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VIDEOS-CROATIAN CHRISTMAS

VIDEOS-CROATIAN CHRISTSMAS

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1. MIDNIGHT HOLY MASS:Croatian Church of St Cyril & Methodius-Zagreb

CROATIAN CHURCH OF DYRIL AND METHODIUS-MIDNIGHT HOLY MASS - CHRISTMAS EVE

 
 Početak mise – Zagrebačka katedrala 2011

THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDNIGHT HOLY MASS: ZAGREB CATHEDRAL, 2011

CHRISTMAS CAROLS - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ONES IN THE WORLD!

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CROATIAN PRAYERS

„ZDRAVO MARIJO“ IN  MANY LANGUAGES

ZDRAVO MARIJO-CROATIAN

Zdravo Marijo, milosti puna,

Gospodin s Tobom!

Blagoslovljena Ti među ženama i

blagoslovljen Plod utrobe Tvoje - Isus!

Sveta Marijo, Majko Božja,

moli za nas grješnike

sada i na čas' 

smrti naše! 

AMEN

ESPERANTO

Saluton, Maria, gracoplena,
la Sinjoro estas kun vi.
Benata vi estas inter la virinoj
kaj benata estas la frukto de via sino, Jesuo.

Sankta Maria, Dipatrino,
preĝu por ni pekuloj
nun kaj en la horo de nia morto.
Amen.

CHINESE

聖母經

萬福瑪麗亞，你充滿聖寵！主與你同在。你在婦女中受贊頌，你的親子耶穌同受贊頌。

天主聖母瑪麗亞，求你現在和我們臨終時，為我們罪人祈求天主。阿門。

ESTONIAN

Ole tervitatud Maarja, täis armu. Issand on Sinuga. Őnnistatud oled Sa naiste seas ja őnnistatud on Sinu ihuvili Jeesus. Püha Maarja, Jumalaema, palu meie patuste eest nüüd ja meie surmatunnil. Aamen.

JAPANESE

Medetashi Seicho Michimiteru Maria,
Shu on-mi to tomo ni mashimasu,
On-mi wa onna no uchi ni te shukusarare,
Go-tainai no on-Ko Iezusu mo shukusarare-tamō.

Ten-shu no on-haha, sei Maria,
Tsumibito-naru warera no tame ni ima mo rinjū no toki mo inori-tamae. Amen.

DUTCH

Wees gegroet Maria, vol van genade, de Heer is met U, Gij zijt de gezegende onder de vrouwen, en gezegend is Jesus, de vrucht van Uw schoot. Heilige Maria, Moeder van God, bid voor ons zondaars, nu en in het uur van onze dood.

Amen.

ENGLISH

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

GERMAN

Gegrüsst seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade; der Herr ist mit dir; du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus. Heilige Maria Mutter Gottes, bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes.

Amen.

INDONESIAN

SALAM MARIA

Salam Maria, penuh rahmat, Tuhan sertamu,
terpujilah engkau di antara wanita,
dan terpujilah buah tubuhmu, Yesus.
Santa Maria, bunda Allah,
doakanlah kami yang berdosa ini, sekarang dan
waktu kami mati.
Amin.

ITALIAN

Ave Maria piena di grazia il Signore č con Te Tu sei benedetta fra le donne e benedetto č il frutto del tuo seno, Gesů. Santa Maria, madre di Dio prega per noi peccatori adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte

Amen

Irish

Sé do Beatha Mhuire

Sé do Beatha Mhuire,
Tá lán do ghrást, Tá an Tiarna leat.
Is beannaithe thú idir mhná
Agus is beannaithe toradh do bhrionne Íosa.

A Naomh Mhuire mháthair Dé
Ghúi orainn na bpeacaí
Anois agus ar uair ár mbáis.

Amen.

FILIPINI

Aba Ginoong Maria, Napupuno ka ng grasya. Ang Panginoon ay sumasaiyo. Bukod kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat, at pinagpala naman ang lyong anak na si Hesus.
Santa Maria, ina ng Diyos, ipanalangin mo kaming makasalanan, ngayon at kung kami'y mamamatay

Amen.

SLOVAK

Zdravas’, Mária, milosti plná,
Pán s tebou,
požehnaná si medzi ženami
a požehnaný je plod života tvojho, Ježiš.

Svätá Mária, Matka Božia,
pros za nás hriešnych
teraz i v hodinu smrti našej.

SPANISH

Dios te salve María, llena eres de gracia, el Seńor es contigo, bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres, y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús. Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.

Amén.

Cheyenne

Ave Maria, zenanosheamaesz Maheo zevissevata zeshivatamaet zeoxextohevoxzheeo, na ninanoshivatama nihevetoxeszexaet Jesus. Sana maria Maheo heeshk, nixaona-otshemen havsivevo-e-tastovez, hezeze namaxoost nanastonan. Enahaan.

ZULU

Yethi Maria ogcwele igrasiya, iNkosi inawe, ubusisiwe wena esifazaneni, ibusisiwe nenzalo yesisu sakho uJesu. Maria ocwebileyo, Nina kaNkulunkulu, mawusikhulekele thina zoni, kalokhu nasesikhathini sokufa kwethu. Amen.

Albanian

Te Falemi Meri Te falemi Meri, hirplote, Zoti me Ty, bekue je mbi te gjitha grate, e i bekuem Fryti i barkut t'yt, Jezus. Shejtja Meri, Nana e Tenzot, lutu per ne mekatnoret, tash e ne fill te mordes sone. Amen.

INDIAN - HINDI

"PRANAM MARIA"

Pranam Maria,
kripa puran Prabhu tere sath hai,
dhanya tu sterion meh aur
dhanya tere garb ka phal Yesu.

He Santa Maria Parmeswar ki Ma.
Prarthna kar ham papiyon keliye
ab aur hamare marne ke samai.
Amen.

UKRAINIAN

"PRANAM MARIA"

Pranam Maria,
kripa puran Prabhu tere sath hai,
dhanya tu sterion meh aur
dhanya tere garb ka phal Yesu.

He Santa Maria Parmeswar ki Ma.
Prarthna kar ham papiyon keliye
ab aur hamare marne ke samai.
Amen.

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poems about Christmas

ABOUT ADVENT IN CROATIA-Paula

ABOUT ADVENT IN CROTIA
- by Paula

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 CROATIAN NATIVITY - very much culture-rooted!



beautiful nativity images from Zadar churches

Advent is a period of the liturgical year that is marked by preparations for the celebration of Christmas. In Western Christian churches, the Advent starts four Sundays before Christmas and ends on December 24, on Christmas Eve.  

The Advent season reminds many of us of our childhoods, but it does not represent only sweet nostalgic memories but also the expectant waiting for a new, better beginning. 

Advent is a period of expectation, of vigilance, of preparing for Christmas....

There are many customs in Croatia related to Advent that speak of the particularities of the locations and times from which they originated, but also of their traditional connections with European culture. 

The venerable and grand celebration of the Nativity of Jesus used to take weeks before Christmas to prepare. People would pray and fast, but also socialize and have fun. They would pray for prosperity and predict the future.  They would all walk together in song and prayers going to the first morning mass – the Matins, while the first carolers would appear as early as the Feast of St. Barbara. 

On the Feast of St. Nicholas, the children received gifts of fruit or were given a scare by the Krampus daemon and his birch rods and chains, while in the evening on the Feast of St. Lucy girls went to sleep hoping to dream of the young man they would marry. 

One of the traditional Christmas gifts in Croatia was a decorated apple – the Christmas Apple – that young men gave to girls. A tradition observed even today is the planting of wheat seeds before Christmas to symbolize the renewal of life and fruitfulness. On the Feast of St. Barbara or St. Lucy wheat seeds – the symbol of life – are planted and greenery is used to decorate the house and the dining table. 
While the wheat planting custom has been preserved even in the cities, the tradition of bringing in the badnjak log and laying hay over the dining table on Christmas Eve has almost disappeared even in the villages.

The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree in Croatia has been present since 1850, and, interestingly, the first trees used were deciduous. 

They used to be decorated with apples, oranges, plums and pears, gilded walnuts and hazelnuts or various sugar candies, paper or glass figures, if they were available. 

In coastal areas, children used to decorate their houses with sage, ivy or pine branches that symbolized life force that would defeat the death of nature in winter. Christmas trees or green branches are an especially visible symbol of Christmas. 

Decorated trees are still present in city squares and in front of public buildings. 

In private homes, they are the center around which the family gathers and children receive gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Nativity scenes placed under the tree directly represent the event that is celebrated – the night when Jesus was born.

The Advent wreath…

During Advent, a wreath is made and placed on the table to symbolize the expectation of Christmas.

It is usually shaped as a ring made of evergreen branches holding four candles. Every Sunday during Advent, one of the candles is lit. The pine branches and the holly within the wreath symbolize immortality, the laurel symbolizes victory over sin and suffering, and cedar symbolizes strength and healing of all illnesses. 
Holly leaves are reminiscent of the crown of thorns, which, according to English tradition, was woven from the branches of the evergreen plant. The wreath often also contains a branch of rosemary, the plant that legendarily protected the Virgin Mary on her travels to Egypt. Weaving and decorating evergreen wreaths is an ancient tradition dating to pre-Christian times. 

The first Advent wreath in the world dates from 1838 and the poor  Every VERY year during the season of Advent he would organize prayer moments for the children in his charge. In 1838 he wrote in his journal that he wanted to find a way to make Advent nicer to them and decided to light a candle every day during prayers, starting from the first day of December. Around 1851 Wichern’s protégés started decorating the wooden cartwheel that held the candles with evergreen branches. Catholics around the world started forming Advent wreaths after World War I. 

The four candles in the wreath symbolize the four weeks of Advent – three candles are usually purple, and one is pink.  

• First Sunday – purple candle – the candle of hope and expectations – creation. 
• Second Sunday – purple candle – the candle of peace and reconciliation – embodiment. 
• Third Sunday – pink candle – the candle of joy and merriment – absolution. 
• Fourth Sunday – purple candle – the candle of love – the end.
• There is also a tradition of placing a fifth, white candle in the wreath – the candle of Christ!

Apart from Advent liturgy with especially prominent Matins masses, the faithful also pray in their homes. 

Daily family prayers of The Angelus are conducted under candlelight, with no other lights present. Families follow the prayers by reading Advent texts from the Scriptures. The prayers and the readings from the Holy Book during Advent help family members to grow with hope and carry within them the light of Christ in this world.

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ALSO, CANDLE LIGHT - THE SYMBOL OF CHRISTMAS



Candles – Aničič

Candle accompanies Christians from birth to death, as earlyas from the very beginnings of Christianity. The use and symbolism of candle is manifold. At baptism a candle is given to the baptised; first communicant holds a candle; candle accompanies the engaged couple at wedding; at lighted candle a sick person leaves this world. In sacral heritage of the Croats many customs and rites are related to the candle. The light of candles embellishes Christmas Eve vigil and symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, of good over evil. Christmas candles are attributed miraculous powers, so housewives often keep the candles that have not burned down for the next year. In Croatian spirituality the cult of the dead is exceptionally observed. So, at the merriest time of the year, at Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner, candles are lighted for the dead. The candles consecrated at Candle mass are treasured in all Croatian Catholic homes like a sacred thing. In traditional heritage of the Croats candle is used against illnesses, spells and bad weather.

yours, 

Paula