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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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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Family and friends watch the TV news at the Vukovich home showing the celebration of Serbian Christmas celebration in Jackson strarting at St. Sava Church..
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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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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Jeff Votaw and Beau Gillman shoot their shotguns at the entrance to the Vukovich home in traditional Serbian Christmas greeting.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Lana Vukovich prepares a traditional bacon-wrapped Serbian pork roast for her Christmas guests in the kitchen.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Beau Gillman with his shotgun in hand is interviewed by  KCRA TV's WIll Hereford about the old Jackson custom of Serbian Christmas
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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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  • 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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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Shotguns left at the door by traditional revelers during the Serbian Christmas celebration at the Vukovich home.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Families enjoy good cheer at the Vukovich home during a visit.
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  • Children decorate the traditional Serbian Christmas bush during Badnjak (blessing of the Yule Logs) following Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.<br />
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The logs (three) are from a young and strong oak and represent the Holy Trinity. Their burning represent the fire the shepherds built in the cave where the Jesus was born to warm baby Jesus and his mother Mary during that night.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...A table of traditional desserts in the dining room of the Vukovich family awaits guests during the Christmas day celebration.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Lana Vukovich and her family share a feast for visitors in her home on Christmas Day.
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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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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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  • Lasar from Trebenje, Bosnia & Herzegovina and who now lives near Sacramento  is interviewed by Will Heryford of KCRA-TV-3 from Sacramento...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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  • 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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  • Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.
    angier-1401-serbian-christmas-0794.JPG
  • Serbians bring out the shot guns to blast away in honor of the birth of Christ during Christmas in Jackson, Calif.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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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  • Fod is prepared and shared in celebration of Serbian Christmas at Chris and Lisa Lucke's House during Jackson, California. Christmas is January 7 as it is observed using the Julian Calendar.
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  • Serbs toast with a shot of slivovitz (plum brandy) during tradition of the Serbian Christmas on January 7, Jackson, California.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Lana Vukovich greats Danny Popovich to her home along with other friends with traditional drink.
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  • Locals and Serbs toast with a shot of slivovitz (plum brandy) during tradition of the Serbian Christmas on January 7, Jackson, California.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Family and friends sign at the front door of the Vukovich home.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Family and friends raise a toast in the Vukovich home in honor of the late Mildred Popovich and the birth of Christ with shouts of Zivali Jackson! followed  by the drinking of spirits, including the traditional slivovitz, plum brandy.
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  • Christmas Day celebration with Jackson's Serbian community...Revelers blast their shotguns in announcing the birth of Christ at the front of the Vukovich home as Lana Vukovich turns away from the volly.
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  • Serbian Christmas party at the Armstrong house, Jackson, Calif.<br />
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Nikola Saraba and friends
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  • Serbian Christmas party at the Armstrong house, Jackson, Calif.<br />
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Carol Woolsey, Judy Allen and friend
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  • Serbian Christmas party at the Armstrong house, Jackson, Calif.<br />
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Votaw, Poggio, GIllman families
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  • Friends and family gather to celebrate Serbian Christmas at the Lucke home during Jackson, California, celebration on January 7.
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  • Serbian Christmas celebrated in Jackson, California, on January 7.
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  • A volley of gunfire continues of the tradition of the Serbian community of Amador County (and the Serbian-for-a-day) in announcing the Birth of Christ through gunfire on Main Street, Jackson, California.
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  • Locals and tourists watch the continuation of the tradition of the Serbian community of Amador County (and the Serbian-for-a-day) in announcing the Birth of Christ through gunfire, Jackson, California.
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  • A volley of gunfire continues of the tradition of the Serbian community of Amador County (and the Serbian-for-a-day) in announcing the Birth of Christ through gunfire on Main Street, Jackson, California.
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  • A young boy hoists a shotgun as part of the tradition of the Serbian community of Amador County (and the Serbian-for-a-day) in announcing the Birth of Christ through gunfire, Jackson, California.
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  • Signs proclaiming: "Cestit Ti Bozic" (Merry Christmas) greets visitors to Jackson during January in Jackson, Calif.<br />
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Jackson celebrates Christmas twice a year, in December on the western calendar and again on January 7 on the "Old Calendar" also known as the Julian or Liturgical Calendar.
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  • Continuation of the tradition of the Serbian community of Amador County (and the Serbian-for-a-day) in announcing the Birth of Christ through gunfire, Jackson, California.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • Christmas celebration with the Serbian Orthodox community of Jackson, Calif., St. Sava Church.
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  • A traditional floor matt at a Serbian home with the treasure of St. Nicholas, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Children sit by the yule log fire after the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Wheat and walnuts, a symbol of good tidings of a new year after Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Three young boys carry the young oak branches for the traditional burning of the yule longs (badnjak) after the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Rev. Stephen Tumbas anoints the forehead of parishioner Ilene Votaw  forehead with oil at the conclusion of the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Ringing the bell in celebration at the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • A young girl relaxes in a chair with her stuffed toy after the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • A gift in the tradition of St. Nicholas is given to the the children after Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif..
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  • A gift in the tradition of St. Nicholas is given to the the children after Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif..
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  • Rev. Stephen Tumbas blesses the branches carried by three young boys during the traditional burning of the yule longs (badnjak) after the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Loaves and candles. Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif. The five loaves symbolize the loaves from the wilderness which Christ fed the masses. The three candles symbolist the Holy Trinity.
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  • A young boy adds a yule log to the fire as Rev. Stephen Tumbas watches during the traditional burning of the yule longs (badnjak) after the Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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  • Rev. Stephen Tumbas during the solemn blessing of the five loaves of bread during Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif. The five loaves symbolize the loaves from the wilderness which Christ fed the masses.
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  • Rev. Stephen Tumbas blesses the five loaves of bread during Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif. The five loaves symbolize the loaves from the wilderness which Christ fed the masses.
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  • Rev. Stephen Tumbas spreads the scent of incense during Christmas Eve Vigil Service, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, Calif.
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