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The Serbian name for Christmas is Božić (Serbian Cyrillic: Божић, pronounced [ˈbǒʒitɕ]), which is the diminutive form of the word bog ("god"), and can be translated as "young god". Christmas is celebrated for three consecutive days, starting with Christmas Day, which the Serbs call the first day of Christmas.
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm, founded in 1893, [98] [99] is one of the oldest commercial tourist attractions in Florida, as is the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, which has been a tourist attraction since around 1902. [100]
St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first colonial governor. He named the settlement San Agustín, for his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augustine. [5]
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 ...
Date Name Serbian name Serbian name Remarks varies: Krsna slava: Крсна слава: Krsna slava: Family patron saint Western Christians & Revised Julian calendar Eastern Orthodox Christians: Date Name Serbian name Serbian name Remarks December 25: Christmas Day: Божић: Božić: Western Christians: Date Name Serbian name
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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Saint Jovan Vladimir, Serbian Orthodox icon Saint Stefan Uroš, fresco. Venerable Avakum (Deacon Avakum) – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] Venerable Anastasia of Serbia (Ana Nemanjić) – 4 July [O.S. 21 June] Venerable Angelina of Serbia (Angelina Branković) – 12 August [O.S. 30 July] and 23 December [O.S. 10 December]