Celebrate Saint Sava’s Day with a Serbian hymn and resources about Sveti Sava, school celebrations and the slava tradition.
Saint Sava Holiday in Serbian
Saint Sava Holiday in Serbia
Srećna slava Sveti Sava!I wish you a happy St. Sava day with yet another version of the beautiful hymn dedicated to Saint Sava, sung by the Serbian men's choir "Kosovo" from Ohio.
While listening to this number, check out these useful links about this topic, shared on our blog in the course of the previous years:
- Listening comprehension exercise
- The lyrics of the song
- An exercise based on the St. Sava hymn
- a BBC video about St. Sava Slava (hvala D.)
- About St. Sava by Istorijska Biblioteka site in Serbian
- About Serbian Slava in English (hvala Baba Mimi)
- About Serbian Orthodox faith in English
Saint Sava vocabulary
| Serbian | English |
|---|---|
| svetac | saint |
| školska slava | school patron-saint celebration |
| himna | hymn |
| proslaviti | to celebrate |
Speaking task
Answer in Serbian: Ko je Sveti Sava? Kada se slavi? Kako škole obeležavaju ovaj dan?