Vertep (Serbian)

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title: "Vertep (Serbian)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["serbian-traditions", "slavic-christmas-traditions", "christmas-in-serbia", "folk-plays"] description: "Serbian Orthodox Christmas custom" topic_path: "general/serbian-traditions" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertep_(Serbian)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Serbian Orthodox Christmas custom ::

The Vertep is a Serbian Orthodox Christmas custom commonly practiced by the young male members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is usually performed on January 6, the Christmas Eve of the Orthodox calendar. This custom is called vertep (вертеп, and the participants in it – vertepaši (вертепаши; singular: vertepaš, вертепаш). {{Cite book | last = Vuković | first = Milan T. | script-title=sr:Народни обичаји, веровања и пословице код Срба |trans-title=Serbian folk customs, beliefs, and sayings | chapter = Божићни празници | pages = 145–146 | location = Belgrade | publisher = Sazvežđa | edition = 12 | language = Serbian | year = 2004 | isbn = 86-83699-08-0}}

The word “vertep” comes from the , which refers to the birthplace of Jesus.

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