Slava – Serbian Tradition of Celebrating Family’s Patron Saint Slava is one of the most important characteristics of Serbian tradition and it is even inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists What is Slava? The Slava is celebrated annually and it is transferred from generation to generation
What is Serbian Slava? - Everything you need to know about Serbian Slava What does Serbian Slava look like? The celebration of Serbian Slava is an important event that brings together family members to honor their patron saint The day begins with a special celebration service at the local Serbian Orthodox Church, followed by a feast of traditional Serbian dishes and customs that differ depending on the celebration
Serbian Slava: What Is It Why It Is Celebrated - Meet the Slavs Serbian Slava, (also known as Krsna Slava) is a family holiday dedicated to a Christian saint (The holy Slava) who is considered the patron, donor, and protector of the house The most commonly celebrated saints are St Nikola, Arandjelovdan, Đurđevdan, St Michael, St John, St Petka, St George, etc
What is Slava? | Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church At its core, Slava is an act of thanksgiving to God and a reaffirmation of the family’s Christian faith It honors the patron saint as the family’s intercessor and protector, commemorating the moment the family was baptized into the faith
What does slava mean? - Definitions. net The Slava, also called Krsna Slava and Krsno ime, is a Serbian Orthodox church tradition of the ritual glorification of one's family's patron saint among Serbs, but also Montenegrins and Macedonians The family celebrates the Slava annually on the saint's feast day
Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s day - UNESCO In Serbia, Orthodox Christian families celebrate an important holiday in honour of the patron saint, Slava, who is believed to be their protector and provider of welfare The celebration consists of the ritual offering of a bloodless sacrifice and a feast held for relatives, neighbours and friends
Slava - OrthodoxWiki A Slava (Крсна Слава also Крсно Име it means "celebration") is the celebration of the family's patron saint It is primarily known as a Serbian custom: when the disciples of Sts Cyril and Methodius were converting ancient Serbia, they replaced the pagan custom of the household divinity with a family patron saint
SLAVA – what makes Serbs different from other Orthodox Slava is not only a Serbian thing it is a Macedonian too! Macedonians have slava so slava can not be claimed as Serbian only tradition Being an Orthodox love the tradition and all customs and by all means love and respect Serbs but that definitely need to be changed in this article
Patron saint day - Serbia. com Serbs are the only Christians who celebrate “slava” – a patron saint day It is the tradition of the ritual celebration and veneration of a family’s own patron saint It is the family holiday when with prayer and rituals family remembers their ancestors who celebrated the same saint