Here’ s a few of the main festivals going on right now throughout Macedon Check out the online programs and catch a few shows.
Osogovo Monastery Kriva Palanka 28 August
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features: summer 2013
SUMMER CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVALS CAL by Hana Truscott, MAK 16 for M
Here’ s a few of the main festivals going on right now throughout Macedon Check out the online programs and catch a few shows.
Osogovo Monastery Kriva Palanka 28 August
By Michelle Vitone, MAK 16
Every year on the 28th of August, thousands of people from all over the Balkans hike up to the Osogovo Monastery in Kriva Palanka. The monastery consists of two churches including the larger“ Saint Joachim of Osogovo”( 19th century) and the smaller“ Holy Mother of God”( 12th century). The monastery grounds also consist of a bell tower, dormitories, a guardhouse, and a residency for the Head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. The first night of the festival celebrates the Mother Mary. During the day in the center of Kriva Palanka there is a traditional music and dance festival, which then leads up to the night hike through the Osogovo mountains near the Bulgarian boarder. The slava is full of food, music and trinket shopping! Bring your flashlight though, because it is tradition to hike down from the monastery after midnight in order to also celebrate Sv. Joakim Osogovski on the 29th of August. Several people bring their sleeping bags and spend the night at the monastery( many of them just on the floor somewhere), but don’ t worry, Justin and Michelle are both willing to host you on their floors instead.
Skopje Jazz Festival
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