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Serbian celebration of Christmas, 2013 12 images Created 7 Jan 2013

Each January 7th, Christmas Day on the Julian (Orthodox) calendar, many in Jackson become "honorary" Serbians and join the shotgun procession to celebrate Christmas with family and friends.
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  • Lined up to blast a volley during Christmas Day --Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • Main Street, Jackson, California. ..Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • Beau & Marci. ..Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • Laser from Bosia & Herzegovina--..Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • Laser from Bosia & Herzegovina..Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • Reloading a handgun with blanks. ..Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • A toast to Christmas within BG's of Jackson...Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • A toast to Christmas within BG's of Jackson...Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • A toast to Christmas within BG's of Jackson...Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • A toast to Christmas within BG's of Jackson...Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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  • The shotgun of Senator John Begovich who is now is now buried in the St. Sava Cemetery is proudly shown by his grandson Sam who used the family heirloom to celebrate the Birth of Christ on Christmas day...Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif...A tradition brought from the old county, the firing of guns was a way for villagers in the old country to spread greetings from village to village before telephones and automobiles. Today, that tradition continues here in Jackson, California, home of the first Serbian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. ..Though many who participate are "Serbian" for a day, most are descendants of the miners who came in the 1800s to find their fortune in the gold mines of the west. Their grand fathers and great grandfathers left the old country years before.
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