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.
Pravoslavni Božić tradicionalno se slavi na sledeći način: u jutro Badnje večeri (6. januar kod pravoslavaca), ljudi ukrašavaju kuće bršljanom i slamom, tradicionalne unoseći hrastove grane i pripremajući kolače i glavna jela, uključujući pečenu teletinu ili prasetinu za ceremonijalnu božićnu večeru.