Impressions of Belgrade and Serbia and maybe photos from an in-country trip by a long-term ex-pat.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
ABC WEDNESDAY--"X" is for "Христос се роди"
Tonight is Christmas Eve in many countries, but here in Serbia that day will be on January 6th, since Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7th according to the Orthodox Church calendar.
On that day, Serbs wish each other "Христос се роди" or "Christ is born". In English, we often abbreviate Christmas as 'Xmas', the 'X' standing for the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ".
Wishing all of you who celebrate Christmas, no matter when, a Merry Christmas, and to those of you who celebrate other end-of-year holidays, I wish you very Happy Holidays.
See other Xs on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.
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CROSS-CULTURE BREAKFAST
Have been in India one week. I brought my hostess some ajvar, which she found goes very well on a chapati.