Serbs mark Christmas Eve in Kosovo
Several hundred Serbs in Gračanica, accompanied by KFOR, gathered Sunday to cut badnjak near a local lake.
Sunday, 06.01.2008.
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Several hundred Serbs in Gracanica, accompanied by KFOR, gathered Sunday to cut badnjak near a local lake. Badnjak, an oak log or branch used in Serb Orthodox rituals, is traditionally cut on the morning of the Christmas Eve, to be burned the same night. The custom is sometimes associated with originally northern European burning of the yule log. Serbs mark Christmas Eve in Kosovo The central celebration in Kosovo is held in Gracanica, where Bishop of Raska and Prizren Artemije will serve the Christmas Eve liturgy, after which the badnjak will be taken out of the church and burnt. Despite cold weather and rain, Orthodox worshippers gathered in the Serb enclave to mark the holiday in a traditional manner throughout the day. But once again, Kosovo Serbs celebrate Christmas in difficult conditions and with limited freedom of movement. For this reason, they were accompanied by soldiers and police when they left Gracanica to cut this year's badnjak. KFOR and UNMIK chiefs Xavier de Marnhac and Joachim Ruecker today congratulated Christmas to Orthodox worshippers in the province. Local Serbs brave the forest near the enclave of Gracanica to cut badnjak to be used in Christmas ceremonies (Beta)
Serbs mark Christmas Eve in Kosovo
The central celebration in Kosovo is held in Gračanica, where Bishop of Raška and Prizren Artemije will serve the Christmas Eve liturgy, after which the badnjak will be taken out of the church and burnt.Despite cold weather and rain, Orthodox worshippers gathered in the Serb enclave to mark the holiday in a traditional manner throughout the day.
But once again, Kosovo Serbs celebrate Christmas in difficult conditions and with limited freedom of movement. For this reason, they were accompanied by soldiers and police when they left Gračanica to cut this year's badnjak.
KFOR and UNMIK chiefs Xavier de Marnhac and Joachim Ruecker today congratulated Christmas to Orthodox worshippers in the province.
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