Serbia Fact Sheet

Capital of Serbia: Belgrade Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)

Language: Serbian Population of Serbia: 6,963,764

National Bird: Eagle National Flower: Lily of the Valley

National Fruit: Plum National Sport: Football

National Animal: Grey Wolf National Tree: Oak Tree Serbia Word Find Serbia Word Find Slavs: are Indo-European people who speak the various Slavic languages of the larger Balto-Slavic group

Serbs: South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe. The majority of Serbs inhabit their nation state of Serbia

Kilim: is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in coun- tries of the former Persian Empire

Gusle: is a single-stringed musical instrument traditionally used in the Di- narides region in the Balkans; the instrument is always accompanied by singing in epic poetry.

Frula: is a musical instrument, which resembles a medium sized flute, tradition- ally played in Serbia

Saint Sava: known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, and the founder of Serbi- an law

Koliva: is a dish based on boiled wheat that is used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for commemorations of the dead

Deda Moroz: is a legendary figure similar to Father Christmas and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic paganism

Badnjak: is a tree branch or entire tree that is central to Serbian Christmas celebrations. It is placed on a fire on Christmas Eve and its branches are later brought home by worshipers

Sajkaca: is the Serbian national hat, it is named after Serb river troops known as šajkaši, who protected the Austrian Empire against the Ottoman Turks in the 18th century

Dragacevsk Sabor: is also known as the Guča Trumpet Festival, which is an annual brass band festival held in the town of Guča, near the city of Čačak, in the Dragačevo region of western Serbia

Politika: is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans and is considered to be Serbia’s newspaper of record

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