Festivals & Events

1. Ramazan

   Ramadan (the fasting month)

   Usage

   The Islamic month of fasting. Many people do not eat or drink from dawn to sunset and share iftar after sunset. The dates move each year

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun. "During Ramadan" is u toku Ramazana

2. Ramazanski bajram

   Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)

   Usage

   The festival marking the end of Ramadan. Families visit relatives and share sweets. The date moves each year

   Grammar Note

   ramazanski is an adjective; bajram means a feast

3. Kurban-bajram

   Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

   Usage

   A feast about 70 days after the end-of-Ramadan holiday. Families gather and share meat. The date moves each year

   Grammar Note

   kurban means sacrifice. Kurban-bajram is written with a hyphen

4. Sretan Bajram!

   Happy Bajram! (Eid greeting)

   Usage

   A short greeting to people celebrating Bajram

   Grammar Note

   sretan is the masculine adjective "happy", agreeing with the masculine noun bajram

5. Mevlud

   Mevlud (celebration of the Prophet's birth)

   Usage

   A religious gathering with poetry readings in honour of the Prophet's birth, held in mosques and homes

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun of Turkish and Arabic origin

6. Lejletul-kadr

   Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power)

   Usage

   A special night of Ramadan on which many people spend time in prayer

   Grammar Note

   A fixed event name written with a hyphen

7. Ajvatovica

   Ajvatovica (annual Muslim gathering)

   Usage

   An annual gathering of prayer and community for Muslims near Prusac, attended by many people

   Grammar Note

   A proper name. The date changes a little each year

8. Božić

   Christmas

   Usage

   Catholics celebrate on 25 December and Orthodox Christians on 7 January, so the day depends on the community

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun. "At Christmas" is za Božić

9. Sretan Božić!

   Merry Christmas!

   Usage

   A greeting for people celebrating Christmas. The date differs by community

   Grammar Note

   sretan is the masculine adjective, agreeing with Božić

10. Uskrs

    Easter

    Usage

    The Christian Easter, with decorated eggs exchanged. Catholic and Orthodox dates can differ

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. "At Easter" is za Uskrs

11. Sretan Uskrs!

    Happy Easter!

    Usage

    A greeting for people celebrating Easter

    Grammar Note

    sretan is the masculine adjective, agreeing with Uskrs

12. Ilindan

    Ilindan (St Elijah's Day)

    Usage

    An Orthodox feast on 2 August, with church services and family gatherings

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun from Ilija (Elijah) and dan (day)

13. Nova godina

    New Year

    Usage

    1 January. On New Year's Eve there are fireworks and concerts in the squares. It is a public holiday

    Grammar Note

    "Happy New Year" is Sretna Nova godina!, with sretna in the feminine to agree with godina

14. Sarajevo Film Festival

    Usage

    An international film festival held each summer in Sarajevo, with screenings around the city; buy tickets in advance

    Grammar Note

    As a fixed title it is written the same in Bosnian

15. Baščaršijske noći

    Baščaršija Nights (summer culture festival)

    Usage

    A summer cultural programme in Sarajevo with music, stage shows and exhibitions, mostly at outdoor venues

    Grammar Note

    noći is the plural of noć (night); Baščaršijske is the feminine plural adjective

16. Sarajevska zima

    Sarajevo Winter (cultural festival)

    Usage

    A cultural programme of music, theatre and art held in Sarajevo in winter

    Grammar Note

    zima is winter, and Sarajevska is the feminine adjective

17. Skokovi sa Starog mosta

    Diving from the Old Bridge

    Usage

    The tradition of diving from the Old Bridge of Mostar into the river, held in summer and watched from near the bridge

    Grammar Note

    sa Starog mosta is a genitive phrase meaning "from the Old Bridge"

18. Sarajevski dani poezije

    Sarajevo Days of Poetry

    Usage

    Poetry readings and literary events held in Sarajevo

    Grammar Note

    dani is the plural of dan and poezije is the genitive of poezija

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