Božićne priče / Christmas stories
S vake Badnje večeri okupe se ljudi ispred Hrama Svetog Save u Beogradu. Dođu da učestvuju u ritualu paljenja badnjaka. Isti ritual obavlja se ispred hramova širom Srbije, svuda gde ži- ve pravoslavci. Badnjak se pali i u ku- ćama, na božićno jutro, i to obično uz reči: „Koliko varnica, toliko srećica. Koliko varnica, toliko parica. Koliko varnica, toliko u toru ovaca. Koliko varnica, toliko prasadi i jaganjaca. Ko- liko varnica, toliko gusaka i piladi, a najviše zdravlja i veselja. Amin, Bo- že daj“. Božić u pravoslavaca propraćen je naročitom atmosferom, čitavim nizom verovanja i običaja čiji je primarni cilj da se kroz različite rituale prizove po- voljna, plodna i bogata dolazeća godi- na. Božić je jedinstvena sinteza verskog i paganskog, narodnog i crkvenog, po- rodičnog i nacionalnog praznika. Iako se ne može sa sigurnošću tvrditi ka- da se tačno počelo sa masovnom pro- slavom Božića u Srba, nema sumnje da su određene forme ovog prazni- ka poštovane još u srednjem veku. P eople gather every Christ- mas Eve in front of Bel- grade’s St. Sava Temple to participate in the ritual burn- ing of the Yule log. This same ritual is performed in front of temples and churches across Serbia, and wherev- er Orthodox believers live. The Yule log is also lit in homes, on Christ- mas morning, usually with the words: “How many sparks, that much hap- piness. How many sparks, that much money. How many sparks, that many sheep in the pen. How many sparks, that many piglets and lambs. How many sparks, that many geese and chickens, and the most health and joy. Amen, God permitting.” Orthodox Christmas is accompa- nied by a specific atmosphere, an en- tire series of beliefs and customs, the primary objective of which is to em- ploy various rituals to ensure a good, fertile and rich year ahead. Christmas is a unique synthesis of monotheis- tic and pagan religions, the folk and the church, a family and national hol- iday. Although it cannot be accurate- ly determined when the mass cele- bration of Christmas began among Serbs, there is no doubt that certain forms of this holiday were respect- ed as far back as the Middle Ages.
Hram Svetog Save, ritual paljenja badnjaka St. Sava
Temple, ritual burning of the Yule log
KOLIKO VARNICA, TOLIKO PARICA
HOW MANY SPARKS, THAT MUCH MONEY
Tekst / Words: Katarina Sretenović Fotografije / Photography: Masanori Jošida
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