Vidovdan
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Vidovdan () is a Serbian national and religious holiday, a slava (feast day) celebrated on 28 June (Gregorian calendar), or 15 June according to the Julian calendar. The Serbian Orthodox Church designates it as the memorial day to Saint Prince Lazar and the Serbian holy martyrs who fell during the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Empire on 15 June 1389 (according to the Julian calendar). It is an important part of Serb ethnic and Serbian national identity.
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- Holiday.holiday_name
- Vidovdan
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- Vidovdan na Gazimestanu 2009. godine.JPG
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- 2009 Vidovdan celebration at Gazimestan monument
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- Serbs (Serbian Orthodox)
- Holiday.date
- 28 June (Gregorian calendar)15 June (Julian calendar)
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- Feast day
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- Slava
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
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Vidovdan () is a Serbian national and religious holiday, a slava (feast day) celebrated on 28 June (Gregorian calendar), or 15 June according to the Julian calendar. The Serbian Orthodox Church designates it as the memorial day to Saint Prince Lazar and the Serbian holy martyrs who fell during the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Empire on 15 June 1389 (according to the Julian calendar). It is an important part of Serb ethnic and Serbian national identity.
==History== thumb|right|150px|British wartime poster promoting solidarity and friendship with the Serbian allies during the Serbian Campaign of World War I