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CELEBRATIONS IN MY COUNTRY NORTH MACEDONIA

Independence Day in North Macedonia is celebrated on 8 September. It has been a national holiday since 1991, when, following a referendum for Independence, SR Macedonia gained its independence from Yugoslavia, where it was a federal state, and became a sovereign parliamentary democracy.

To Orthodox Macedonians Easter is the greatest holiday of all. The Easter Lent, in Eastern Christianity also called the Great Fast, starts forty days before the Great Week (Holly Week) which is the most important part of the Lent. The meaning of the fast is to strengthen spiritually, to enter in a community with God through prayer, good thoughts, righteous deeds and proper way of life.

The Christmas celebrations actually start on January 5th, and this part of the Macedonian Christmas celebration is called “Kolede.”
This is a day for many people and their children to go throughout the neighborhood singing carols. They receive coins, nuts, and an array of fruits.
Christmas in Macedonia is truly a festive occasion, but it isn’t done the same as many other parts of the world because this country is heavily influenced by the Orthodox Church.
Most of the Christians in Macedonia belong to this church, and that means they will celebrate Christmas on January 7th.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Todor "Toše" Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer and songwriter. Considered a top act of the local Macedonian and Balkan music scene, Proeski's music was popular across multitude of countries of Southeast Europe. He was dubbed the "Elvis Presley of the Balkans" by BBC News.

Blaže Koneski was a Macedonian poet, writer, literary translator, and linguistic scholar. His major contribution was to the codification of standard Macedonian.

Simon Trpcheski, OMM, is a Macedonian classical pianist. The youngest of three children, his father was a judge and his mother a pharmacist. In 2002, he received his degree in music from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia, where he studied with Professor Boris Romanov.

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