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Christmas in Serbia...on January 7th!
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January 7th 2009
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Christmas in Serbia...on January 7th!
Today is Christmas in Serbia, an event which marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Night before, on the January 6th, Serbs celebrate the Badnje vece (Christmas Eve), when citizens usually came out in
Kraljevo
churches to burn badnjak (yule log). The Christmas Eve got its name from the badnjak tree. Actually badnjak is the most beautiful young oak that one can find in the woods.
In the villages, where one still can find homes with old-fashioned hearths, the custom is that the father and the oldest sun go out to pick up the badnjak and to nock on the door of their home. Mother opens the door. Entering, they should say to the mother: "Welcome to you Badnje Vece! ("Christmas Eve")" and take the badnjak to the fireplace and place it on the fire to augure good fortune.
The custom is also to put straw around the fireplace, to simulate the connection with the earth. Usually, Serbs put coins, walnuts, almonds, dry figs on the straw, all the gifts for the children.
Before lunch on January 7th, while the fire is burning, the tradition is to place the pork or turkey to roast slowly for Christmas dinner.
Christmas for Serbs who are mostly Christian Ortodox, comes two weeks later than that of Roman Catholics. Serbs do not celebrate Christmas on December 25th, but on January 7th, while they celebrate New Year on January 13th rather than on December 31st. This is because the Serbs follow the Julian calendar, while Roman Catholics follow the Gregorian calendar
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