Church of St. Sava

Orthodox Christians mark Christmas Eve by traditionally lighting a Christmas tree in front of the Church of St. Sava next to the Temple of the same name in Belgrade.
In many places in Serbia, Christmas Eve is celebrated as tradition prescribes.
The faithful gathered in their temples, and after the liturgy they attended the fireworks display.

This possibility was announced earlier by the Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia and the guardian of the patriarchal throne of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Chrysostom, in an interview given to Tanjug a few days ago, when he stated that due to the epidemiological situation, the option of holding the Assembly in the Church of St. Sava is being considered.

President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, addressed those present at the ceremony.
Vui first mentioned the late Patriarch Irinej: "I want to thank Patriarch very much for everything he has done for our people".
"In the previous eight years, we tried to raise Serbia from the ashes," said Vucic.

He added that he discussed with Patriarch Irinej the completion of works on the Church of St. Sava and announced the completion of construction works this year.

The Hydro-Meteorological Institute (RHMZ) announced this on its website on Thursday.

There will be moderate to strong frost in the mornings, while the temperature will remain below zero around the clock.

The RHMZ issued a warning, saying that this cold wave will last at least five consecutive days in most parts of Serbia.

If that happened, the Kosovo president told the German daily Die Tageszeitung, Belgrade "would be able to step out of the false mythology."

Tanjug reported this on Thursday, citing UNMIK's Media Observer, which in turn quoted the Albanian language daily Koha Ditore.

It depicts the Ascension of Jesus Christ.

Although the mosaic will be officially unveiled in the coming days by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, b92.net is publishing photographs from inside this Serbian Orthodox church - the largest Orthodox temple in Europe - with the permission of the author, Politika's photojournalist Zeljko Jovanovic.

(Zeljko Jovanovic/Politika)