Christmas traditions

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Christmas traditions
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We celebrate Christmas on the seventh of January
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On the fifth of January the Godfathers of the
Event called Koledicas wooden fire organize
wooden fire , meal, drink and music on some
locations in the cities. People sing songs,
dance, eat food and enjoy in the festivities. We
wait Jesus to be born and we are all awake. The
person who finds the coin in his bread is chosen
to be the Godfather of the Event next year.
All the people who participate in the Event clean
the streets after the Event. This Event is a
symbol that people accept Gods warmth and light
and the darkness and the ignorance are destroyed
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On the sixth of January in the morning people go
to church (We call it Badnik)
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In the morning children go from house to house,
sing Christmas carols and receive sweets, nuts,
fruit and coins. It is believed that the children
bring the news that Jesus Our Saviour will be
born
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People have a family meal in the afternoon
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The home made traditional Christmas meal

• Women make a home made bread and they put a coin
  in it. During the family meal the person who
  finds the coin in his/her part of the bread is
  believed that he/she will be the luckiest person
  in the family during the whole year.
• During the family meal we have tavce gravce
  (traditional meal made with beans), sarma, fruit
  and vegetables.

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We have a Christmas tree on our table
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Christmas decorations
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We do not go to school on the sixth and the
seventh of January. We celebrate Christmas

• The streets, the houses, the shops are
  decorated you can see Christmas decorations
  everywhere you go.
• On the seventh of January we visit our relatives
  and our friends. It is the time when we all talk
  about who found the coin in the bread, wish each
  other Merry Christmas, give and receive presents
  and enjoy in the holidays. We greet each other
  saying Jesus is born

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year