Romania

SHORT INFORMATION

Health Care in Romania

Medical care in Romania is generally not up to Western standards, and basic medical supplies are limited, especially outside major cities.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

Christmas in Romania

In Romania, Christmas and mid-winter celebrations last from 20th December to 7th January. The 20th is when people in Romania celebrate St. Ignatius's Day. It is traditional that if the family keep pigs, one is killed on this day. The meat from the pig is used in the Christmas meals.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

Public Holidays

Foreign visitors consider Romanians among the friendliest and most hospitable people on earth. Romanians are by nature fun loving, warm, hospitable, playful, with an innate sense of humor.