People burning candles on Orthodox christmas night in belgrade, Serbia. The badnjak also called veseljak is a tree branch or entire tree that is centr


People burning candles on Orthodox christmas night in belgrade, Serbia. The badnjak also called veseljak is a tree branch or entire tree that is central to Serbian Christmas celebrations. It is placed on a fire on Christmas Eve and its branches are later brought home by worshipers. The tree from which the badnjak is cut, preferably a young, straight and undamaged Austrian oak, is ceremonially felled early on the morning of Christmas Eve.


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