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A few kms east of the town center is the begining of rough paths up the side of Apparition Hill. Stations of the Cross are found on the way up and down. Religious fervor is very evident among the pilgrims as they struggle up the hill. Services are held among the different groups at the Site itself.
In most homes people remove their shoes before entering. It is a cultural holdover from the time of Turkish rule but is also very practical. The roads and streets are usually muddy or slimy in the winter and dusty in the summer. Most homes have hardwood floors with carpets for padding. This keeps the household from becoming muddy or dirty.As it is custom you get used to wearing slip on shoes and making sure that you are not wearing socks with holes in them.
As the cyrillic alphabet is identified by the local Moslim population with the Serb aggressors, there are almost no Cyrillic writings in BiH, unless you travel to Republika Sprska (that is part of BiH, anyway) where, on the other hand, everything is written in Cyrillic. Republika Sprska is inhabited only by Serbs and it has a sort of independence inside BiH.
Throughout all BiH the death of a Moslim is announced by printing a small poster that is then hung around town, usually to the light poles.The posters are usually green, show a picture of the dead person, and there are always some arabic writings and the turkish half moon on them.
Though just a few of the Bosnian moslims can read or speak arabic, there are always some arabic writings at the Mosques.This is because the only allowed "religious" language for Islam is Arabic, at list for some of the practices.
Burek is probably the most common food in BiH: you'll find in every town.It is a delicious pie, usually filled with meat or cheese, but other less popular variations may be found. It is quite cheap at 1.5 KM (= 0.75 E) for a big piece.Burek can be found also in Albania and Turkey, that is probably the country of origin of this pie.
whenever meating someone for the first time always flash them(breasts if female *** if male) shaking hands is very rude. Consequenses could be very severe if you do not take the advice i have just given you.
During the war and almost ever since, it has been difficult for the Bosnians to purchase many hard goods. Because of the shortages during the war and the terrible economy since, the Bosnians have become masters at improvisation.They don't throw away anything, they repair it. They fix their own cars, plumbing, heaters, wagons, and appliances. They are as resilient as Cubans when it comes to this.The problem is that repaired is not always "as good as new". This leads to some errors and sadly, some accidents.
Always take off your shoes when you enter somebody's homeAlways take off shoes entering the mosqueDo not take 'offensive' pictures of peopleBe aware not to talk 'in Serbian' to a Muslim, 'in Croat' to a Serb and 'in Bosnian' to CroatsBe politically sensitive and better do not joke about the pastBe aware that if you invite somebody to the restaurant you are supposed to pay the bill
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Q: We would appreciate any information on the train from Sarajevo to Mostar, how many trains per day ? time of day they leave, how...
A: If you click 'train timetable' on http://www.zfbh.ba/zfbhenx/ and choose 'Mostar' as the arrival station, you will see train times from Sarajevo (not many per...
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