Posted on 07/22/2022 6:47:41 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist among the Serbs, by analogy with many other festivals, is called Ivanjdan.
In some places special church folk traditions are associated with it. Interestingly, not all Serbs know about them, and locals in some regions aren’t aware of their existence.
There is a tradition among the Serbs of Vojvodina when on Ivanjdan, girls and women weave large wreaths of grass and flowers, which then decorate houses and churches.
And in the village of Sivac even a whole festival of folk traditions takes place, and wreaths are woven in the evening, on the feast’s eve, right on the church grounds; and this event is blessed by the clergy. Before that, everyone young and old come to church in national costume to pray.
The festival of traditions and culture of the native Serbs of Vojvodina in Sivac is called “Ivanjsko Cvece”—that is, “St. John’s Flower”, and weaving wreaths on the feast’s eve is an integral part of it.
However, the church in Sivac is dedicated to St. Nicholas, which indicates that the Ivanjdan festivities are a wider tradition of local Serbs.
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Beautiful, thanks for posting. Such lovely, natural young women, flowers in their hair, evidence of intricate needle-work in their clothing, they put our youth to shame imo.
Reminds me of my youth in Bavaria. Good to see some old traditions survive.
Ping!!!!
Thanks for posting!
Made me re-learn the story of how he got his name (A.A. Gabriel), and his father losing his voice etc.
Third photo — who let the tourists in?
I love seeing the traditional garb, feasts, and decorations honored so.
Meanwhile, the destruction of the culture in the USA continues apace.
Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!
“Third photo — who let the tourists in?” LOL
I noticed that also.
Just beautiful!
The Faith is alive and well over there.
Praise God!
Don’t look like tourists to me. More like older local folks, probably too old to be donning the traditional folk costumes.
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