Macedonian people wear pojas and opinci. Opinci's are leather slippers with a curved tip and a pojas are a bridal dress.
The major languages spoken in Macedonia are Macedonian and Albanian. 67% Macedonian, 25% Albanian,4% Turkish, 2% Roma, and 1% Serbian. Here are some words in Macedonian, zdravo= hello, cao= bye, and blagodaram= thank you.
Traditional marriges are usually are arranged by the parents.
When a person enters a room and everyone in there is sitting then they will have to shake everyones hand and that is considerd polite.
In gender roles men have a higher status then women. Men work more outside the home and women are responsible for domestic labor.
Macedonian day and St. Elijah's day are some examples of macedonian traditions that are celebrated once a year. Macedonian day was to celebrate macedonias Independence from Yugoslavia. on St. Elijahs day they celebrate their ancestors trying to fight foe freedom.
In macedonia people eat meze, cheese, bread, eggs, and leftovers.
The cultural event in Macedonia is about orthodox believers. This happens on January 7 for us but for them it happens on December 25. This in happening in Macedonia.
Whats happening is that in Macedonia orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7. they celebrate late because that are following the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar so to us they are celebrating late. Why they are celebrating late is that orthodox believers want to celebrate Christmas. Why they celebrate Christmas late is because they are using the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar was made by Julian Caesar and the Gregorian calendar was made by Pope Gregory.
I think this is important because it's about a religious practice and most of the population is christian orthodox which is a big thing to other people. This article supports the E.U. because most people are orthodox which is really good to because a lot of people and countries bond together during this event.
I chose this color because in the event there is a lot of gold colors even the priest is wearing gold.
I chose this symbol because in the event it is all about Christianity and the symbol is a kind of sign of Christianity.
I chose this image because in the picture the priest is presenting Jesus's birth and about Jesus and in the event they are celebrating Jesus's birth.