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Posted: 12 years ago

Dear friends,
As you all know Balika Vadhu is a very popular show in Serbia. As a result of that many Serbs joined India Forums in the past 2 years. We were warmly accepted by Indian members and we got the chance to know a new culture, so different from ours, yet so close in our values. We are now, along with our Indian friends, significant part of the Balika Vadhu forum.

Today we are celebrating Christian Orthodox Easter and I made this thread to congratulate to all my Serbs and also to present at least one small part of my country to my Indian family and friends.

Note: Permission for this thread has been given by the mods. This thread is to celebrate with my family and friends only so please refrain from any unsavoury posts or anything of the like. Thank you.

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To all my dear Serbians:

Thank you for your friendship, love and support. Each one of you is an amazing human being and I am really honoured to be with you here.

I wish you very Happy Easter and hope you will celebrate it in happiness and good health with your loved ones.

HRISTOS VOSKRESE!!!

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As I already mentioned, we Serbians are Orthodox Christians and many Orthodox churches base their Easter date on the Julian calendar, which often differs from the Gregorian calendar that is used by many western countries. Therefore the Orthodox Easter period often occurs later.

Orthodox Serbs usually celebrate Easter in the church, at the Easter Festival Liturgy. The priest and congregation go in procession around the church building. After circling around the temple three times, the procession halts in front of the closed doors with the cross, candle and the censer. They chant the Paschal Troparion before the church door. At the end of the Festival Liturgy, the faithful greet each other with words: Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! (Hristos Voskrese!! Vaistinu Voskrese!!)

Easter celebrations also mark the end of a long fast and the first food to be eaten are eggs, which have been traditionally colored in red, as a symbol of the spilt blood of Jesus. Legend has it that Mary the Magdalene presented red eggs to Emperor Tiberius, when she came to Rome bearing the message of Resurrection.

In Serbia, Easter eggs are most often dyed in red and embellished with various ornaments. On Easter Sunday, all members of the household traditionally crack the colored eggs. The owner of the egg that cracks all of the others open is considered to be successful throughout the year. This is a particularly happy occasion for children. In recent years, the north Banat village of Mokrin hosts an organized egg tapping competition on Easter Sunday joined in by locals, as well as visitors from other villages.

The first dyed Easter egg is left in a special place in the house as a symbol of protection of all members of the household, and is thus kept until next Easter. Remarkably, this egg does not get spoiled.

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Well now when we re-pass all the customs, celebration can begin with some traditional Serbian things:

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I would also use this opportunity and this day so special for us to present a small part of my country to my Indian family and friends. Guys, there will be an exam so you better pay attention and read carefully😛 if not spanking will take a place...you already know!😉

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Many times during its rich, centuries-long history, Serbia has been at the centre of Europe's and the world's attention, out of all proportion to its modest size, economic might and number of inhabitants. Many lessons on bravery, patriotism and the struggle for freedom can be learned wherever you turn in Serbia, as you pass through its cities and regions.

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