Srećan Uskrs :-)

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Happy Easter to all the followers of the LearnSerbian.blogspot.com blog :)

Here's the link to the pronunciation of Happy Easter in Serbian (Srećan Uskrs) and
a commonly used phrase: Hristos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse!

I hope you enjoyed listening to the beautiful Easter song and preparing an Easter bunny cake. Now, if you'd like to reward yourself, find out about Serbian School Easter Egg Hunt by joining "Learn Serbian Podcast" Facebook group and reading about the prizes and how to claim them:

Two Easter greetings, two different moments

Srećan Uskrs! is the general Serbian greeting “Happy Easter!” The traditional Orthodox exchange begins with Hristos vaskrse! — Христос васкрсе! The reply is Vaistinu vaskrse! — Ваистину васкрсе!, meaning “Indeed, He is risen.”

You may also encounter Hristos voskrese and Vaistinu voskrese, Church Slavonic forms heard in religious settings. Learn one matched pair first, so the response comes automatically when someone greets you.

From coloured eggs to the festive table

Latinica	Ћирилица	English
Na Veliki petak farbamo jaja crvenom bojom.	На Велики петак фарбамо јаја црвеном бојом.	On Good Friday, we dye eggs red.
Najčvršće uskršnje jaje zove se čuvarkuća.	Најчвршће ускршње јаје зове се чуваркућа.	The strongest Easter egg is called the household guardian.
Deca biraju jaja za veselo tucanje.	Деца бирају јаја за весело туцање.	The children choose eggs for the cheerful egg-tapping game.
Posle liturgije porodica seda za praznični sto.	После литургије породица седа за празнични сто.	After the liturgy, the family sits down at the festive table.
Gostima odgovaramo: „Vaistinu vaskrse!”	Гостима одговарамо: „Ваистину васкрсе!”	We reply to the guests: “Indeed, He is risen!”

Practise the reply before the knock at the door

Ask someone to alternate unpredictably between Srećan Uskrs! and Hristos vaskrse! Your answer must match: return the ordinary good wish to the first greeting and the traditional response to the second.

Say the traditional exchange in one breath twice. It should feel like a familiar call and response, not a sentence assembled word by word.
Marina Petrović