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.
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