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Бадњи дан (Christmas Eve)
Today the Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox church celebrate Badnji dan (Christmas Eve)! The name "Badnji dan" comes after "badnjak", a log that is brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve. The felling, preparation, bringing in, and laying on the fire, are surrounded by elaborate rituals, with many regional variations. The tree from which the log is cut is preferably a young and straight oak, the tree that has always been sacred to Slavs. The burning of the log is accompanied by prayers that the coming year brings food, happiness, love, luck, and riches. The Serbs have inherited those customs from their ancestors and we keep them to the present day.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!
Srećan Badnji dan ! <3
P.S: Haven't I told you I love holidays !!! :)
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Бадњи дан (Christmas Eve)
Today the Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox church celebrate Badnji dan (Christmas Eve)! The name "Badnji dan" comes after "badnjak", a log that is brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve. The felling, preparation, bringing in, and laying on the fire, are surrounded by elaborate rituals, with many regional variations. The tree from which the log is cut is preferably a young and straight oak, the tree that has always been sacred to Slavs. The burning of the log is accompanied by prayers that the coming year brings food, happiness, love, luck, and riches. The Serbs have inherited those customs from their ancestors and we keep them to the present day.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!
Srećan Badnji dan ! <3
P.S: Haven't I told you I love holidays !!! :)
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Getty - These files are available to license at Getty Images.