Jelena bin Drai objasnila šta je Božić

 

Hristos se rodi! Today is my Christmas,so for those who would like to know more about our Ortodox way to celebrate it,here is small intro. The Serbian name for Christmas Eve is Badnji dan. After sunset it becomes Badnje veče. 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.As a part of a tradition we place Oak tree on a fire,throw straw with walnuts on the floor. It is a custom in my Vojvodina region that, after Christmas Eve dinner, groups of children go from house to house of their neighborhood and sing to neighbors. This custom is called korinđanje, and the children who participate in it are called korinđaši. They knock on a neighbor's door when the neighbor comes out they greet him, and ask if they are allowed to sing. If the answer is affirmative, they sing a children's ditty or the Troparion of the Nativity. As a reward, the neighbor gives them candies or even money; more traditional gifts include walnuts, prunes, apples, and cakes. Serbian name for Christmas is Božić ( pronounced [ˈbɔ̌ʒitɕ]), which is the diminutive form of the word bog ("god"), and can be translated as "young god". On these days, one is to greet another person by saying "Christ is Born," which should be responded to with "Truly He is Born," or in Serbian: „Hristos se rodi“[ˈxristɔs sɛ ˈrɔdi] – „Vaistinu se rodi“ [ˈʋaistinu sɛ ˈrɔdi] A polažajnik or radovan, is the first person who visits the family on Christmas Day. An indispensable part of Christmas dinner is the česnica, a round loaf of bread. In Vojvodina a different, sweet cake/pie variety of česnica is made, using walnuts, honey and special pie breading. Hidden coin in česnica will bring wealth and prosperity to the one who is lucky to find it on Christmas day in his slice

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