The tradition's aim is to invoke the sky protection over harvests. The children knit coronets, adorning them with ribbons. Then they dance, going from house to house. The hostess throws water and milk after them. The children and the young people have to receive a coin or wheat, corn, flour or bean. 
A song having the following verses accompanies "The rainy-girls game": 

Datina are ca scop invocarea protectiei cerului asupra recoltelor. Copiii si tinerii împletesc cununi pe care le împodobesc cu panglici. Apoi danseazã si trec din casã în casã. Stãpânii caselor aruncã dupã ei cu apã sau lapte. Copiii si tinerii trebuie sã primeascã un ban sau grâu, mãlai, fãinã sau fasole. 
Jocul "paparudelor" este însotit de un cântec ale cãrui versuri sunt: 
 
 

Is an old Romanian custom. It is used to try and bring about rain. The ritual takes place especially in the South- East of the country (Calarasi), but also in other part of it. "Paparuda" comprises three ceremonial parts, he birth of the goddess, the delight of the goddess and its death. 
The birth is marked by making up a group of the "Paparuda". A girl will be selected to play. The part of the sacred character. A dress is made of leaves and embellished with flowers and the "Paparuda" puts it on. The group visits the wells of the villages, the houses of peasants. The character dances, the tune being a simple one done clapping people's hands. The character is wettlened with water- as a gift. 
The character tells a simple text to bring forth rain. The death of the character is marked by taking off the dress. This dress is put into the river where it flows down (the Danube). The different gifts are given to people.