș means an elder male person. [2] The term ger means "frost" in Romanian. Moș Gerilă's name is a translation of the Russian Ded Moroz and was adopted by the Romanian communists, under influence of the Soviet model, as a new name for Moș Crăciun (Santa Claus).
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).
Mihail Sadoveanu (Romanian: [mihaˈil sadoˈve̯anu]; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting head of state for the communist republic (1947–1948 and 1958).
Ded Moroz, [a] or Morozko (Russian: Морозко, romanized: Morozko), is a legendary figure similar to Father Christmas, and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic mythology.
Craciun was a postdoctoral researcher in both the University of Twente and University of Tokyo. [2] Craciun joined the University of Exeter in 2010. [citation needed] In 2014, she was selected as one of eight recipients of the EPSRC Engineering Fellowships for Growth, during which she explored 2D materials for smart coatings. [3]
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
Max Vasmer derived the name of the holiday from the Proto-Slavic *korčunŭ, which is in turn derived from the verb *korčati, meaning to step forward. [1] Gustav Weigand, Alexandru Cihac [] and Alexandru Philippide offer a similar Slavic etymology, based on kratŭkŭ (curt, short) or kračati (to make steps). [2]
Nicolae Craciun (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian sprint canoeist. He participated at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [1] Onorificenze.