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Christmas traditions and superstitions

In many romanian villages, in Christmas Eve, exists the tradition to smear the cattles and stables with garlic to keep away the bad spiritis. The people are smeared as well with garlic on the forehead,...

The young have strength, the old knowledge.

Nativiy of Christ

Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, hath shined upon the world the light of knowledge; for thereby, they that worshipped the stars were taught by a star to worship Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Dayspring...

Over the river and through the wood

Over the river and through the wood
To Grandmother's house we go.
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
Through white and drifted snow.
Over the river and through the woods,
Oh, how the wind...

Santa Claus is coming to town

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way.
I stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday.
I called on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could see.
He took me to his workshop and told his...

The wise man buys in the summer sled and during the winter, he buys cart.

When you give something, give it with a beautiful and happy face.

Raisin too is dry, but it doesn't lose its sweetness.

One milks the cow and the other ones holds it.

Shameful eats the bone.

Justice is like a light piece of wood, which press it in the water, but some day will come out from the water.

Nowhere man can be happier than in the middle of his family.

The one who is not ashamed of people, that one feels no fear of God.

Give me my Lord, the power of youth and the wisdom of old age!

It is better to forgive the quilty one than to punish the innocent.

I have a barn with white lambs. The mouth with teeth

I have two gems stones: Where I throw them, there they go. The eyes

I have a beautiful tree with the branches downAnd the root up. The man

The language is sweet and bitter, according to deeds.

The straight way leads directly to the target.