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Teškoto
Teškoto or Teshkoto (, "the hard one"), is a folk dance from the Mijak ethnographic region, located in western Macedonia. History The dance represents the hard life of people from the region. Its origins come from the period when locals were leaving their country for a better life, but over the years it has also grown as a symbol for all the pain caused in the region in the past. The dance has inspired Blaže Koneski's 1948 poem ''Teškoto''. It has been the signature dance of Tanec after its formation in 1949. Teškoto has been traditionally performed in the western Macedonian mountainous region of Reka, as well as the villages of Galičnik, Lazaropole, and Gari. Apart from Eastern Orthodox people, dancers of Teškoto have also been the Torbeši. Traditionally, Albanian-speaking Muslim Romani people from Debar have been the performers of the music for the dance. It is a line dance in which the leader requires skills of improvisation. The dance begins with a slow and non-metri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaže Koneski
Blaže Koneski ( Macedonian and ; 19 December 1921 – 7 December 1993) was a Macedonian poet, writer, literary translator, and linguistic scholar, who had a major contribution to the codification of the standard Macedonian language, for which he earned the reputation of father of the Macedonian literary language. He is the key figure who shaped Macedonian literature and intellectual life in the country. Biography Early years Koneski was born on 19 December 1921 in Nebregovo in the province of South Serbia, part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (current-day North Macedonia), in a pro-Serbian oriented family. He belonged to the Ljamevci family, whose Slava (patron saint) was St. Nicholas Day. He received a Royal Serbian scholarship to study in the Kragujevac gymnasium or high school in central Serbia. When Koneski returned to his native village, he spoke a heavily Serbianized language and was ridiculed for this, upon that he felt like he betrayed his people. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galičnik
Galičnik () is a mountain village in North Macedonia and along with Lazaropole is one of the two biggest and oldest Mijak villages in the region. Galičnik has well-preserved traditional architecture, including an amphitheater in the village square, and is famous for its surrounding countryside and nature reserve. The village is known for the Galička Svadba, a traditional wedding custom held annually in summer (in July), on the day of the village feast of the Patron Saint – '' Petrovden'' ( St. Peter's day). During the wedding, local men will dance the " Teškoto" (the ''"hard"'' or ''"heavy"''). History Galičnik has traditionally been identified as a Mijak village. Galičnik (''Galiçnik'') is attested in the Ottoman ''defter'' of 1467 as a village in the ziamet of Reka which was under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The village appears as uninhabited. At the end of the 19th century, Galičnik was a large Bulgarian palanka , with its inhabitants engaged in masonry and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mijaks
Mijaks () are an ethnographic group of Macedonians who live in the region which is also known as ''Mijačija'' (), along the Radika river, in western North Macedonia, numbering 30,000–60,000 people. The Mijaks practise predominantly animal husbandry, and are known for their ecclesiastical architecture, woodworking, iconography, and other rich traditions, as well as their characteristic Galičnik dialect of Macedonian. The main settlement of the Mijaks is Galičnik. Settlements The Mijaks have traditionally occupied the Mala Reka region along with the Torbeš, Macedonian-speaking Muslims. The area including the Bistra mountain and Radika region has been termed ''Mijačija'' (). To the east is the ethnographic region of the Brsjaks. The Mijaks traditionally inhabited the villages of Galičnik, Lazaropole, Tresonče, Selce, Rosoki, Sušica, Gari and Osoj. However, the majority of Mijak villages are uninhabited as most of the inhabitants left during the 20th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galičnik Wedding Festival
The Galičnik Wedding Festival () is an annual festival held in the village of Galičnik (North Macedonia) near the city of Debar in which a selected couple gets married in the traditional "Galička" style wedding. Traditionally the wedding lasted for 5 days with the main activities on Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, St. Peter and Paul's Day (12 July) every year. It was the only period of the year when couples got married. Today it is part of the festival "Galičko Leto" (Galičnik Summer) and it is a two-day event held on the weekend nearest to 12 July and it serves as a cultural and tourist attraction. During the wedding, men dance Teškoto, symbolizing the farewell moments of the local villagers who were leaving their homes to work abroad. Each year, couples from all over North Macedonia enter a competition run by the organisers to be the couple that gets to have a "Galička" style wedding. Every year, a new couple gets the opportunity. External links Festivals in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reka (region)
Reka (, ) is a geographical region in Macedonia (region), Macedonia, which encompasses a quadrangle with Albania in the west, the town of Debar and the Mavrovo (region), Mavrovo mountain, and Kičevo in North Macedonia in the east. The region is home to a demographically mixed population of Mijaks (Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians; Torbeši or Macedonian Muslims) and Albanians. The sub-regions (ethnographic/geographic regions) of Reka are ''Mala'' (Small Reka, Small), ''Dolna'' (Lower Reka, Lower) and ''Golema'' (Large Reka, Large) or ''Gorna'' (Upper Reka, Upper). The name ''Reka'' is Slavic languages, Slavic in origin meaning "river". The adjacent Lower Reka region is inhabited by Macedonian Muslims (known as "Torbeši" or "Turks" i.e. ''Muslims''), whereas a minority are Orthodox Macedonians. Small Reka, meanwhile, is inhabited solely by Orthodox Macedonians and the populations of Small and Lower Reka belong to the Slavs, Slavic ethnographic group of Mijaks, who speak the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanec
Tanec () is a folklore musical ensemble from Skopje, North Macedonia. It is considered as an ambassador of the Ethnic Macedonians, Macedonian folklore tradition worldwide. History The Tanec ensemble was founded by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, People's Republic of Macedonia in 1949 with an aim to collect, preserve and present the Macedonian folklore: folk songs and folk dances, folk instruments and national costumes. The ensemble is inspired by ancient Macedonian culture and traditions also has a junior ensemble. Tanec has taken part in over 3,500 concerts and festivals around the world including: United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Soviet Union, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Kuwait, Israel, Egypt, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal and Zaire as well as concerts across the former Yugoslavia. Awards The ensemble received the First Prize at the International Festival in Llangollen, United Kingdom in 1950. In 2008, Tanec receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazaropole
Lazaropole () is a village in the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia. Situated on a plateau at Mount Bistra and surrounded by beech and oak forest; at 1,350 m altitude, it is one of the highest settlements in the country. Demographics Lazaropole is not attested in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman ''defter'' of 1467. According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 29 inhabitants, including 28 ethnic Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians and one Serbs, Serb.Macedonian Census (2002) Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021 People born in Lazaropole *Isaija Mažovski, painter and writer Climate See also *Galičnik References External links Villages in Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality {{MavrovoRostuša-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torbeši
The Torbeši () are a Macedonian language, Macedonian-speaking Islam, Muslim ethnoreligious group in North Macedonia and Albania. The Torbeši are also referred to as Macedonian Muslims () or Muslim Macedonians. They have been culturally distinct from the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian Macedonian community for centuries, and are linguistically distinct from the larger Muslim ethnic groups in the greater region of Macedonia (region), Macedonia: the Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanians, Turks in North Macedonia, Turks and Romani people, Romanis. However, some Torbeši also still maintain a strong affiliation with Turkey, Turkish identity and with Macedonian Turks. The regions inhabited by these Macedonian-speaking Muslims are Debarska Župa, Dolni Drimkol, Reka (region), Reka, and Gollobordë, Golo Brdo (in Albania). Name Many ethnonyms are used for the Macedonian-speaking Muslims. The most widespread ethnonym, which is also their endonym, is Torbeši. There are nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia ( ) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century. Today the region is considered to include parts of six Balkan countries: all of North Macedonia, large parts of Greece and Bulgaria, and smaller parts of Albania, Serbia, and Kosovo. It covers approximately and has a population of around five million. Macedonia (Greece), Greek Macedonia comprises about half of Macedonia's area and population. Its oldest known settlements date back approximately to 7,000 BC. From the middle of the 4th century BC, the Kingdom of Macedon became the dominant power on the Balkan Peninsula; since then Macedonia has had a diverse history. Etymology Both proper nouns ''Makedṓn'' and ''Makednós'' are morphologically derived from the Ancient Greek adjective ''makednós'' meaning "tall, slim", and are related t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debar
Debar ( ; , sq-definite, Dibra or Dibra e Madhe) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority of 74% and is North Macedonia's only city where ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian. Name The name of the city in Macedonian is ''Debar'' (Дебар). In Albanian; ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe'' (meaning "Great Dibra", in contrast to the other Dibër in Albania). In Serbian ''Debar'' (), in Bulgarian ''Debǎr'' (), in Turkish ''Debre'' or ''Debre-i Bala'', in Greek, ''Dívrē'' () or ''Dívra'' (), in Ancient Greek ''Dēvoros'', Δήβορος and in Roman times as ''Deborus''. Geography Debar is surrounded by the Dešat, Stogovo, Jablanica and Bistra mountains. It is located 625 meters above sea level, next to Lake Debar, the Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improvisation
Improvisation, often shortened to improv, is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. The origin of the word itself is in the Latin "improvisus", which literally means un-foreseen. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of improvisation can apply to many different faculties across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines; see Applied improvisation. Skills and techniques The skills of improvisation can apply to many different abilities or forms of communication and expression across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines. For example, improvisation can make a significant contribution in music, dance, cooking, presenting a speech, sales, personal or romantic relationships, sports, flower arranging, martial arts, psychotherapy, and much more. Technique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
