Vidovdan

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Eastern Orthodox

Vidovdan, St Vitus Day, is the Serbian Orthodox Church's memorial day for Saint Prince Lazar and the Serbian holy martyrs of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, where Lazar and Sultan Murad were both killed and after which the Ottomans conquered the Serbian principalities. The church instituted it in 1849, and it is a working holiday in Serbia. It falls on 15 June Julian, which is 28 June until 2100.