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Plavi Božić se obeležava na kraju Adventa, pre Božića

Plavi Božić ili Najduža noć je zapadnohrišćanska tradicija kojom se, za vreme adventske sezone, obeležava najduža noć u godini.^[1]^[2] Tog dana, neke crkve služe misu posvećenu ljudima koji su izgubili ljubav ili koji proživljavaju tugu.^[3]^[4] Pored katoličanstva,^[5] obeležavanje Plavog Božića je zastupljeno u luteranskoj,^[6] reformističkoj^[7] i moravskoj crkvi^[8] kao i metodističkom pokretu.^[9] Sveta evharistija je tradicionalni deo bogosluženja tog dan.^[10] Crkvena služba se tradicionalno održava uoči najdužoj noći u godini, koja pada najčešće 21. decembra u vreme zimske kratkodnevice. Zanimljivo je da se 21. decembra obeležava i Dan apostola Toma. Vernici povezuju ove praznike sa verom Svetog Tome u Isusa, najdužoj noći pred Božić i borbom sa tamom i tugom onih koji su suočeni sa gubitkom najvoljenijih. Takođe je značajna i simbolika zimske solsticije u kojoj noćna tama preovladava nad dnevnim suncem.

Bogosluženje tokom Plavog Božića često uključuje izražavanje tuge i bola i usredseđivanje na obećani boljitak. U toku obeležavanja praznika, upotrebljavaju se sveće i venci aranžirani nalik adventskim vencima, a prazne stolice postavljane su kao simbol sećanja na preminule tokom protekle godine.^[11] Poslednjih godina raste popularnost obeležavanja Plovog Božića, najčešće kod onih vernika koji se bore da pronađu radost i nadu tokom prazničnih sezona.

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Reference

^ Milton, Ralph (2000). This United Church of Ours. Wood Lake Publishing Inc. стр. 87. ISBN 9781551453897. Приступљено 9. 4. 2014. „Many congregations have a special week or so before Christmas. Some call it "Blue Christmas," while others call it, "The Longest Night," and some simply call it a "Service of Remembering."”
^ Glick, Jenny (11. 12. 2016). „‘Blue Christmas’ service offers comfort to the suffering” (на језику: енглески). Hubbard Broadcasting. „Blue Christmas or Longest Night service is modern, western Christian tradition held around the winter solstice. The event is intended for those who are stressed, lonely or grieving.”
^ Ewton, Meagan (6. 12. 2018). „Blue Christmas honors grief and loss during the holidays” (на језику: енглески). Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church. Приступљено 18. 11. 2020. „Blue Christmas services offer people who have experienced loss during the holidays a safe place to grieve.”
^ McCoy, Robb McCoy; Taylor Burton-Edwards. „A Service of Word and Table for Longest Night/Blue Christmas”. General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) of The United Methodist Church. Архивирано из оригинала 9. 4. 2014. г. Приступљено 9. 4. 2014. „This service is especially designed for people who have lost loved ones in the past year.”
^ Mayrand, Nick (5. 12. 2019). „‘Blue Christmas’ services help Christians in down times in holiday season”. Crux. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020. „The services tend to draw relatively small, intimate crowds – Bellarmine Chapel ranges from fifteen to forty attendees each year – but in at least one case at a Catholic parish in Louisville, Kentucky, a Christmas Eve Blue Christmas service drew 300 people, according to a 2012 USA Today story.”
^ Strickland, Cara (19. 12. 2017). „When Advent and Christmas are blue” (на језику: енглески). Living Lutheran. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020. „Many ELCA and other congregations host “Blue Christmas” services for those who are suffering during this time of the year.”
^ Kooy, Michael; Ritzema, Diane (2020). „Blue Christmas: An Advent Candlelight Service for All Who Grieve” (на језику: енглески). Christian Reformed Church in North America. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020.
^ „Pandemic has us thinking differently about Christmas” (на језику: енглески). Moravian Church. 2020. Архивирано из оригинала 27. 10. 2020. г. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020. „Materials for “Blue Christmas” worship to care for those struggling during the Christmas season”
^ Benedict, Daniel (2007). „Blue Christmas/Longest Night Worship With Those Who Mourn” (на језику: енглески). The United Methodist Church. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020.
^ Quivik, Melinda A. (2005). A Christian Funeral: Witness to the Resurrection. Augsburg Books. стр. 90. ISBN 9780806651484. Приступљено 9. 4. 2014. „an Advent evening eucharist (called Longest Night or Blue Christmas) that recognizes how hard the coming of Christmas can be for those who have buried a loved one during the past year.”
^ „A Blue Christmas Service: If You're Hurting at Christmas”. Sacraparental (на језику: енглески). 2014-12-23. Приступљено 2019-12-18.

Spoljašnje veze

[Milton2000-1] Milton, Ralph (2000). This United Church of Ours. Wood Lake Publishing Inc. стр. 87. ISBN 9781551453897. Приступљено 9. 4. 2014. „Many congregations have a special week or so before Christmas. Some call it "Blue Christmas," while others call it, "The Longest Night," and some simply call it a "Service of Remembering."”

[Glick2016-2] Glick, Jenny (11. 12. 2016). „‘Blue Christmas’ service offers comfort to the suffering” (на језику: енглески). Hubbard Broadcasting. „Blue Christmas or Longest Night service is modern, western Christian tradition held around the winter solstice. The event is intended for those who are stressed, lonely or grieving.”

[Ewton2018-3] Ewton, Meagan (6. 12. 2018). „Blue Christmas honors grief and loss during the holidays” (на језику: енглески). Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church. Приступљено 18. 11. 2020. „Blue Christmas services offer people who have experienced loss during the holidays a safe place to grieve.”

[4] McCoy, Robb McCoy; Taylor Burton-Edwards. „A Service of Word and Table for Longest Night/Blue Christmas”. General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) of The United Methodist Church. Архивирано из оригинала 9. 4. 2014. г. Приступљено 9. 4. 2014. „This service is especially designed for people who have lost loved ones in the past year.”

[Mayrand2019-5] Mayrand, Nick (5. 12. 2019). „‘Blue Christmas’ services help Christians in down times in holiday season”. Crux. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020. „The services tend to draw relatively small, intimate crowds – Bellarmine Chapel ranges from fifteen to forty attendees each year – but in at least one case at a Catholic parish in Louisville, Kentucky, a Christmas Eve Blue Christmas service drew 300 people, according to a 2012 USA Today story.”

[Strickland2017-6] Strickland, Cara (19. 12. 2017). „When Advent and Christmas are blue” (на језику: енглески). Living Lutheran. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020. „Many ELCA and other congregations host “Blue Christmas” services for those who are suffering during this time of the year.”

[KooyRitzema2020-7] Kooy, Michael; Ritzema, Diane (2020). „Blue Christmas: An Advent Candlelight Service for All Who Grieve” (на језику: енглески). Christian Reformed Church in North America. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020.

[8] „Pandemic has us thinking differently about Christmas” (на језику: енглески). Moravian Church. 2020. Архивирано из оригинала 27. 10. 2020. г. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020. „Materials for “Blue Christmas” worship to care for those struggling during the Christmas season”

[Benedict2007-9] Benedict, Daniel (2007). „Blue Christmas/Longest Night Worship With Those Who Mourn” (на језику: енглески). The United Methodist Church. Приступљено 17. 11. 2020.

[Quivik2005-10] Quivik, Melinda A. (2005). A Christian Funeral: Witness to the Resurrection. Augsburg Books. стр. 90. ISBN 9780806651484. Приступљено 9. 4. 2014. „an Advent evening eucharist (called Longest Night or Blue Christmas) that recognizes how hard the coming of Christmas can be for those who have buried a loved one during the past year.”

[11] „A Blue Christmas Service: If You're Hurting at Christmas”. Sacraparental (на језику: енглески). 2014-12-23. Приступљено 2019-12-18.

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