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Post by vanilo on Dec 22, 2010 6:38:32 GMT -5
...to all of you! . I'm not sure what you're supposed to say to people about Christmas, but I definitely hope the next year will be amazing and happy for all of you and your families. Now we're at it, feel free to write about your plans for this year's holidays and/or the typical holiday traditions from your cultures. It'd be cool to know what different cultures do specially .
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Post by Nikola on Dec 22, 2010 7:43:54 GMT -5
Happy Christmas to you too.. I usually have lunch with my family. My parents invite us all to their house and we eat whatever my mum cooks up. Though we celebrate our Christmas in early January.
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Post by Caslav Klonimirovic on Dec 22, 2010 9:59:56 GMT -5
Merry Christmas and happy new year to all my Balkanians and everyone. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of a prophet who brought many beautiful messages in a time of darkness. ... Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7th. Presents are usually given for new years rather than Christmas. It's actually the night before Christmas day that Serbs have the biggest Christmas celebration when an oak tree is burned in church grounds. Though it is also said to have roots in Paganism, the festive kindling of the badnjak commemorates the fire that—according to Serbian folk tradition—the shepherds of Bethlehem built in the cave where Jesus Christ was born, to warm the Baby Jesus and his mother throughout the night.
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Post by rex362 on Dec 22, 2010 11:37:12 GMT -5
in our area we pile up pine tree and light em up ... the teenagers jump over em ....bring in the new year
Ive heard of this in other cultures as well
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Post by Patrinos on Dec 22, 2010 12:29:21 GMT -5
hajde, merry christmas ! Maybe we'll celebrate this year, at home ... we did it twice with my aunt, it was cool (we're supposed to be Muslim, so it's bit bizarre for us, because we're used to do ... nothing special this day, but it's very cool, with presents etc ...). So now after Bajram...and Christmass you are looking forward for Easter and Hanuka... ps. when do we celebrate the birthday of Buddha?
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Post by ulf on Dec 22, 2010 12:33:31 GMT -5
Arsenije its not anymore about Badnjak these days I would say the most common New Year holidays goes like this. 1st stage is finding/getting enough alcohol reserves. When reserves are found it level gradually diminishes with huge oscillation on the New Years eve. Until end of Christmas(since in Serbia Christmas is after New Year) alcohol level in blood max out and alcohol reserves vaporize By the way, rarely anyone here celebrate these holidays home. It became popular to celebrate it with your friends or some other crowded place.
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Post by rex362 on Dec 22, 2010 12:49:43 GMT -5
we do many things that are from our pre -Muslim religion and also the traditional things that are not mono religion at all
btw....in my village the 2 small churches wouldn't be able to survive if it wasn't for us Muslims in town
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Post by rex362 on Dec 22, 2010 13:21:22 GMT -5
we have a few days that I can remember might be same
Shengjeri
and one called Shemiter/shemitra ...or Mitra from mythology
and a few others I cant remember ....some are used to designate time frames on calender and harvesting type seasonal things and celebrations
...I guess we still use em even though we are Muslims down here
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Post by Dèsîŗĕ Yèarning on Dec 22, 2010 14:25:11 GMT -5
Have a very Merry Xmas and a wonderful New year! ;D In London we would all go round to my mums house and have a roast dinner, listen to music, drink etc..... but we wouldn't open the xmas presents! Since there is nothing much going on and most of the people are already hung over from the xmas parties of that week, this is the best way to relax, before the boxing day parties. The presents (under the xmas tree)are opened on early on new years eve, where we again eat, drink, have a good time, and then we all go out to celebrate the new year, at a club of street party whatever... My family are also muslim, yet they like celebrations overall! For me its all about the gifts.... In Turkey, I insist on putting up my xmas tree and advising my husband there should be presents wrapped and placed under it for the new year... It would be more fun if my family and friends were here, since Turks aren't known for their xmas celebrations lol. Turks do the fire jumping things too, in fact there are so many strange celebrations in Turkey.
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Post by andromeda on Dec 22, 2010 17:02:24 GMT -5
Yes , Happy Holidays to all you believers I'm just happy to have some time off ( not much though.)
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Post by rusebg on Dec 22, 2010 17:16:59 GMT -5
Happy holidays from me too. I will try to pay more attention to my family, especially after my father passed away four months ago.
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Post by Caslav Klonimirovic on Dec 22, 2010 20:10:13 GMT -5
Arsenije its not anymore about Badnjak these days Really? Maybe in the diaspora we are more traditional.
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Post by dusko1 on Dec 22, 2010 20:45:17 GMT -5
Even though I'm Orthodox (really pagan at heart ....haha), my family & I celebrate both christmas' because it's great to be together with family & friends. That's what it's truly all about. Living here in Canada you can't help but partake in christmas on Dec. 25 since majority of people celebrate it on that date. Plus it's a good excuse to drink some more & party.
I would like to wish all of you a great happy holiday season & a happy new year!!!
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Post by andromeda on Dec 23, 2010 2:06:34 GMT -5
Happy holidays from me too. I will try to pay more attention to my family, especially after my father passed away four months ago. Sorry about your father. My best wishes to you and your family.
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Post by vanilo on Dec 23, 2010 4:35:12 GMT -5
Ruse, I've written you a PM...
I was wondering if there's a story or reason behind the exchanging of presents on New Years? In Denmark, people do pretty much everything Christmasey on December 24. After December 26, Christmas really is completely over here, and people look forward to the New Year instead...which there are different traditions for.
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Post by Gigolo on Dec 23, 2010 18:39:10 GMT -5
Mary Christmas to all Catholics and whoever else celebrates it on the 25th.
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Post by odel on Dec 24, 2010 9:08:10 GMT -5
Merry Christmas to everyone! Especially to Pyrros, I think he needs some of that Christmas spirit.
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Post by MiG on Dec 24, 2010 18:22:27 GMT -5
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays people.
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Post by la3ar on Dec 24, 2010 21:28:10 GMT -5
in our area we pile up pine tree and light em up ... the teenagers jump over em ....bring in the new year Ive heard of this in other cultures as well This is in fact a Paegan ritual. All modern religions stem from Paeganism.
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Post by ioan on Dec 25, 2010 5:34:17 GMT -5
Happy holidays from me too. I will try to pay more attention to my family, especially after my father passed away four months ago. My condolences!!! Stay strong friend! Lets hope he is in a better place now!! On the subject: the firejumping is done in Bulgaria too. Merry christmas to all!!! I m happy that even nonchristians do like it and celebrate it!! In Bulgaria we have alot of great traditions: on the eve of 24th December before we start eating the house is thurified. then the oldest man must break up the bread and offer the first piece to the icon of Virgin Mary. In the breat there is a coin hidden and the luckest person will find it in its piece. You have to have odd number of meals and they all must be vegetarian.
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