Serbia
Christmas in Serbia
The main Church of Serbia and Montenegro is the Orthodox Church. Like Russia, the tradition is to use the Julian calendar as opposed to the modern Gregorian calendar - at least when it comes to holidays and traditions. Day to day life is ruled by the Gregorian calendar.
Food in Serbia
Unfortunately, Serbia is not a vegetarian - friendly country. Most of the people in Serbia are heavy meat - eaters. Do not take for granted that every restaurant has vegetarian cuisine, and do not try to find organic food shops.
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.