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Interesting Facts about Serbia

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Serbia.

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6 curious facts about Serbia.

  • 1389-1815 Ottoman Empire rules Serbia
  • If someone requests a song, the musicians are tipped in an amusing way. The person places a bill on the neck of the instrument, or sticks the money onto the perspiring forehead of the musician.
  • Egg tapping: Serbian Easter includes a special ritual with Easter eggs. Children and adults tap their eggs together to see which egg is strongest. One person holds an egg in his fist with only the tip showing while another person taps it with the tip of her own egg. The winner is the one whose egg does not crack.
  • When you are introduced to someone in Serbia, you shake hands and both you and the other person say your own first and last names,
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