arts & cultural experiences tis the Season : celebrating women in
macedonia
By Hana Truscott , MAK16
We ask ourselves , ‘ Who am I to be brilliant , gorgeous , talented , fabulous ?’
Actually , who are you not to be ? – Marianne Williamson 650 women from the Municipality of Novaci rung in March 8 th ’ s International Day of the Woman in style , while dancing the Macedonian oro in the biggest restaurant hall in Bitola , leaving it reverberating with a liberating energy .
Our Mayor , Lazar Kotevski , helped host the event planned by my fabulous colleague at the Municipality of Novaci , Mirjana Kuzmanovska . Last years event at a smaller restaurant in Bitola drew over 400 women , packing the dance floor like a can of oro ’ ing sardines . At several points , the dance came to a complete standstill as our chain of 400 oro ’ ing women danced ourselves into the tightest spiral I ’ ve ever seen .
With ever-growing interest from the local women , this year we booked a bigger dance hall and spread events out over several days . The main event on the eve of March 8th kicked off with a word of welcome from Mayor Kotevski . Within seconds of his speech ending , 650 women ( and a few good men ) rose up to dance and they didn ’ t stop until the wee hours of the morning . It was truly a celebration that honored and lifted up the women of Novaci .
The following day ( Friday March 8 th ) Mayor Kotevski gave all 15 of his women employees the day off from work , even treating us to lunch . His acknowledgement of the gifts of his women colleagues is not reserved solely for this one holiday ; it is
The Mayor of Novaci celebrating Photo courtesy of Elena Nikolov
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‘ Tis the season to celebrate , honor In February , the One Billion Rising m the globe on Valentine ’ s Day calling and dance in the campaign to end reading for a firsthand account from in the Skopje event .
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As we kick off the month of May wi riages , let us continue to celebrate , us . For those women reading this , up , and to transform our brilliant se with you an article written by Tara website ( http :// www . taramohr . com / 1 own transformation this past year , fabulous , talented , gorgeous woma all called to be .
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