What culture does Serbia have?
Serbia’s culture is shaped by centuries of merging between different ethnic groups. Greek, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean influences can be found in several Serbian foods. Each Orthodox Christian family has its own patron saint day.
What are Serbian customs?
The most common and well-known customs among Serbs are the customs of the life cycle, which are related to birth, baptism, marriage and death. Slava, also called krsna slava and krsno ime (literally “christened name”) is the Serbian Orthodox tradition of the veneration and observance of the family’s patron saint.
Do Serbians like foreigners?
Serbians tend to dislike it when foreigners act superior towards them.
How do you greet someone in Serbian?
The most common ways to say hi in Serbian Dobro jutro, dobar dan, dobro veče. You know what they mean: dobro jutro (good morning), dobar dan (good day or good afternoon), dobro veče (good evening).
What did the United States do to help Serbia?
Serbs in the United States who did not volunteer to fight marched for the creation of Yugoslavia, sent aid to the Balkans through the Red Cross, formed a Serbian Relief Committee, and urged notable Americans to support the Serbian cause.
What did Serbs do in the United States?
A number of Serbian American engineers worked on the Apollo program. With the fall of Communism and the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Serbs in the United States have established several interest groups, the most organized of which is the Serbian Unity Congress (SUC).
Where can I find more information about Serbia?
More information about Serbia is available on the Serbia Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. Serbia occupies a key strategic juncture in the Balkans at the social, political, and geographic crossroads of Eastern and Western Europe.
Where are the major Serbian settlements in the United States?
Major centers of Serbian settlement in the United States include Chicago, New York City, Milwaukee (12,000), Pittsburgh, Phoenix, and Jackson, California. Various ethnic organizations put the number of Serbian Americans at more than 350,000.