Vidovdan

Vidovdan
2009 Vidovdan celebration at Gazimestan monument
Observed by	Serbs (Serbian Orthodox)
Observances	Feast day
Date	28 June (Gregorian calendar) 15 June (Julian calendar)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Slava

Vidovdan (Serbian Cyrillic: Видовдан, lit. "Saint Vitus Day") 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 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.^[1]