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baklava
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posted January 07, 2009 11:40 AM |
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Merry Christmas! (our turn)
Some Orthodox Christian Churches (such as the Serbian) kept the old Julian calendar, which causes the 14-day difference in some holidays.
So, since our Christmas thus comes the 7th of January...
Merry Christmas! 
It's a bit different here. We give out all the presents and decorate trees for New Year, as we keep Christmas (and Christmas eve before it) rather spiritual and non-commercial.
There's a load of customs varying from family to family, but one is common here; we take a usually dry oaken branch (called Badnjak) as a symbol of the past year and keep it in the house at Christmas Eve, and on Christmas morning we burn it as a symbol of the passing year. It also symbolises the oak that shepherds brought into the cave of Bethlehem and which Josef burnt in order to warm the place up. The fire which jumped toward the sky came as an introduction to future events.
The custom also has some pagan roots (connected to the Sun Cycle or the god Perun, probably), and shows how Christianity merged with polytheism, creating a unique combination of faith around here. Many pagan customs are, disguised, still present today, as a part of Christianity.
Right, I'll stop the babble now...
Mir Božji, Hristos se rodi!
("Peace divine, Christ is born!" - the Christmas salutation answered with "Vaistinu se rodi!" - "Born indeed!") 
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posted January 07, 2009 12:06 PM |
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I know it's your turn al right.
We're being invaded by the Russians again... 
...who spend all their money here. 
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mvassilev
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posted January 07, 2009 02:16 PM |
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Vlaad
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posted January 07, 2009 04:43 PM |
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Vaistinu se rodi!
Merry Christmas!
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kipshasz
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posted January 07, 2009 04:51 PM |
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Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all Orthodoxians of HC
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JoonasTo
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posted January 07, 2009 04:53 PM |
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Actually finnish orthodoxes live with the gregorian calendar...
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Asheera
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posted January 07, 2009 05:23 PM |
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Same here.
Merry Christmas to those who use the Julian calendar.
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zamfir
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posted January 07, 2009 07:47 PM |
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Honestly, I don't see the point of having two different days for a national holiday, like Christmas. They should all celebrate in the same time and spend wondeful time together IMO.
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Geny
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posted January 07, 2009 10:50 PM |
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Quote:
I don't see the point of having two different days for a national holiday
The more reasons to party, the better.
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TheDeath
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posted January 07, 2009 11:07 PM |
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Honestly, I don't see the point of having two different days for a national holiday, like Christmas. They should all celebrate in the same time and spend wondeful time together IMO.
What's funny with all these people with centralized opinions like you is: what do you suggest? Which one to pick? What? Is it too biased to pick for everyone?
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antipaladin
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posted January 07, 2009 11:53 PM |
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Honestly, I don't see the point of having two different days for a national holiday, like Christmas. They should all celebrate in the same time and spend wondeful time together IMO.
Its not really national.
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