Abstract: (Birth customs in Almăj Valley, Caraş-Severin County) The aim of this study is to discuss several aspects regarding the customs and practices seen at the birth of a child, referring to Almăj Valley, Caraş-Severin County. Foretime, this important event in human life was preceded by specific prohibitions for the young mother and involved rituals and traditions strictly respected and transmitted to one generation to another. After having a baby, there were a series of required practices in the traditional Almăj, which were followed by a specific party – baptism –, which implied certain representative stages. In addition, we will highlight the role of the young mother, but also the role of two another important characters – the godmother and the accoucheuse –, among the following key-moments: first bath of the newborn, the acts with magical value for the expulsion of evil spirits, taming the fates, preparations for the baptism, the successive stages belonging to the day of “Christianization”, gifts to the newborn, along with some texts involved in the remembered habit. We will also consider a series of symbolic elements drawn from the practices in question: candle, mirror, basil, flowers, incense, garlic, hoop, wheat berries, etc. Despite the fact that, in the last century, customs practiced before the birth of a child and also the subsequent ones knew a special ampleness, at present most faded or are partially practiced, in Almăj they have taken over various practices characteristic of other areas or modern cultures.