Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Folklore

Craciun

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CRACIUN. - The name for Christmas in Romanian, of undoubtedly Romance origin, although not yet established (Cristo+ajun, "fast" or "vigil"?). The term penetrated more or less into all the surrounding languages and even into Old Russian, but especially into Hungarian (Karácsony). In Romanian folklore, the "Old C." is that rich and miserly host of Betlenme who lent his stable for the birth of Jesus and whose daughter was healed. Federico Tulliez

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By Federico Tailliez

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 798.

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Tailliez, Federico. “Craciun.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 798. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/craciun.

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Tailliez, Federico. “Craciun.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 798. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/craciun.

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@incollection{ec4_craciun,
  author    = {Tailliez, Federico},
  title     = {Craciun},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {798},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/craciun}
}

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