A question for the serbian posters

[ESPARTACO2]

Hi there

During yesterday´s serbian national anthem I noticed that some players did a three finger salute and others not ,what does it mean? is it some kind of serbian nationalist salute?

Regards

http://diymuscle.com/ebay3/3fingerstee.jpg

 

[AirBall2]

Hi there

During yesterday´s serbian national anthem I noticed that some players did a three finger salute and others not ,what does it mean? is it some kind of serbian nationalist salute?

Regards

http://diymuscle.com/ebay3/3fingerstee.jpg

3 fingers mean In the name of the God, Son and the Holly Ghoast...Some Serbs use that as national symbol...

 

[MAJSTOREX2]

The three-finger salute is almost exclusively used by ethnic Serbs. It had often been used as a nationalist sign before and during the Yugoslav wars and was often flashed by Serbian soldiers during military operations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-finger_salute_(Serbian)

 

[rikhardur2]

I thought it was an Orthodox Christian salute, but in fact I only saw Serbs doing it.

 

[Wu-Tang]

I thought it was an Orthodox Christian salute, but in fact I only saw Serbs doing it.

rikhardur,

In fact both parts of the sentece are accurate.

 

[fastbreak2]

I thought it was an Orthodox Christian salute, but in fact I only saw Serbs doing it.

Thats half the truth. The Orthodox Christian Salute is three fingers merged together. This is a cooler improvisation but it actually has no official meaning

 

[ESPARTACO2]

Thanks to all for the replies,so I guess this salute´s political implications ,hasn´t it? in that case does it means that the players that didn´t do the salute when the anthem was playing aren´t nationalist or have slovenian,croat,bosnian roots?

Regards

 

[Sin Borisko2]

Don't think that any of Serbian players are nationalist. Btw, three fingers is originally a christian salute, but used only by Serbians,because it was "invented" only some 15-20 years ago, just before the war. To be honest, it started as nationalistic salute, but nowadays it truly became the christian-orthodox salute for Serbs. Maybe that's why some players don't show three fingers- they are simply atheists.

 

[fastbreak2]

Thanks to all for the replies,so I guess this salute´s political implications ,hasn´t it? in that case does it means that the players that didn´t do the salute when the anthem was playing aren´t nationalist or have slovenian,croat,bosnian roots?

Regards

Its a patriotic salute! All of the players are Serbs!

 

[milic172]

no all the players do it when the anthem is on but its a national salute that every serb does whether they are watching sport at church, out in the city clubbing, with friends and yeh its a national symbol.

 

[elaj2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-finger_salute_(Serbian)

 

[MAJSTOREX2]

no all the players do it when the anthem is on but its a national salute that every serb does whether they are watching sport at church, out in the city clubbing, with friends and yeh its a national symbol.

how far from the truth can you be?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:National_symbols_of_Serbia

 

[Mysh2]

They also kiss three times like as a greeting, which we also do often in Greece...

 

[milic172]

Majstorex dont tell me about my people i know better because i am serbian how far from the truth are you.... stop about this lets talk about basketball!

 

[Fedfan2]

They also kiss three times like as a greeting, which we also do often in Greece...

I thought we kiss 2 times not 3 lol

Interesting.
From an academic point of view,it's expected almost,that this fairly new serbian national symbol was to be born during a war time and that it is rooted also on religion.

 

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