Serbian Christmas traditions
List of terms
The following is a list of Serbian terms related to Christmas, written in the Serbian Latin alphabet and the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, with pronunciations transcribed in the IPA (see Help:IPA/Serbo-Croatian).

Serbian Christmas traditions

Section Title: List of terms
Table Section Text: The following is a list of Serbian terms related to Christmas, written in the Serbian Latin alphabet and the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, with pronunciations transcribed in the IPA (see Help:IPA/Serbo-Croatian).

Serbian Cyrillic alphabet	Serbian Latin alphabet	IPA	Explanation

бадњачар	badnjačar	[ˈbadɲat͡ʃaːr]	The man who takes the badnjak into house on Christmas Eve

бадњачки колач	badnjački kolač	[ˈbadɲaːt͡ʃkiː ˈkolaːt͡ʃ]	A loaf necessary for Christmas Eve dinner

бадњак	badnjak	[ˈbadɲaːk]	The oak log that burns on an fireplace during Christmas Eve and Day, or in church yard on Christmas Eve; leaved oak twigs burnt instead of the whole tree, or used as an ornament in house during Christmas

Бадње вече	Badnje veče	[ˈbadɲeː ˈʋet͡ʃeː]	Christmas Eve after the sunset

Бадњи дан	Badnji dan	[ˈbadɲiː ˈdaːn]	Christmas Eve before the sunset

Божић	Božić	[ˈboʒit͡ɕ]	Christmas

божићни колач	božićni kolač	[ˈboʒit͡ɕniː ˈkolaːt͡ʃ]	A kind of Christmas loaf

чесница	česnica	[ˈt͡ʃeːsnit͡sa]	A Christmas loaf, necessary for Christmas dinner

Детињци, Дјетињци	Detinjci, Djetinjci	[ˈdetiːɲt͡si], [ˈdjetiːɲt͡si]	The third Sunday before Christmas, when children give presents

Герман	German	[ˈɡerman]	A spirit with an influence on rain and hail

караконџула	karakondžula	[karaˈkond͡ʒula]	A demon

коледа	koleda	[ˈkoleda]	A Christmas custom

коледари	koledari	[ˈkoledaːri]	Participants in the koleda (koledarenje)

коринђање	korinđanje	[koˈrind͡ʑaɲe]	A Christmas custom

коринђаши	korinđaši	[korinˈd͡ʑaːʃi]	Participants in the korinđanje

Крстовдан	Krstovdan	[ˈkrs.toʋ.daːn]	The day before the Epiphany

Мали Божић	Mali Božić	[ˈmaːliː ˈboʒit͡ɕ]	A folk name for New Year's Day according to the Julian Calendar, literally Little Christmas; coincides with the Feast of Saint Basil the Great

Материце	Materice	[ˈmaterit͡se]	The second Sunday before Christmas, when married women give presents

Оци	Oci	[ˈot͡si]	The Sunday immediately before Christmas, when married men give presents

огњиште	ognjište	[ˈoɡɲiːʃte]	An indoor fireplace without a vertical surround, so the fire burning on it is similar to a campfire.

печеница	pečenica	[peˈt͡ʃenit͡sa]	A whole pig roasted for Christmas dinner

плетеница	pletenica	[pleˈtenit͡sa]	A kind of Christmas loaf

полoжајник	položajnik	[ˈpoloʒaːjnik]	The first person who visits a family during Christmas

прангија	prangija	[ˈpraŋɡija]	A small celebratory mortar

ратарица	ratarica	[raˈtarit͡sa]	A kind of Christmas loaf

сировари	sirovari	[ˈsirovaːri]	A Christmas custom, and its participants

Туциндан	Tucindan	[ˈtuːt͡sindaːn]	The day before Christmas Eve, when the pig for a pečenica is ritualistically slaughtered

василица	vasilica	[ʋaˈsilit͡sa]	A little round loaf made with cornmeal and cream, eaten for dinner on Mali Božić

вертеп	vertep	[ˈʋertep]	A Christmas custom

вертепаши	vertepaši	[ʋerteˈpaːʃi]	Participants in the vertep

Sentence(s)

The Serbian name for Christmas is Božić.

final_sentence: The Serbian name for Christmas is Božić.