The document describes the Christmas tradition of "Steaua" in Romania. Steaua refers to stars carried by children, rarely girls or adults, dressed in costumes and white suits adorned with ribbons. The star is physically represented by a wooden framework with 4-5-6-8 corners wrapped in colored paper, sometimes with an icon of the Nativity or Virgin Mary and child Jesus in the center or attached bells. The children carrying the star would sing and receive treats like nuts, apples, or pork when visiting houses. The tradition aims to commemorate the star that announced Jesus' birth and guided the Three Wise Men, and brings the joy of Christmas from youth to old age.

1. STUDENT’S SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
USAMV MIEADR 2017
Gioroc Daniela Georgiana, MIEADR IMAPA, GROUP 8116
Nicolae Ştefania, MIEADR IMAPA, GROUP 8116
University of Agronomic Sciences and VeterinaryMedicine of Bucharest,
România, 59 Măreşti, Blvd District, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Carol „Steaua”
Stelarii children
younger or older lads,
rarely girls and even
adults and old bears Star
or luminaries (a star with
tail seen in Iasi) dressed in
costumes or white suits
with colored ribbons,
sometimes with helmets
like Magi named biblical
characters.
Steaua is physically
represented by a star on
the wooden framework.
This is 4-5-6-8 corners,
and the corners are
stretched between chains
of colored paper. In the
center stands an icon
paper star with the
Nativity, or only Virgin
and Child Jesus.
Sometimes the star is
attached a bell. Steaua
Vrancea has instead CACE
tail, which made a bow to
be sent long before
(ahead of the Magi as in
the biblicaltext).
Once inside the host's
house, who walked with
Steaua singing at the gate,
window, door or at home in
front of the icon and their
endeavor was rewarded with
coils, money, apple walnut,
and in some parts even pork.
Steaua sus rasare
Ca o taina mare
Steaua straluceste
Si lumii vesteste
Si lumii vesteste
Ca astazi Curata
Preanevinovata
Fecioara Maria
Naste pe Mesia
Naste pe Mesia
Magii cum zarira
Steaua si pornira
Mergand dupa raza
Pe Hristos sa-l vaza
Pe Hristos sa-l vaza
Si daca pornira
Indata-L gasira
La Dansul intrara
Si se inchinara
Si se inchinara
Cu daruri gatite
Lui Hristos menite
Luand fiecare
Bucurie mare
Bucurie mare
Care bucurie
Si aici sa fie
De la tinerete
Pan-la batranete
Pan-la batranete
From Christmas to Epiphany children walk with the star, an old custom that occurs in all
Christian peoples.
This usually like to remind the star that announced the birth of Jesus and has guided the three
wise men.