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Transcript: The straw is usually brought in with the same greetings and throwing of grain as the badnjak. The person spreading it may imitate a hen clucking to call her chicks, "Kvo, kvo, kvo", with the family's children imitating chicks, "Piju, piju, piju", while they pick at the straw. A common custom is to scatter a handful of walnuts over the straw. Cesnica Prepare one round loaf of bread with hidden coin. Gifts Badnjak Polozajnik Recipe for Add one cute child. A polozajnik is the first person who visits the family on Christmas Day. People expect that it will summon prosperity and well-being for their household in the ensuing year. A poloznik steps into the house with his right foot first, greeting the gathered family. He then approaches the fireplace, takes a poker or a branch, and strikes repeatedly the burning badnjak to make sparks fly from it. At the same time he utters: How many sparks, that much happiness in this house. How many sparks, that much money in the household head's pocket Spread armful of straw over the floor. At the end, add one Xmas tree, fatso in red suit and bunch of gifts for everyone The badnjak is an oak log or branch brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve. Early in the morning the head of each family, usually accompanied by several male relatives, selects and fells the tree from which the log will be cut for their household. In the evening, a man of the family brings their badnjak into the house. Xmas in Serbia Xmas in Serbia First, get one Badnjak. Served on January 7th, according to Julian calendar, bringing together families and friends in celebration the birth of Jesus Christ. Serbian people consume it in simple and humble atmosphere, surrounded by closest freinds and family. Although there is a lot of specifically Serbian customs celebrating Christmas, a lot of generations have adopted decorating Xmas tree and giving gifts to loved ones. Most of the Serbian homes looks like Hallmark's Christmas cards, with smiling faces of children waiting to open gifts. An indispensable part of Christmas dinner is the čcesnica, a round loaf of bread, wit hidden coin in it. During Christmas dinner, the head and another man of the family hold the cesnica between themselves, rotating it three times counterclockwise. The cesnica is then carefully broken among the relatives, so that each of them gets his or her own share of the loaf. The family member whose share contains the coin hidden in the cesnica, will supposedly be exceptionally lucky in the coming year. Christmas straw
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