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January 13, 2026

Šta treba da znate o dočeku srpske Nove godine: Običaji, tradicija i gde se sve slavi

Srpska Nova godina, koja se obeležava u noći između 13. i 14. januara po julijanskom kalendaru, za mnoge je prilika da se praznična atmosfera produži još koji dan. Iako nema zvanični status praznika, ovaj datum se u brojnim gradovima i domovima dočekuje uz muziku, okupljanja i običaje koji spajaju tradiciju, veru i savremeni način proslave.

Šta treba da znate o dočeku srpske Nove godine: Običaji, tradicija i gde se sve slavi

TL;DR

  • Serbian New Year is celebrated on the night of January 13-14 according to the Julian calendar.
  • It is also known as Julian, Old, or Orthodox New Year.
  • The tradition is observed in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Orthodox parts of Croatia, and by Orthodox populations in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova.
  • Traditions also exist in some German cantons of Switzerland and parts of Scotland.
  • The celebration gained significance in Serbia after World War I and especially after World War II.
  • The divergence in dates is due to the reform of the Julian calendar and the creation of the Gregorian calendar in 1582.
  • The Serbian Orthodox Church did not initially adopt the Gregorian calendar simultaneously with the secular authorities in 1919.
  • It is not a public holiday or a non-working day in Serbia.
  • The Orthodox New Year is also called Mali Božić (Little Christmas) and coincides with the church holidays of the Circumcision of Jesus Christ and Saint Basil the Great.
  • Traditional foods include the head of the Christmas roast (usually lamb or pig) and a special cake called 'vasilica'.
  • Some traditions involve burning leftover badnjak and making donuts with a coin inside.
  • It is believed that bringing a new item into the house on this day promotes progress for the household throughout the year.

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