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The Vertep is a Serbian Orthodox Christmas custom commonly practiced by the young male members of the Serbian Orthodox Church . It is usually performed on January 6, the Christmas Eve of the Orthodox calendar . This custom is called vertep ( Serbian Cyrillic : вертеп , and the participants in it ? vertepa?i (вертепаши; singular: vertepa? , вертепаш). ^[1]

The word “ vertep ” comes from the Church Slavonic в?рт??пъ ( [?er?tep] ) translates to the word “cave” , which refers to the birthplace of Jesus .

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• Vertep theatre , a custom among East Slavic ethnic groups

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