Colindă

[2] Colinde are performed in all parts of Romania (including Moldova), with regional variations in terms of number of participants, exact timing of different melodies and lyrics.

In terms of artistic mastery of verse and melody, colinde occupy an important place in the creation of the Romanian people.

[citation needed] The Mother of God, who occupies a central place in piety and Orthodox worship, is present everywhere in Romanian colinde, together with her son, Jesus Christ.

The village youth (usually boys) would begin to form groups in different places and designate a leader in order to practice singing in unison.

Examples of colinde with religious subjects are "Astăzi s-a născut Hristos" (Today Christ was born), "Moș Crăciun cu plete dalbe" (Santa Claus with white tresses) and "O, ce veste minunată!"