Christmas was a busy time here in Romania. I have discovered that there is no such thing as a "quiet and relaxing" Christmas in Romania! Christmas is a time to party, stay up late, eat lots of food, and carol with all your friends! The party starts Christmas eve and lasts until New Years Day. At 11:35 om on Christmas day, I heard a knock on my apartment door. I rushed to my door, and soon as the door swung open, there were about 50 young people (from a local church I attend) crowded into the stairwell of my gray cement building. They sang a beautiful song in 3 part harmony, about praising the God who was born in Bethlehem...of course my eyes welled up with tears of gratitude. It was a beautiful and a profound moment of how blessed I am here in Romania!
I discovered that caroling in Romania is a major part of their Christmas tradition. You carol all night for 3 nights... some of my friends went caroling until 5 am for 3 days! I was invited to go with the group that caroled for me, and since I was so impressed with them, I went. Even though I didn't really know most of the songs and they were in Romanian, I had a blat and it will be a Christmas I will never forget!
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