In Romania, there are several Christmas traditions and customs, passed down from generation to generation. In the villages of Oltenia, on Christmas Eve, the households wake up early in the morning, light the fire in the stove and light the fire with the help of a piece of wood, while saying a Christmas wish:  "Good morning, Eve! / As if coming in a good hour / To bring us: fat and buttery pigs / And healthy people, / Cows with calves, sheep with lambs, sows with piglets, chickens with chicks, chickens with eggs. Happy New Year! ”

   In Maramureș, adults go to caroling, not only children. They are received by the hosts and honored with cozonac, sarmale, pork dishes, colaci and wine.

   Also on December 25, people send Christmas wishes and messages to their loved ones, to whom they send their good thoughts.

   Another popular custom is to hang a twig of mistletoe in houses. Mistletoe occurs in many cultures, and its origin is unknown. For example, Scandinavian popes believed that mistletoe represented the goddess of love, Phrygia, and that those couples who kiss under mistletoe would be together for life. In the Christian-Orthodox tradition, it is said that whoever puts mistletoe in the house will have a rich year, happiness and peace in the family.

   Also, on the eve, those who wanted to know how they would be healthy next year cut an apple in half. If the fruit had worms inside, the belief was that person would be followed by disease. But a rotten apple announced death.

   Housewives know that the whole house must be cleaned before Christmas Eve, when they are no longer allowed to sweep, because an old superstition says that this is how luck drives out of the house. And Christians are not allowed to drink brandy on Christmas Eve.

   Another specific tradition of Muntenia, Oltenia and Banat is that housewives prepare a dough used to keep an eye on the animals in the household. Thus, the animals will be healthy all year round and will give more milk.

   In Dumbrăviţa, in Braşov County, a two-century-old tradition is preserved. It is the only locality in the country where the Christmas tree is decorated right on Christmas day. The Christmas tree will remain in the center of the commune until after the Epiphany. The Vatafii, that is, the young people who made the army, and the penitents, the boys who are going to get married, are the ones who bring the fir tree in the center of the commune.