Why Serbs celebrate New Year three times

If you are confused and you don’t understand how it is possible, we`ll try to explain in following lines. Serbs are known as a nation which likes to celebrate, so it isn’t surprising why the ritual of countdown 10,9,8,7… 1 “Happy New Year” is repeated three times. Actually that isn’t the only reason why it […]

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Krsna Slava – the celebration of Patron Saint`s Day

Slava (the celebration of the Patron Saint) is a religious custom which stands out Serbs among all the Orthodox Christians. The background of the patron saint dates back to the ancient folk customs, celebrations of the patron of the local pagan man, which was celebrated by the ancient Greeks, Thracians, Dacians, Illyrians and Romans as […]

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The exhibition Stefan Nemanja – nine centuries

The National Museum in Belgrade opened the exhibition “Legacies and echoes. Stefan Nemanja – nine centuries”. The occasion for the exhibition is 900 years since the birth of the founder of the Nemanjić dynasty. Stefan Nemanja was the Grand Prince of Raska and creator of the powerful Serbian state in the Medieval time. He left […]

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