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Serbia Fact SheetCapital of Serbia: Belgrade Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Language: Serbian Population of Serbia: 6,963,764
National Bird: Eagle
National Fruit: Plum
National Animal: Grey Wolf
National Flower: Lily of the Valley
National Sport: Football
National Tree: Oak Tree
Serbia Word Find
Serbia Word FindSlavs: are Indo-European people who speak the various Slavic languages of the larger Balto-Slavic group
Serbs: South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe. The majority of Serbs inhabit their nation state of Serbia
Kilim: is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in coun-tries of the former Persian Empire
Gusle: is a single-stringed musical instrument traditionally used in the Di-narides region in the Balkans; the instrument is always accompanied by singing in epic poetry.
Frula: is a musical instrument, which resembles a medium sized flute, tradition-ally played in Serbia
Saint Sava: known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, and the founder of Serbi-an law
Koliva: is a dish based on boiled wheat that is used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for commemorations of the dead
Deda Moroz: is a legendary figure similar to Father Christmas and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic paganism
Badnjak: is a tree branch or entire tree that is central to Serbian Christmas celebrations. It is placed on a fire on Christmas Eve and its branches are later brought home by worshipers
Sajkaca: is the Serbian national hat, it is named after Serb river troops known as šajkaši, who protected the Austrian Empire against the Ottoman Turks in the 18th century
Dragacevsk Sabor: is also known as the Guča Trumpet Festival, which is an annual brass band festival held in the town of Guča, near the city of Čačak, in the Dragačevo region of western Serbia
Politika: is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans and is considered to be Serbia’s newspaper of record
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