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FAMILY TRADITIONS AND

CELEBRATIONSBY

Kristina and Teodora

Members of my family

My mother, Julijana, who is in her 50s, works in a Golden Lady Hosiery store. My father, Milan, who is in his 50s, has his own business.My brother, Djordje is 26 years old and right now he works in Russia.My other brother, Vukasin, who is 24, works in an accounting agency.(T)

My father Milan is in his late 40s and he works in the Commercial Court.

My mother Zorica is in her early 50s and she is a surveyor.

My sister is 24 and she works in a bank. (K)

My father Milan is in his late 40s and he works in the Commercial Court.

My mother Zorica is in her early 50s and she is a surveyor.

My sister is 24 and she works in a bank. (K)

Family Origins

My mother's family is from a village called Deguric, near Valjevo. She never lived there, but she used to go there every summer as a kid. It is a small but nice place, close to the river Gradac. (T)

And my mother’s family is from a village called Bobova. The village is near Valjevo, and they used to live there until my mother was born, then they came to live in Valjevo. (K)

My father’s family are an old Valjevo's family. Its origins can be traced back to Trsa on Durmitor mountain. First my great-great-grandfather came to Uzice in 1882. Than my great- grandfather came to Valjevo in 1900 and he was a bookbinder by trade. My grandfather was one of the founders of the first Valjevo’s printing plant which doesn’t exist anymore. (K)

Family Routines

Every morning the first thing we do is drink coffee, then we have breakfast, and after that my parents and brother go to work while I am still in bed. (T)

Our mornings are the same as Teodora’s. We rarely see each other during the day, because my parents and sister are at work, and I am at school so we just see each other later at night when we finish all our daily obligations. We talk a little bit and go to sleep, as my mother jokingly says ‘Here is a system breakdown’ because we are never at home. (K)

Family Routines

Every Sunday my family and I go to church, usually to the monastery Celije, but sometimes we visit another church. We attend the liturgy after which we light candles.(T)

Every weekend we are separate, my sister is somewhere, me too, and my parents are at home or they visit some friends, and it is only on Sundays that we usually have lunch together. (K)

Family Routines

In the summer my parents work, my brothers usually go somewhere with their friends and I spend it with my boyfriend.(T)

During the summer my parents work. My sister does it too now, but she used to spend it at the seaside, which is what I still do, and I also spend it in Arandjelovac, Belgrade and a little bit here. (K)

Family traditions

We celebrate our birthdays every year with our family and friends. My mother makes lunch and a cake. We usually have gibanica cheese pie and stuffed croissants. Cakes are often made from chocolate.(T)

I have got a lot of weddings in my family. The last one was my cousin's. It was very different from other weddings here in Serbia as the music was according to young people's taste and it mostly included rock and pop, especially from the 80s and 90s. (K)

Religious and national holidays

Christmas is one of the most popular religious holiday in my country. It is the most important holiday for believers and we follow the tradition that is the same every year. We get up early and have breakfast together. In the past, we used to go to my grandparents' house for lunch before they died. Now we have lunch with my Aunt,Uncle and cousins. In the evening I go out with my friends to Christmas parties held in clubs. There aren’t any special details and they are similar to any other party, except for special colourful decor. (T)

My family saint's day - St. George is very exhausting for me since we celebrate it for four days because we have a lot of guests. Fortunately I do nothing apart from amusing my guests, which can sometimes get a bit boring. I’ve got a couple of my own guests, no more, because I don’t have time and space to put them, and we have a good time together.