Superstition in Serbia
Serbian people share common superstitions with other European countries surrounding it, especially around the Balkan area.
[3] Due to Serbia's location as a frontier to Rome and Byzantine, their religion eventually changed from Pagan to Christian and the Orthodox version of it in the 9th century.
In the late part of the 17th century, a superstitious belief rose that St Sava, the first archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, was coming to save the people of Serbia.
For centuries, belief in vampires and other mythological beasts was present in Serbia, as well as in the neighbouring countries in the Balkans.
[6] Now it is a part of their art, music and folklore, though still believed in by the minority of the population, mostly in rural areas of Serbia, such as Zarozje.
[6] Vampire belief began in the 16th century, though died out when education surrounding causes of death spread throughout the Balkans.
In Serbia, vampires wore exclusively white, though they did not fear the sunlight, could be active in the daylight hours and had the ability to change into animals, usually horse or sheep.
[3] Flares of vampire sightings have come around when there have been cases of tuberculosis and other deadly types of plagues in Serbia.
If there is a drought in Serbia, Serbian women will perform a dance-ritual in which they will wear leaves and branches and sing to the sky to plead with Dodola.
[7] Sometimes she will take human form and wander through villages, always with a sad expression on her face as her husband is eternally unfaithful to her.
[8] They are afraid of holy water, but love oil vats, frying pans and oily pots and dishes.
Some of these beliefs include: Promaja is the term used for the cold draft generated by opening two windows in a room.
In an interview to the Telegraph in 2010, she said that she does not set foot on tennis court lines before her match, otherwise she believes she will lose the game.
After finishing high school, Milan worked on late night TV stations and gradually gained popularity through interviews.
He will often give ridiculous advice, mentioning famous names that middle-aged Balkan women would not recognise, and asking callers to run around their house three times, or break eggs on their heads.
[11] Due to his growing fame and comical advice, Red Productions, a Balkan film company, have created a documentary titled 'Tarot Srbija'.
In the documentary, Milan tours around the Balkans and gives advice to mostly rural people, who are his most dedicated fans.
