Celebrating the Patron Saint

2. Krsna Slava
Every Orthodox family
in Serbia has one
patron saint. Each
family celebrates their
saint, on the day when
their ancestors were
baptized. This same
saint is the family's
saint from generation to
generation through the
centuries.
ancestores/преци

3. The Slava celebration
includes:
-Icon of the family's
patron saint
-A lighted candle
-Славско
жито/koљиво, a
boiled wheat dish
-Slava bread
(Славски колач)
-Red wine
-A priest

4. The Slava is a
family reunion
usually held in
the home of the
family's oldest
living member.

5. The priest
blesses the
bread, turns and
cuts it as a sign
of the cross, it is
then passed to
everyone .
Priest/свештеник

6. Sveti Nikola (St.
Nicholas) is the patron
saint for so many
families that there is a
Serbian saying for St.
Nicholas Day, 6. or 19.
December, "Half of
Serbia is celebrating
their Slava today, and
the other half is going to
the Slava."

7.  Do you know who Saint Nicolas was?
 Let’s find out!