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Christmas in the Republic of Moldova is celebrated on the 25th December as well as the 7th of January. Christmas is a Christian holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ which in the Republic of Moldova is widely celebrated as the country has an orthodox christian population of 3,270,000 (93.34% of the population).

Before Christmas a 6 week fast is held, for those who celebrate traditionally, between the 28th of November to the 6th of January, and those who celebrate the modern way, from the 15th of November to the 24th of December, for them, christmas eve is the last day of the fast. Common christmas dinner foods include cozonac, sarmale, aspic, pork sausages (caltaboșul), and red wine. The exists a tradition with supposed magical connotations where mămăligă (Romanian polenta) is also eating during the holiday. On the second day of Christmas (December 26th), the Synaxis of the Mother of God is celebrated.

A Moldovan tradition at Christmas is caroling, which is mostly practiced in villages.

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 * Christmas in the Republic of Moldova and in Ukraine – How it is Celebrated there Today?