Serbia
Serbian Orthodox Easter
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.
Geography of Serbia
Serbia,a landlocked country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. Serbia borders Hungary to the north. On the east, it borders Romania and Bulgaria, Macedonia to the south, and Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia on the west.
Serbia-Montenegro National Holidays
Followed by the New Year celebrations and Orthodox Christmas, the religious observances finally wrap up on January 20th with the day of St Jovan (John), who baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River.