On these days, one is to greet another person by saying 'Christ is Born,' which should be responded to with 'Truly He is Born,' or in Serbian: ' Hristos se rodi' (pronounced ) – ' Vaistinu se rodi' (pronounced ). Christmas is celebrated for three consecutive days, starting with Christmas Day, which the Serbs call the first day of Christmas. The Serbian name for Christmas is Božić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Божић, pronounced ), which is the diminutive form of the word bog ('god'), and can be translated as 'young god'. They vary from place to place, and in many areas have been updated or watered down to suit modern living. There are many, complex traditions connected with this period. Serbian Christmas traditions are customs and practices of the Serbs associated with Christmas and a period encompassing it, between the third Sunday before Christmas Day and Epiphany. Serbian customs and practices An icon representing the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
