Tradicionalni način na koji se slavi pravoslavni Božić je sljedeći: ujutro na Badnjak (kod pravoslavnih to je 6. januar), ljudi ukrašavaju kuću bršljanom i slamom, unose tradicionalni badnjak i pripremaju kolače i glavna jela, između ostalog teleće i svinjsko pečenje, za svečanu božićnu večeru.
The traditional way to celebrate Orthodox Christmas is as follows: on the morning of Christmas Eve (January 6th for the Orthodox), people decorate homes with ivy and hay, bring in the traditional oak tree and prepare cakes and main course meals, including veal and pig roasts for the ceremonial Christmas dinner.