THEY SAY OTHER COSTS AS WELL. WELL, CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY. HUNDREDS COMING TOGETHER IN JACKSON TODAY TO CELEBRATE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS. SO THIS MARKS THE BIRTH OF JESUS. ACCORDING TO THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARY TAKES US INSIDE THOSE FESTIVITIES. DOWNTOWN JACKSON, FILLING WITH CROWDS FOR SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS. PEOPLE WAVING FLAGS AND CELEBRATING SYMBOLIC TRADITIONS LIKE THIS ONE. THEY SHOULD EXPECT TO BRING EARPLUGS BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE LOUD FIRING BLANK ROUNDS. IT WAS LIKE, IN A WAY, A PRIMITIVE FIREWORKS BEFORE THE FIREWORKS EXISTED. THAT’S HOW THEY WOULD PROCLAIM TO THE WHOLE WORLD THAT THE SAVIOR IS BORN. MARKING THE HOLIDAY. THE SEVENTH IS 13 DAYS ON THE OLD CALENDAR. PAST OF THE CHRISTMAS OF ON THE WESTERN CALENDAR. THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, WHICH HAS CHANGED 500 YEARS AGO, A FAVORITE FOR MANY, IT’S A SPECTACLE. A LOT OF LOCALS LIKE TO COME AND WATCH THE SHOW. I GUESS YOU’D CALL IT A SHOW, BUT A FEW SECONDS THEY’LL COME OUT HERE AND SHOOT THE GUNS OFF AND PEOPLE CONGREGATE AND ENJOY EACH OTHER. FOR ME, IT USED TO BE LIKE THE GUNS. NOW IT’S MORE JUST SEEING PEOPLE YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IN A WHILE AND JUST ENJOYING THE COMPANY. HUNDREDS MADE THEIR WAY TO JACKSON FROM NEVADA, FROM ARIZONA, FROM ILLINOIS, STARTING THE DAY WITH A CHURCH SERVICE. THIS MORNING WE HAD A DIVINE SERVICE, DIVINE LITURGY WITH HOLY COMMUNION AND ENDING IT WITH A TRADITIONAL SERBIAN FEAST. MUSIC AND DANCING. IT’S SPECIAL BECAUSE I GREW UP IN THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND JUST MANY YEARS I, YOU KNOW, GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND COME HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR FELLOW MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND FAMI
Jackson celebrates Serbian Orthodox Christmas with traditional festivities
Hundreds gathered in Jackson to celebrate Serbian Orthodox Christmas with traditional events, including a church service, a feast, and the firing of blank rounds.
Hundreds gathered in Jackson on Wednesday to celebrate Serbian Orthodox Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus according to the Gregorian calendar with traditional events and symbolic traditions.”They should expect to bring earplugs because it’s going to be loud,” said Larry Angier, who was celebrating Serbian Orthodox Christmas.Father Marko Bojovic, a priest at Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, explained the tradition of firing blank rounds, saying, “It was like, in a way, a primitive fireworks before the fireworks existed. That’s how they would proclaim to the whole world that the Savior is born.”Angier noted the significance of the date, saying Jan. 7 falls 13 days after Christmas on the Gregorian calendar, following the older calendar system that was changed more than 500 years ago. Eli Bradaric, another participant, described the event as “A spectacle.” “For me, it used to be the guns. Now it’s more just seeing people you haven’t seen in a little while and just enjoying company,” said Bogdan Bradaric.Father Bojovic mentioned that people traveled from Nevada, Arizona and Illinois to join the celebration. The day began with a church service and concluded with a traditional Serbian feast, music and dancing.”It’s special because I grew up in the Serbian Orthodox Church, and for many years I go to church every Sunday and come here to celebrate with our fellow members and friends and family,” Eli Bradaric said.The event was open to everyone, and organizers emphasize that the celebration is safe, with the shotguns not loaded with live rounds.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Hundreds gathered in Jackson on Wednesday to celebrate Serbian Orthodox Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus according to the Gregorian calendar with traditional events and symbolic traditions.
“They should expect to bring earplugs because it’s going to be loud,” said Larry Angier, who was celebrating Serbian Orthodox Christmas.
Father Marko Bojovic, a priest at Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, explained the tradition of firing blank rounds, saying, “It was like, in a way, a primitive fireworks before the fireworks existed. That’s how they would proclaim to the whole world that the Savior is born.”
Angier noted the significance of the date, saying Jan. 7 falls 13 days after Christmas on the Gregorian calendar, following the older calendar system that was changed more than 500 years ago.
Eli Bradaric, another participant, described the event as “A spectacle.”
“For me, it used to be [about] the guns. Now it’s more just seeing people you haven’t seen in a little while and just enjoying company,” said Bogdan Bradaric.
Father Bojovic mentioned that people traveled from Nevada, Arizona and Illinois to join the celebration.
The day began with a church service and concluded with a traditional Serbian feast, music and dancing.
“It’s special because I grew up in the Serbian Orthodox Church, and for many years I [would] go to church every Sunday and come here to celebrate with our fellow members and friends and family,” Eli Bradaric said.
The event was open to everyone, and organizers emphasize that the celebration is safe, with the shotguns not loaded with live rounds.
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