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The christening of the orthodox romanian child tradition. The christening mean the forgiveness of ancient sin. The baptism must folow some compulsory moments made by the priest and the godmother. First the godmother say the prayer call Crez in the curch front door. .
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The christening mean the forgiveness of ancient sin. The baptism must folow some compulsory moments made by the priest and the godmother.
First the godmother say the prayer call Crez in the curch front door.
Than the candle are lighwich mean that the light of fait is lighting forever in the child soul. The priest bless the water from the boiler call cristelnita where the child is sink for three times.
The child is smear with the holly oil , his hair is cut in the croos direction and get the small silver croos to help him in the fight with the evil.
The priest with the godmother with the child in his arms suround the table the three times. After that the priest say: Are you drop the Satan? And the god mother say: Yes, I am drop the Satan. , for three times to.
Than the priest dedicate the child to god in fron of all icons from the church. If the child is a boy , the priest go with him in the alter. If is a girl don’t.
The priest give to the child the holly wine in front the altar.
Finaly the mother get the baptized child from the godmother wich say: You give me an heathen child and I give you a baptized one, fro three times . Than the mother and child are bless by the priest.