Saint Sava Day

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Saint Sava Day is a major Serbian Orthodox religious and national holiday honoring Saint Sava, the first Archbishop of the Serbian Church and a key figure in Serbian cultural and spiritual history.

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Slava (patron saint celebration) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orthodox Christian feast day
Serbian national holiday
religious holiday
alsoKnownAs Savindan
associatedWith Serbian Church autonomy
Serbian culture
Serbian education
category Christian feast days
Serbian Orthodox holidays
Serbian national holidays
commemorates death of Saint Sava
country Serbia
culturalRole symbol of Serbian national and spiritual unity
dateObserved 27 January
dateObservedOldStyle 14 January (Julian calendar)
frequency annual
hasCentralFigure Saint Sava
surface form: Saint Sava, first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church
honoredPersonRole first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church
founder of Serbian medieval law and education
honors Saint Sava
languageOfName Serbian
linkedTo Serbian school patron-saint celebrations
liturgicalRank feast day
monthObserved January
namedAfter Saint Sava
observedBy Serbian Orthodox Church
surface form: Serbian Orthodox Christians

Serbs
surface form: Serbs in the diaspora
patronOf schools in Serbia
publicHolidayStatus important school and church holiday in Serbia
region Balkans
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Serbian Orthodox Church
SerbianName Савиндан
significance celebration of Serbian spiritual and cultural identity
celebration of the first Archbishop of the Serbian Church
symbolizes connection between church, education, and nation in Serbia
timePeriodOfOrigin Middle Ages
typicalActivities church services
cultural programs
recitations and performances by pupils
religious processions
school ceremonies

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South Slavs culturalTraditions Saint Sava Day
this entity surface form: Slava (patron saint celebration)
Serbian Orthodox Church hasMajorFeast Saint Sava Day