Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:06 AM
Site: E-learning platform
Course: Christmas carols and New Year wishes in Transylvania (Submodule Romania 2)
Glossary: Glossary
C

carolers

a group of people walking around the village and singing songs at Christmas

F

food

traveling minstrels went from house to house and sang songs to receive some

H

holy family

a small model of it is carried around when performing the nativity scene

I

instrument

something to play a tune with, also used to accompany the rhythm of a song

M

mulled

a type of wine offered to carolers

N

nativity

the story of Christ’s birth, also known as the … scene

P

poppy

black seed needed for filling rolls, often served at Christmas in Transylvanian

S

Seklers

community in the eastern part of Transylvania which has kept the tradition of the Betlehem-play

shepherd

a character of the nativity scenes who was hard of hearing and misunderstood everything

V

village

type of settlement where most traditions connected to Christmas have been preserved