Christmas in north 🎄

macedonia🎄
Most Christians in North Macedonia
belong to the Orthodox Church and so
Christmas is celebrated on January 7th.
Christmas celebrations really start on 5th
January which is called 'Kolede'. On this
day people, especially children, like to go
carols singing around their neighbors.
They are given fruits, nuts and coins.
When the singing has finished people
gather around big bonfires. They are
sometimes held in parks where hundreds
of people can go to see them. Others like
smaller events where the local
community comes together. Lots of
traditional food is eaten.
At the end of the night a special Christmas
bread which has a coin baked in it is passed
around. Everyone takes a piece and if you
find the coin you'll get luck for the next year.
On Christmas Eve (6th January) people look
forward to the special Christmas meal that
will be eaten in the evening. The meal is
called 'posna' and traditionally contains no
dairy, meat or animal products. Dishes might
include nuts, fresh and dried fruits, baked
cod or trout, bread, kidney bean soup, potato
salad, Ajvar (red-pepper dip), Sarma
(cabbage leaves stuffed with rice and spices)
and pickled vegetables. Coin bread or
Christmas Cake with a coin in it is eaten at
the end of the meal.
On Christmas Day (7th January) most
Christians go to a Church service and then
come home to eat a large Christmas feast!
The traditional Christmas Day greeting is
"Hristos se rodi" or "Христос се роди!"
(Christ is born) to which you reply "Navistina
se rodi" (He truly is born!).

In Macedonian Happy/Merry Christmas is

'Sreken Božik’
The big Christmas Day meal might include
different roasted meats, cheese pies, salads
and lots of bread, cakes and sweets.
Christmas celebrations often last for another
three days after Christmas Day.
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attention
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