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OK, not everywhere. In state institutions is forbidden but everywhere else you can light a cigarette. Even, people walk and smoke. It is ours national sport, too. Obligatory, offer the other with a cigarette.
Don’t be surprised if someone call you for a lunch or dinner and pay all. It’s a custom here. Even if their salaries are too small, people won't let their guests to pay anything. They don’t pay they bills separately even if they see each other for a first time. To pay just what you had for a drink or food? FORGET IT!
Tradition to call husband’s or wife’s parents “father” and “mother” is very long in our history. It shows respect to husband’s/wife’s parents. Unfortunately, it is disappearing nowadays and young people calls their parents in low putting “ant” or “uncle” before theirs names.
As everything here is in the sign of “three”, almost every home here has altar with three icons. One is, always, of the Patron Saint and the rest are, mostly, Jesus and Holy Virgin. It is always on the eastern wall in the house.I have Saint George on the top, triptych which is about 300 hundred years in my family, and a small icon of Jesus which my grandmother was caring in her purse. Also, the sanctuary lamp is more than 200 years old.
Our church, Serbian Orthodox Church, didn't accept the New calendar and we celebrate New Year on, hm, and yours 13/14th January by “yours” calendar. We call it “Serbian New Year”.The central celebration party is always on the Republic Square with lot of popular musicians, trumpeters, fireworks, hot "Rakija" (home made plum brandy) and hot red wine...A thousands of people are there doesn't meter which temperature is. Party is always good and you will feel just a heat.
One of the essential characteristics traditional things, which make a difference between Serbs and other Orthodox or other Christians, is “Krsna Slava” (The feast of the Patron Saint), the cult of celebrating the protector of the family. On that day, master of the house, invite Godfather, Godchildren and the family to celebrate together with him and his family. When father died, sons continue to celebrate the same protector. It is always the son and if father has just a daughter(s), they are not continuing than takes husband’s feast.The most solemn part of celebration is breaking Feast Bread, and it is beginning with lighting the Feast Candle. After he makes the sign of the cross, master of the house do it. The priest burns incense of the house and sacred the water. With that water, using a small bouquet of basil, he besprinkles all present, and sing a holy song to the Patron and read a...
Classical Serbian food consists of bread, dairy products, meat and its products, vegetables and fruit, and their products, lots of onion, garlic, fish, wine and rakija, typical and VERY strong alcohol.When you visit somebody's house for the first time, you'll be offerred a salted piece of bread, some wine, and often sweet made of fruits with glass of water.
Shljivovitza is the most famous among all other homemade brandys simly becouse the plums, from which it is made, is the most common fruit in Serbia. So, if you are interested to know how important this product is to locals, enlarge the photo and read carefully ....
There is no family in Serbia's villages that do not make their own brandy. It is realy fun. People go to each other helping wit it. While working they make jokes, talk and what is the most important TASTE the brandy when finished. The tasting is unlimited so you can guess what happens next !
This is a typical enterierre of a Serbian house. People were poor in ancient times and the houses were very modest, small and all the family used to stay in one room, all three generations. Cooking was done in the same room, in the middle, so that it could be also heating at the same time. People who had wooden floor were lucky.
Hyatt Regency Belgrade Belgrade
9 Reviews and 104 Opinions Hyatt Regency is probably the best hotel in Serbia. However there are many new hotels that have been...
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Putnik Novi Sad
6 Reviews and 8 Opinions Located in Tanurdzic`s palace from where you can see the town hall. Price from 37 euro.
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Hotel Real Pristina
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Reviews and photos of Republic of Serbia attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Republic of Serbia sightseeing.
Q: We visited Serbia many years ago and are returning for a visit to Belgrade in May. We have fantastic memories of people, food, and...
A: Cross at Horgorosh/ Subotica into SRB from HUN. You can drive to Belgrade on the Way stop at Sremski Karlovci, Novi Sad And Belgrade. The Road from the border to BG has...
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