Glossary


Browse the glossary using this index

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

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