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The Serbian name for Christmas Eve during the day is Badnji dan. After sunset it becomes Badnje veče. [note 2] On this day, the family makes preparations for the oncoming celebration. The dinner on this day is festive, copious and diverse in foods, although it is prepared in accordance with the rules of fasting.
A Serbian Orthodox priest places the badnjak on a fire during a Christmas Eve celebration at the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade. The badnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: бадњак, pronounced), also called veseljak (весељак, pronounced [ʋɛˈsɛ̌ʎaːk], literally "the one who brings joy" in Serbian), is a tree branch or entire tree that is central to Serbian Christmas celebrations.
The Serbs have many traditions.The Slava is an exclusive custom of the Serbs, each family has one patron saint that they venerate on their feast day. The Serbian Orthodox Church uses the traditional Julian Calendar, as per which Christmas Day (December 25) falls currently on January 7 of the Gregorian Calendar, thus the Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7, shared with the Orthodox churches ...
27 January. Saint Sava Day. Савиндан. Savindan. Serbian schools holiday; Saint Sava is patron saint of the Serbian schools. According to Julian calendar (in the Gregorian calendar it's observed on 14 January). 22 April. Holocaust, Genocide and other Fascist Crimes Victims of the World War II Remembrance Day.
The Old New Year, or the Orthodox New Year, is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar . This traditional dating of the New Year is sometimes commonly called "Orthodox" because it harks back to ...
The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas block is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a winter tradition in regions of Europe, and subsequently North America. The origin of the folk custom is unclear. Like other traditions associated with Yule (such as the Yule boar ), the custom may ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European religion as ...
Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. [ 4] Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally ...
Sedano’s: Stores open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Milam’s Market: Stores will close at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve and remain closed Christmas Day. Holiday meals can be ...