The passage describes several Romanian Christmas traditions: caroling (colindul), in which groups sing Christmas songs from house to house; sorcova, where children carry decorated branches and make new year wishes; the goat dance performed on New Year's Day with a masked character; plugușorul where young peasants carry a decorated plough and make wishes; and steaua, where children carry a decorated wooden star and sing on Christmas Eve. These traditions have roots in ancient folk customs and agricultural rituals but still play an important role in modern Romanian Christmas celebrations.

4. Sorcova is a costum that can be found since ancient times to all people . Instead of stick foil decorated with colorful flowers, like ours , in Romania, they are using branches of olive or laurel to make New Year wishes. Next, it was the offshoot sorcova tree (usually apples or roses), which is put on the night of St. Andrew in the water, and on the day of New Year, when flowering, bring s good luck. Today people put wheat in pots or plates which, after growing green and beautiful, they offer on New Year‘ s Day to loved ones, making them the wishes or kept indoors as a sign of future abundance. The word "sorcova" is of Slavic origin (Soroka - 40, the number corresponding exactly with the 40 rhythmically touches of the Sorcova to those who are addresed the carol)