In the world of a traditional village, traditions have a normative character. People organize and interpret their daily life events with their help. Traditions have a role in defining and explaining the universe people live in. As in the last 100 years the village has suffered major changes in several waves (world wars, nationalization, globalization), changes took place in the role of folk traditions and their appreciation as well. Traditions lost their normative character, they lack consistency, essence and they were transposed to the festive world of school celebrations and different folklore festivals.

This way, though folk customs represent a true wealth of local cultural heritage, in the same time they are permanently threatened by the negative effects of globalization. This is why from the rich universe of these customs, only those strictly related to Christian holidays were preserved, even these have suffered transformations. The customs related to Christian holidays and the turn of the year, that were preserved are the following: wishing happy new year and the snapping of scourge,  carnival customs, decoration of unmarried girls’ gates with pine tree branches and crinkled paper flowers on the Holy Saturday of Easter, stealing of girls’ gates and laying sawdust in their courtyard on the Holy Saturday of Easter, painting of eggs for the Easter holidays, sprinkling on the second day of Easter, caroling on Christmas Eve, decoration of Christmas tree, the Bethlehem-plays.