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Tako Mako – The Gemstone of the Old Bazaar
Sometimes, when you least expect it, you meet kind people who invite you to share a meal. This happened to me when my aunt visited Skopje in March. After the sun had set, we walked from the Kale Fortress to the Old Bazaar, searching for a coffee place. To our surprise, the streets were empty.…
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Mrekullitë me krahë të vogla në tokë
Fluturat kanë ekzistuar në botë prej shekujsh. Me varietetet e tyre të shumta, ne mendojmë për bukurinë e tyre por edhe jetëgjatësinë e tyre të shkurtër. Megjithatë, ka shumë fakte interesante për fluturat që ne nuk i dimë. Janë të njohura rreth 150.000 lloje fluturash në botë. Në Maqedoni jetojnë më shumë se 100 lloje…
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Small winged miracles on earth
Butterflies have existed in the world for centuries. With their many varieties, we think of their beauty but also their short lifespan. However, there are a lot of interesting facts about butterflies that we do not know. There are approximately 150.000 species of butterflies known in the world. More than 100 types of butterflies live…
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Get Poisoned By Art: Stendhal Syndrome
People can be poisoned by the food they eat. When the right chemicals do not enter the body, our body tries to create a reaction to this and fights the poison. So, what happens to us if the food we feed our souls is poisonous? Art is food for the soul. In other words, any…
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Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of the oldest churches. It was founded by the Apostle Peter in 34 AD. The Syriac Patriarch carries the office of the Apostle Peter and is his legal successor. The number of people belonging to the Syriac Orthodox Church is approximately 5,500,000. They speak Aramaic, the language spoken by…
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Galicnik Wedding – a timeless tradition
After driving through the curvy roads of Mavrovo, you can find yourself in one of the oldest villages in Macedonia. The Mijaks (Мијаци) first founded Galičnik, which was one of their main towns, but traces of them can be seen all over the country. They were known for their craftsmanship, especially their talent for wood,…
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The zoology of festivals
Going to Dojran’s D-Festival for the first time is a life-long memory that one cannot forget easily. Amongst all the activities that you can enjoy during a festival, I wonder if you ever tried one of our favourites. If your secret wish was to become a wildlife reporter, you here have a chance to realise…
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“Let’s get mental”. Искуството на една срамежлива девојка
Отсекогаш сум била човек, кој одлуките ги носи интуитивно. Веќе некое време (неколку години) размислував за тоа да се пријавам и да отидам на младинска размена преку програмата „Еразмус+“, но никако не се решавав… знаев дека ќе биде искуство кое ќе биде предизвик за мене и ќе ме извлече од мојата зона на удобност. Но,…
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Different Olympic sports in Paris
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games started on the 26th of July in Paris. 206 countries and more than ten thousand athletes are taking part. In total, there are 43 different disciplines but some of them come from the same sport. If we say that one international federation (like FIFA for football) represents one sport, there…
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VOICES August 2024
Since you are reading these lines, I congratulate you because it means you are reading “something”. Increasingly, people have renounced themselves from reading books. It has become a complicated movement for people to pick up a book and read it. People prefer to watch short videos instead of reading written sources such as books, magazines,…
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The Olympic Games in Paris
Maybe you have already watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. If so, you may have an opinion about the show, and perhaps about the general organization of the event. You could be excited or indifferent. But what would you think if this huge global event was taking place in your country…
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