Happy EASTER !

Veligden (easter) is the biggest Christian holiday, the holiday of victory of the death. The day that Jesus Christ showed his devine powers and raised from the dead. This holiday is a connection between faith and traditions, tended by ages. The easter eggs are as old as the Christian faith and the church accepted it in it's traditions and as a symbol of the christian rising. The first Christians started to dye eggs, and donated them on Veligden and greetings with: Hristos Voskrese! (Christ is risen!) followed by the answer: Vistina Voskrese! (Indeed he is risen!) The red color is symbolic for victory. The meaning of it on this big holiday is that Jesus Christ concoured the death. The red colour represents the devine powers and the blood of Christ. MD: We want to wish you a wonderful weekend and happy easter! Христос Воскресе! Вистина Воскресе! Hristos Voskrese! Vistina Voskrese!

Wedding in Village of Gari - Debar Macedonia 3 parts

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Part 2

Part 3

The Galichnik Wedding Festival

The Galichnik Wedding Festival (Galička Svadba in Macedonian) is an annual festival held in the Macedonian village of Galicnik near the city of Debar in which a selected couple gets married in the traditional "Galichka" style wedding. Traditionally the wedding lasted for 5 days with the main activities on St. Peter's Day (12 July) every year. It was the only period of the year when couples got married. Today it is part of the festival "Galichko Leto" (Galicnik Summer) and it is a two-day event held on the weekend nearest to 12 July and it serves as a cultural and tourist attraction.
During the wedding, men dance the "Teškoto", symbolizing the suffering of the Macedonian people through the centuries.
Each year, couples from all over Macedonia enter a competition run by the organisers to be the couple that gets to have a "Galichka" style wedding. Every year, a new couple gets the opportunity.

Traditional Weeding in Galichnik - Macedonia (2 parts)

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Part 2

Macedonian Weeding Traditions from East

Traditions from Eastern Macedonia

Traditional Macedonian Wedding from Debar, Western Macedonia

Macedonian Weeding Traditions in Osogovo Region Part 3/3

Macedonian Weeding Traditions in Osogovo Region Part 2/3

Macedonian Weeding Traditions in Osogovo Region Part 1/3

Scenario: Zoran Nikolovski Strucen Sorabotnik: Drago Lazarevski Musicka Produkcija: Jazz Radio Skopje Musicki Producent: Branko Popcevski Snimateli: Antonio Bozhinovski i Dule Kardalevski Svetlo: Gorgi Noevski Ton: Sasho Naskov Montaza: Hristijan Jordanov Postprodukcija: Bobi Stoimenovski Rezija: Gorjan Stojkov

Macedonian Weeding Traditions Part 2

Macedonian Weeding Traditions Part1

Maceconian traditions from North Greece ( Egejska Makedonija )