{"id":156543,"date":"2024-11-16T19:58:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=156543"},"modified":"2024-11-16T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:59:59","slug":"celebrating-durdic-today-a-timeless-serbian-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/celebrating-durdic-today-a-timeless-serbian-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"CELEBRATING \u0110UR\u0110IC TODAY: A day when women do not do manual work, and shoemakers and tailors rest!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"tw-target-text\"><strong><em>St. George&#8217;s Day, or \u0110ur\u0111ic, is a significant holiday celebrated by many Serbian Orthodox families. According to Christian teachings, Saint George is the first in the line of saintly warriors, armed with a shield and a cross-shaped sword.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martyred in 303 AD for refusing to renounce his Christian faith, Saint George remains deeply revered in Serbian culture. He is celebrated twice a year: on November 16th (New Calendar), commemorating the transfer of his relics to Palestine, and on May 6th, marking the day of his martyrdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0110ur\u0111ic is a special day filled with traditions and customs. On this day, women refrain from doing manual labor, and shoemakers and tailors take a break. It marks the beginning of the &#8220;Wolf Days&#8221; (Mratinci), a period that lasts until November 24th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to folk beliefs, winter arrives with \u0110ur\u0111ic and departs with St. George&#8217;s Day in May. During this period, it is believed that certain activities, like hunting wolves, are forbidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By following these customs and honoring Saint George, Serbian families continue to uphold a rich cultural heritage that has been passed down through generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark>READ MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/unforgettable-crime-brutal-murder-in-novi-sad-son-hacks-mother-to-death-with-a-chainsaw\/\">GRUESOME CRIME: Brutal murder in Novi Sad, son hacks mother to death with a chainsaw!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/this-is-the-plan-for-dismantling-the-deep-state-trump-presents-an-agenda-to-fundamentally-change-the-us-video\/\">THIS IS THE PLAN FOR DISMANTLING THE \u201cDEEP STATE\u201d: Trump presents an agenda to fundamentally change the US! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/trump-thanks-serbs-for-their-great-support-a-chicago-businessman-reveals-what-the-celebration-looked-like-at-the-headquarters-of-the-new-us-president\/\">\u201cTRUMP THANKS SERBS FOR THEIR GREAT SUPPORT\u201d: A Chicago businessman reveals what the celebration looked like at the headquarters of the new US president!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rts.rs\/page\/stories\/sr\/story\/125\/drustvo\/5021232\/djurdjic-slava.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RTS<\/a>   <strong>Foto: <\/strong>Wikimedia Creative Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. George&#8217;s Day, or \u0110ur\u0111ic, is a significant holiday celebrated by many Serbian Orthodox families. According to Christian teachings, Saint George is the first in the line of saintly warriors, armed with a shield and a cross-shaped sword. Martyred in 303 AD for refusing to renounce his Christian faith, Saint George remains deeply revered in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":156544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[46,2251,2636,2635,2634],"class_list":["post-156543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","tag-orthodox-christianity","tag-serbian-slava","tag-st-george","tag-tradition","tag-durdic","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156547,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156543\/revisions\/156547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}