In Spain you eat 12 grapes at midnight,
In Venice they have a Maskenball
And in US they celebrate Thanksgiving
But what do people in Serbia celebrate?
Dont know?
No problem!
Here are a few things you should know about Serbian traitions
DISCLAMER: this post is based on my knowledge and experience of Serbian culture. This tradition can change based on the cities and places you are in. Also, some other nations may have similar or the same traditions.
1. SLAVA
One of the beast holidays.
Slave is a holiday that is celebrated once a year. Like Christmas and Easter, it is connected to religion. It is a day on which a family celebrates a saint.
Most reacent slava is : St. Nikola
How it is celebrated? The day before slava grandmas and mothers make a bread named kolač and cook žito (weath) they also prepare a big lunch for the next day.
On the day of slava, our grandpas and fathers take the kolač and žito to the church, in the church the priest cuts the bread in the form of a cross and sings a song. </p>
In the afternoon the guests arrive, and first, they take a little bit of žito and kolac and a sip of wine.
Whail taking it you should say “srećna slava”/srecna slava. Which means “happy slava”
After that the five-course meal can start.
2. SERBIAN SVADBA (WEDDING) TRADITION
Ahhhhh Svadba (wedding) is a beautiful celebration. There is a lot of music and sometimes there is a live band that plays.
At Least the wedding I was on there were 3 parts
- Goom had breakfast with his family and the bride with her family
- 2.After that the groom goes to the bride’s house to “buy” her: it means that he needs to offer money to the bride’s dad or brother so that he can marry her. (Sometimes he also needs to prove his strength by shooting an appeal that is on a high stick)
- 3.III part is the important things so that can officially be married, like going to the municipality and then they going to church, where they get crowns, yes as a king and a queen, also the priest bound their hands with a white shawl. After that, they went around the middle part of the church. After all that the bride threw Biedermeier into the sky.
- And the fourth and last part of the part was when all the guests headed to the big saal where they ate and listened to a live band.
My favorite part was when they danced their first dance. It was dreamy
3. III Kisses on the cheeks
In Serbia we greet our guests and people we haven’t seen for a long time, with three kisses on the cheeks.
First for life, second for death, and third in the name of honor.This principe is from the bibel.
The number tree is the number of the holy trinity, the number tree is also a special part of our identity as a nation.
4. Folklore dance/song
You’ve probably heard of Taylor Swift’s single named FOLKLOR.
Folklor is part of a science named Etnomuzikology ( science that studies traditional musical and cultural heritage of a non-western folk (people))
And Folklor is an part of etnomuzikology. In Serbian folklore, you can find traditional songs, kolo (traditional dances), and traditional clothes.
Most famous Kolo: uzicko
5. Hospitality
Hospitality as in many other countries, also in Serbian especially important tradition.
Our mothers and fathers pass to us, how we should behave to our guests.</p>
Every time you come to a Serbian home you are going to be offered something to eat and drink no matter the time of the day.</p>
What is your opinion on this topic, and are there any traditions from your country, that the world should know about.
If yes then feel free to write them in the comments.
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