Discover the Serbian Easter custom of cracking decorated eggs and learn the phrases used while searching for the strongest egg.
Easter Day in Serbia
Easter Day in Serbia
On Easter day people in Serbia crack their Easter eggs with one another, in search of the strongest egg :) We start from the early morning! At first, during breakfast we start cracking eggs and each of us keeps the strongest one. Then we meet with our relatives at Sunday lunch where we continue with this never-ending fight. There is usually one egg which beats all the rest and we keep it until the next year.In this video you can see what it looks like:
Here comes an exercise where you can practice the Genitive case together with the possessive form and comparatives (bolji / gori = better / worse; jači / slabiji = stronger / weaker; lepši / ružniji = nicer / uglier; manje / veće =smaller/bigger etc.). Watch the video first and then decide whose egg is stronger/better/weaker/worse! Have fun and a Happy Easter!
Egg-cracking phrases
| Serbian | English |
|---|---|
| Hajde da kucamo jaja! | Let’s crack eggs! |
| Čije je jaje najjače? | Whose egg is the strongest? |
| Moje jaje je pobedilo. | My egg won. |
| Ovo jaje je puklo. | This egg cracked. |
Practice
Compare three eggs using jako — jače — najjače.