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On January 5, on the eve of Orthodox Christmas, Serbs celebrate Tucindan.
Tucindan
Tucindan is a religious and folk festival in Serbia and Montenegro. Its name is linked to the verb tući which means "to beat".
This holiday has pagan roots, but like most similar holidays, it was adopted by the church and became religious. It is believed that Saint Sava, the first archbishop of the Serbian Church, introduced this holiday as a religious holiday.
This day is observed on Orthodox Christmas Eve. All the men in the family make a fire in the yard of the house and roast a pig (in some regions a sheep or a goose) on a long wooden stick. This roast pig is a traditional part of the Christmas dinner and called pečenica.
For pečenica, men choose one and feed it with better fodder for one or two months before Christmas. This animal is killed by hitting its head with a piece of salt. Then its throat is cut and the blood is collected and mixed with fodder which is then given to the cattle. It is believed that feeding cattle with this mixture makes them thrive.
Another interesting tradition concerns children. No one punishes children for their misbehavior. It is believed that punishment on this day will make children naughty for a whole year.
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Today, the Serbs make Tucindan. Pagan festival adopted by the Orthodox Church, the Serbs make Tucindan on Christmas Eve. For the pečenica, the men choose a pig and feed it with better fodder for one or two months before Christmas. This animal is killed in Tucindan by hitting it on the head with a piece of salt. #calendar #5January #mythology #myth #legend #orthodoxchurch #serbia #montenegro #tucindan