Serbian

SERBIAN SERBIAN CULTURECULTURE

Serbia is a Serbia is a smallsmall

country in the country in the

heart of heart of Europe,Europe,

but its culturalbut its cultural

heritage is big.heritage is big.

The territory of modernThe territory of modern

Serbia is rich in Serbia is rich in ttraces of races of thethe

past and of ancient past and of ancient

ccivilisationsivilisations. The remaining. The remaining

of the oldest civilizations inof the oldest civilizations in

this part of Europe arethis part of Europe are

found on the banks of thefound on the banks of the

river Danube-river Danube-

Lepenski VirLepenski Vir (6500-5500BC) (6500-5500BC)

andand VinVinchchaa (5500-3500 BC) (5500-3500 BC)

The most abundant The most abundant examples of classical examples of classical cultural heritage on the cultural heritage on the territory of Serbia are those territory of Serbia are those left behind by the great left behind by the great Roman Empire.Roman Empire.

Serbia Serbia waswas at the cross at the crossroadsroads of the Eastern and of the Eastern and WesternWestern

culturecultures whichs which influence influencedd the unique cultural heritage the unique cultural heritage ofof

this region. this region. The influence of the Byzantine Empire is The influence of the Byzantine Empire is visiblevisible

in numerous monuments, churches and monasteries in numerous monuments, churches and monasteries fromfrom

the 12th century and later. the 12th century and later.

Ottoman's 500-year-long ruling Ottoman's 500-year-long ruling had a great influence had a great influence on the Serbian culture, customs, cuisine and the on the Serbian culture, customs, cuisine and the language. Slanguage. Several thousands words in the Serbian everal thousands words in the Serbian language comelanguage comefrom Turkish. A lot of literature was inspired by the from Turkish. A lot of literature was inspired by the period.period.

Serbian Cyrillic alphabetSerbian Cyrillic alphabetThe Serbian Cyrillic is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script for the Serbian language, developed in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two standard modern alphabets used to write the Serbian language, the other being Latin. Karadžić based his alphabet on the Cyrillic script, following the principle of "write as you speak and read as it is written".

Miroslav Gospels, one of the oldest surviving documents written in Serbian (1186)The beginning of Serbian literacy dates back to the activity of the brothers Cyril and Methodius in the Balkans. Monuments of Serbian literacy from the early 11th century can be found, written in Glagolitic. Starting with the 12th century, books were written in Cyrillic.

ArtArtSerbian monasteries, with their fresco and icon paintings, are pinnacle of Serbian medieval art. The most famous Serbian medieval fresco is the Mironosnice na Grobu (or the "White Angel") from the Mileševa monastery

Pirot carpet

Pirot carpet refers to a variety of flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs traditionally produced in Pirot, a town in southeastern Serbia. They are one of the most important traditional handcrafts in Serbia. In the late 19th century and up to the Second World War, Pirot kilims have been frequently used as insignia of Serbian and Yugoslav royalty. This tradition was revived in 2011 when Pirot kilims were reintroduced for state ceremonies in Serbia

Traditional Serbian clothes from different parts of the country

Traditional Serbian shoe cold "opanak"

Licidersko srce-Licider heart-A traditional Licidersko srce-Licider heart-A traditional souvenirsouvenir

from Serbia. A heart made of dough and from Serbia. A heart made of dough and brightly colouredbrightly coloured

Greetings fromGreetings fromSerbiaSerbia

Pozdrav iz SrbijePozdrav iz Srbije