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Show Follow Christmas Ritual OBSERVE SERB RITE OF DRINKING FROM PIG'S HEAD Misa Llllie Conker assiati sipping by Robert Conker S.L. Serbians Observe Yule Holiday Season Celebrants in Metropolitan Area Will Climax Festival With New Year Dance Saturday In Siberian homes these days the occupants are looking up from festive boards and shouting greetings of "Cretan Bozic," which means merry Christmas, or they are saying "Vesela Nova Godina," which means happy new year. ' In other words, this week la the Christmas holiday season for the Serbian people, who follow the old calendar, and they are holding open house for their friends. Last Sunday was Christmas and next Sunday Is New Year's. It will end with a dance In the Greek Orthodox church. Second West and Third South streets, Saturday Sat-urday night and with dinners in the celebrants' homes Sunday. Persons Per-sons of Serbian descent from Murray. Mur-ray. Midvaie, Garfield, Bingham, Tooele and Salt Lake will attend the dance. Part of the tradition of the celebration cele-bration Is to have the head of the family sip from a glass of wine and make a wish. He doesn't tell what the wish is. but It is supposed to come true. The wine Is placed in the mouth of a roasted pig's head for the ceremony. Misa Llllie Conker and Miss Helen Hel-en Drakulich are In charge of the dance. Part of the program will be dancing of the Serbian dance, the kola. |