The Romanian tradition of "Cucii" involves beautifully decorated masks and costumes. The main character, called The Cuckoo, wears a mask shaped like a globe embellished with hundreds of paper flowers and ribbons. The rest of the participants are men dressed as women wearing their lovers' clothes, belts with loud bells around their waists, and carrying sticks. They roam the village touching or gently hitting people in the audience to bring protection against disease and misfortune in the coming year.

1. Romanian tradition -
”Cucii”
Translated as ‘The Cuckoos’, this is a tradition the whole village
takes part in. One of the most colorful Romanian customs, it
precedes the start of the Lent and involves beautifully adorned
masks and costumes. The main character, The Cuckoo, wears a
mask shaped like a globe, embellished with hundreds of paper
flowers and ribbons.
Diana-Florentina CIOVÎNĂ, IMAPA, Group 8111
Keywords: tradition, the Cuckoo, Romanian
Acknowledgements
Coordinating teacher: Mihai Daniel
Frumu eluș
The rest of the participants are men dressed
as women, who wear their lovers’ clothes.
They wear belts fixed with loud bells around
their waists and carry a stick. They roam the
village and touch, or even gently hit, those in
the audience so they gain protection against
diseases and misfortune in the coming year.
References
https://theculturetrip.com/e
urope/romania/articles/12-
traditions-only-romanians-
can-understand/
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of
Bucharest, Romania 59 Mără ti Blvd,ș District 1, Romania
” Tradition is the illusion of permanance.”
Woody Allen