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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 badnjak is an oak log or branch brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve, much like a yule log in other European traditions.There are many regional variations surrounding the customs and practices connected with the badnjak.
The badnjak tradition was celebrated more publicly in the early 20th century and the Serbian Orthodox Church has organized public celebrations for these rituals since the early 1990s. The badnjak commemorates the fire that—according to Serbian folk tradition—the shepherds built where Jesus was born.
Articles relating to Christmas in Serbia, customs and practices of the Serbs associated with Christmas and a period encompassing it, between the third Sunday before Christmas Day and Epiphany. There are many, complex traditions connected with this period.
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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 ...
The dominant Church is the Serbian Orthodox Church although traces of a forming Montenegrin Orthodox Church are present. The badnjak is a tree branch or young tree brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve, a central tradition in Eastern Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Montenegro. The tree from which the ...
Badnjak may refer to: Badnjak (Serbian), a Christmas tradition in Serbia; Badnjak (Croatian), a Christmas tradition in Croatia; See also.