St. Nicholas

My Serbian side used to get together when my Jedo was still alive and celebrate our Serbian patron saint St. Nicholas.  Father would come to your great grandparents home and Pro Baba had made delicious bread that is blessed and passed and eaten.  It's a day of feast for Serbian families and either having the celebration at your home or going to a friends home for the event.  Uncle Tom has decided to bring this day back to life for us many years after Jedo's passing.  So we met today and had a nice feast with family and friends.  Pro Baba had you front and center with her (the matriarch) as she explained to you what the blessing meant and had you both partake in it.  I was amazed to watch both of your faces, your seriousness and your interest in Father Checo was doing. 

Saint Nicholas used his miraculous powers to help everyone in need, sickness or anguish. His prayers are said to restore sight to the blind, the faculty of hearing to the deaf and the ability to walk to the crippled. - See more at: http://voiceofserbia.org/content/st-nicholas-day-0#sthash.TMLbQ6v2.dpuf

Saint Nicholas used his miraculous powers to help everyone in need, sickness or anguish. His prayers are said to restore sight to the blind, the faculty of hearing to the deaf and the ability to walk to the crippled. - See more at: http://voiceofserbia.org/content/st-nicholas-day-0#sthash.TMLbQ6v2.dpuf

Below is the bread that our cousin made.  It is blessed and everyone puts their hands (or fingers if there isn't a lot of room) on it as it is turned in a circle.

St. Nicholas was regarded as the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, children and students.  He used his miraculous powers to help everyone in need, sickness or anguish.  His prayers are said to heal the blind, deaf and crippled.  He is our amazing family saint and I love having this evening to celebrate him and bring us all together with blessing and food.