Show Serbians Glorify A Abundant Harvest The Serbian strews his table with hay or straw at Christmas time I and md he is likely to eat roasted sucking suckling suck suck- ling ing pig for tor Christmas dinner Weather permitting a fire is built outdoors outdoors' on Christmas morning and the pig roasted over it on a spit The Serbians as well as the Croats have several Christmas customs in common Both plant wheat on a plate on December By Christmas day there is a mini minla minia aure a- a tore ture ure field of ot wheat which serves as asa asa asa a decoration usually placed on a window sill sUI B Before fore sunrise on Christmas morning the men of the family go gonto Into nto a nearby forest to tell fell a young oak tree It Is selected with great care and traditional rites must be observed In cutting it down It must fall all toward the East at the moment of ot sunrise It is brought home Instate in instate state tate and lighted candles are held heldon on each side of the door through which it Is carried Corn and wine are sprinkled on this his Yale log while wishes for an abundant harvest for tor the next summer sumner sum sum- mer ner are expressed As AI soon as the log og is placed in the fire and is iu burning brightly a neighbor chosen chos- chos en n beforehand for tor the ceremony enters the house to bring Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas blessings He lie pours a little wine on the log and places place a coinon coin coinon on n it It a symbol of prosperity for tor the be coming year ear |