The 46-day Lenten fast for Serbians and other Orthodox Christians is strict. Western Christians, for whom Sundays are exempt, fast for 40 days unlike Orthodox Christians who also fast on the six Sundays in Lent.
The politics of Serbia function within the framework of a parliamentary republic.
Serbia religions include the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Muslim Community of Serbia that is mostly Sunni, the Jews, the Native minority following regional faith, and the Eastern Orthodox church.