Category: Festivals
The Macedonian traditions and customs throughout the year
Today, together with our local adventurer Sara Pavlovska who made these beautiful photos, we will take you for a walk to the village of Ratevo in Maleshevo. In this village, every January 20th, the so-called “Ratevski bamburci” are traditionally celebrated, a manifestation where the locals disguise themselves and parade through the village with masks…
Macedonia celebrates Ederlezi – The Roma holiday protected by UNESCO
The 6th of May is the day known as St. George’s Day (for the Orthodox people) or Ederlezi (for the Roma people). Most of you who are reading this story today will surely be familiar with the fact that UNESCO protects Ederlezi as a Roma holiday. To learn more about this holiday we contacted Mr.…