Most Serbians are Eastern Orthodox and still use the old Julian Calendar, which means that Christmas Eve is on January 6th and Christmas Day is on January 7th!
Brevin and I went to Belgrade on the sixth to celebrate Orthodox Christmas with our friends. We went to a badnjak ceremony at the Temple of St. Sava, where an oak branch is burned and people pray for a happy, healthy new year.
Traditionally on Christmas Eve, the father of the family would go cut a young oak tree down to burn, but today most Serbs just buy a tree or go to the more public badnjak ceremonies at the churches – like the one we attended.
The Jo Show 
Great pictures! Glad you went.
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