My son and I burned ours on our terrace on Serbian Christmas morning (January 7th), as you can see in the photo above.
Impressions of Belgrade and Serbia and maybe photos from an in-country trip by a long-term ex-pat.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Burning the Yule branch
My son and I burned ours on our terrace on Serbian Christmas morning (January 7th), as you can see in the photo above.
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Very neat. Cross posted.
I wish you well in the coming year!
What an interesting tradition. Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year!
That's a wonderful custom.
I would imagine a freshly felled tree might be difficult to burn?
I know that 2008 was a most difficult year for your family. Hope that your prayers are answered in 2009, and that I finally get to meet you this year.
Meanwhile, happy Serbian Christmas to you and yours.
Hi,
Nice information with good photos.
Wish you this new year gives you health and wealth.
:-)
Insurance
and i too wish you all health and peaceful happiness. how do you do it? every photo is amazing!
thanks for sharing the tradition with us, and I love the angle of this photo. may you and your family have blessings and good things for the season, and the year.
I like learning about traditions in other cultures. I had never heard of the badnjak tradition before. Thanks for sharing.
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing this!
You have a very interesting blog. Thanks for commmenting on my art too! I'll check out that link to the web-site you sent today!
Happy New Year to you!!
That's a great photo!
What an interesting custom..does it mean that you're still celebrating Christmas? I love the angle and the colors..
Re the Barbies..sorry to sound moronic but how do I search your blog?
This is a beautiful tradition!
Beautiful & touching photo. I love the way you caught the flame & your son's hands.
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