 The "božićni kolač" is a round loaf with a Christogram impressed with a wooden seal on its upper surface.For each male member of the family a round loaf named "ratarica" may be prepared – the biggest one for the head, and the smallest one for the youngest boy.For each female member a "pletenica" may be baked, a loaf shaped like a three-strand braid

On Christmas Eve, the men of the family build a fire in their house yard, and roast a pig, or a sheep in some areas, on a long wooden spit.