Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Serbia. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
6 keepsakes from Serbia
Belgrade Fortress is one of the most important historical landmarks in Belgrade, located above the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. It is a historic fortress complex with origins spanning many centuries, reflecting…
Shared by Nuja
Belgrade is a very livelz place with many history ,the name stems from the words Beli/Bela(white) and grad(city) .Its called white city because of a famous fortress(its name is Kalemegdan) thats localed here it used to be white…
Shared by Captinborb
My family`````s slava is St. John the Baptist (Sveti Jovan), celebrated on the January 20th. Slava is a unique Serbian Ortodox tradition where families honor their patron saint, belived to protect and quide them. St. John is…
Shared by mivicca2103
The traditional folk dance is a circle dance called kolo, which is common among Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians. It is a collective dance, where a group of people hold each other by the hands dancing, forming a circle (hence…
Shared by Iamteddy3
it’s a holiday, different family’s have different saints they celebrate on different dates and it’s a really interesting holiday, full of joy and we eat really good food.
Shared by jana:)
In Serbia, we celebrate New Year twice, the Serbian or Orthodox New Year is celebrated on 14th January. It's the New Year according to the Julian calendar.
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