I am not sure which other classes were involved, but I recognized 12A students in the choral presentation for the evening. They sang many traditional Romanian carols. It is uncanny how they are so similar to our own. I even recognize some of the words. There is a short clip of their singing. The camera work is horrendous and then the batteries died but the sound is worth listening to for a minute.
Another group acted out a traditional story about a girl and a boy falling in love.
And then, of course, there is the dinner, which is traditional sausages and sarmales with wine. Tonight there will be no dancing as it is a time of fasting until Christmas Day and then, look out!
So many presentations. Later there was a knock on the window. When it was opened, we were entertained by a raucous group of twelfth formers, all in traditional dress, who had written light-hearted poems about all their teachers. Each class had a poem to present. This tradition goes back to another ancient tradition. Apparently, they can not be allowed in as they represent the devil. I would guess that in another time the poetry would have been much more intimidating. It has become a grand tradition here in Gura Humorului for students to have fun with their teachers.
I have a separate post with a video of this excellent remnant of a pagan ritual. Just the costumes are fabulous. Can you imagine walking in this headpiece, much less dancing!?When it is finally time to go home, I decide to walk as it is not all that cold. This night is still and there are very few sounds. Almost no traffic. There is a full moon for Christmas
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