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Бадње вече · 6 January 2027

The stars over your Christmas Eve

The badnjak burning, the whole family at one table. Keep the sky that stood over your home that night, with your family's name in Cyrillic, Latin or Russian.
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December

25

Julian calendar

January

7

Gregorian calendar

Thirteen days later, the same Christmas

The Serbian and Russian churches keep the old Julian calendar, now thirteen days behind the civil one. So Christmas Eve falls on 6 January, after the New Year, and the sky over it is a January sky, with Orion high in the southeast.

A Christmas Eve with no Moon in the sky

On 6 January 2027, at nine in the evening over the Balkans:

1%
Moon litA sliver too thin to see. The new Moon comes the next evening, on Christmas Day itself.
15°
Jupiter, in the eastThe brightest point in the sky, rising over Belgrade, Podgorica and Skopje as the family sits down.
23°
Saturn, in the southwestPale and steady, lower in the west. Everything else on your print is stars.

«Христос се роди»

In Cyrillic or Latin, or in Russian: the date, the line and the labels all change with it.

  • Породица Петровић
    Христос се роди
    6. јануар 2027. — Paris, France
    48,8534° С 2,3488° И

    Serbian Cyrillic

  • Porodica Petrović
    Nebo našeg Badnjeg večeri
    6. januar 2027. — Paris, France
    48,8534° S 2,3488° I

    Serbian Latin

  • Семья Ивановых
    С Рождеством Христовым
    6 января 2027 г. — Paris, France
    48,8534° с. ш. 2,3488° в. д.

    Russian

Which Christmas Eve will you keep?

The badnjak in the yardThe oak branch brought in at dusk, straw under the table, the whole house smelling of smoke. The stars over that yard.The first Christmas at your own tableYour česnica, your coin, your guests for the first time. The sky over your first home on Badnje veče, with both your names.Back in the villageEveryone home at the grandparents' house, the one with the stove. The sky over the village is darker and fuller than the city's.Christmas Eve abroadIn Vienna, Chicago, Toronto or Sydney. Type the town your family comes from and the print shows its sky that night.

About the Orthodox Christmas print

When is Orthodox Christmas Eve?

Badnje veče, Christmas Eve, is on 6 January and Christmas Day on 7 January for the churches that keep the Julian calendar, including the Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches. The studio opens on the evening of 6 January 2027; you can choose any year.

Why is there no Moon on the print?

Because there is none to see: on Christmas Eve 2027 the Moon is a 1% sliver close to the Sun, and it is new the following evening. That is why the sky that night is so full of stars, and why the print shows only stars, Jupiter and Saturn.

Can the print be in Serbian Cyrillic or Latin?

Yes. The studio opens in Serbian Cyrillic for visitors from Serbia, in Latin for Montenegro, and in Russian for Russia and Belarus; any of them is one tap away. Your family's name stays exactly as you type it.

Will it arrive before Christmas Eve?

Yes, whenever you order. It is a print file, not a parcel: it reaches your inbox within minutes, even on the afternoon of 6 January.

Can I choose 25 December instead?

Yes. The sky is drawn for whichever date you choose, so families who celebrate on 25 December can use the same studio and change the date.

How big can I print it?

The file is 9,000 × 12,000 pixels, a true 300 dpi at 75×100 cm (30×40 in). Print it as often as you like, for your own home and for the grandparents'.

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