The work of Cyril and Methodius and their disciples had a major impact on the Serbs as well.Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001–05, s.v. "Cyril and Methodius, Saints".Encyclopædia Britannica, Warren E. Preece – 1972, p. 846, s.v., "Cyril and Methodius, Saints" and "Orthodoxy, Missions ancient and modern".Encyclopedia of World Cultures, David H. Levinson, 1991, p. 239, s.v., "Social Science".Eric M. Meyers, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, p. 151, 1997.Lunt, Slavic Review, June 1964, p. 216.Roman Jakobson, "Crucial problems of Cyrillo-Methodian Studies".Leonid Ivan Strakhovsky, A Handbook of Slavic Studies, p. 98.V. Bogdanovich, History of the ancient Serbian literature, Belgrade, 1980, p. 119. They accepted Christianity collectively along familial and tribal lines, a gradual process that occurred between the seventh and ninth centuries. In commemoration of their baptisms, each Serbian family or tribe began to celebrate an exclusively Serbian custom called Slava (patron saint) in a special way to honour the saint on whose day they received the sacrament of baptism. It is the most solemn day of the year for all Serbs of the Orthodox faith and has played a role of vital importance in the history of the Serbian people. Slava remains a celebration of the conversion of the Serbian people, which the church blessed and proclaimed a church institution.
The work of Cyril and Methodius and their disciples had a major impact on the Serbs as well.Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001–05, s.v. "Cyril and Methodius, Saints".Encyclopædia Britannica Warren E. Preece – 1972, p. 846, s.v., "Cyril and Methodius, Saints" and "Orthodoxy, Missions ancient and modern".Encyclopedia of World Cultures, David H. Levinson, 1991, p. 239, s.v., "Social Science".Eric M. Meyers, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, p. 151, 1997.Lunt, Slavic Review, June 1964, p. 216.Roman Jakobson, "Crucial problems of Cyrillo-Methodian Studies".Leonid Ivan Strakhovsky, A Handbook of Slavic Studies, p. 98.V. Bogdanovich, History of the ancient Serbian literature, Belgrade, 1980, p. 119. They accepted Christianity collectively along familial and tribal lines, a gradual process that occurred between the seventh and ninth centuries. In commemoration of their baptisms, each Serbian family or tribe began to celebrate an exclusively Serbian custom called Slava (patron saint) in a special way to honour the saint on whose day they received the sacrament of baptism. It is the most solemn day of the year for all Serbs of the Orthodox faith and has played a role of vital importance in the history of the Serbian people. Slava remains a celebration of the conversion of the Serbian people, which the church blessed and proclaimed a church institution.