Crăciun is the Romanian word for

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ...

. Crăciun may also refer to:

People with the surname Crăciun

Cătălin Crăciun Cătălin Ştefăniţă Crăciun (born 26 August 1991) is a Romanian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualif ...

(born 1991), Romanian football player * Constanţa Crăciun, a vice president of the

State Council of Romania The State Council () was the executive authority of Communist Romania from 1961 to 1989. It was the collective head of state before the creation of the office of President in 1974. Powers 1961–1974 The State Council was created in 1961 with a ...

from 1965 to 1969 *

Gheorghe Crăciun (author) Gheorghe Crăciun (8 May 1950, Zărnești – 30 January 2007, Constanța) was a Romanian writer and translator. Crăciun was born in Tohanu Vechi, now part of Zărnești, Brașov County. In addition to being a novelist and a translator, he was ...

(1950–2007), a Romanian novelist translator, and literary theorist *

Moise Crăciun Moise Crăciun (born 2 June 1927) is a Romanian cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished tied for 61st in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Săcele. He is the brother of fellow Olympian N ...

(born 1927), a Romanian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s *

Niculae-Cornel Crăciun Niculae-Cornel Crăciun (born 29 July 1925) is a Romanian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 19th in the Nordic combined event and 68th in the 18 km cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country s ...

(born in 1925), a Romanian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s

Geography

*Crăciun, a village in

Lingura Lingura is a commune in Cantemir District, Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania ...

Commune, Cantemir district, Moldova *

Crăciuneasa River The Cibin (; ) is a river in central Romania, in the south part of Transylvania. Its source is close to the highest peak in the Cindrel Mountains (known also as Cibin Mountains) of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. Upstream from its confluence w ...

, a tributary of the Râul Mare in Romania *

Crăciunelu de Jos Crăciunelu de Jos (, ) is a Commune in Romania, commune located in the eastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,954 as of 2021. It is composed of a single village, Crăciunelu de Jos. It also included four othe ...

, a commune located in Alba County, Romania *

Crăciunești Crăciunești ( Hungarian: ''Nyárádkarácson''; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Budiu Mic (''Hagymásbodon''), Ciba (''Csiba''), Cinta (''Fintaháza''), Corneșt ...

, a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania *

Crăciun (river) The Crăciun is a right tributary of the river Drăgan in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to ...

, a tributary of the Drăgan in Romania

People with the surname Crăciun

Geography

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