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Ilinden : Macedonian National Festival

On the 2 nd August , a lot of people celebrate the holiday on the place which is known as Meckin Kamen , a place where most of the battles happened . Each year the President of our country or the President of the Government gives speech on the importance of this holiday for us as Macedonians . In their speeches they try to convey strong messages of inter and multicultural tolerance , acceptance and appreciation .
A lot of different events such as traditional Folklore dances and musical performances from a lot of different nationalities such as Bosnian , Vlach , Hungarian are held the rest of the days until the 10 th of August . The manifestation 10 days Krusevo Republic is enriched with another event called Krusevo Ethno Town that lasts a few days . For that time people dress up in traditional Macedonian clothes which reminds people of old times .