Serbians burn log branches in celebration of Orthodox Christmas

Serbians burn log branches in celebration of Orthodox Christmas
Serbian Orthodox Christians gathered at St Sava Church in Belgrade on Saturday to celebrate Christmas Eve by burning the yule log branches. The young tree symbolises Christ and his entry to the world. Serbian Patriarch Irinej followed the centuries-old tradition of burning of the oak branches by offered holiday greetings. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://ift.tt/owj9OZ Follow us on VK http://ift.tt/2yr9Rau Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://ift.tt/SlZ8ne Listen to us on Soundcloud: http://ift.tt/1EZNJiG RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.