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Womens day at VCS
Happy Women’s day from Volunteers Centre Skopje. The women at our office were surprised with some flowers and cake to mark the date (because at VCS we love to celebrate and eat cake). The harmony and flowers should however not obscure that all around the globe women still have to fight for their rights and…
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Tom of Finland
Touko Laaksonen, one the most known picture artist from Finland, was born in Kaarina 8.5.1920. He has been called the “most influential creator of gay pornographic images” by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade and his work had significant impact on the late 20th century gay culture. Touko was born in a small town in southwestern…
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Surva: Carnival in Pernik
I am in Pernik, a small town in Bulgaria, where the Surva festival has taken place since 1966. I am staying at the house of my friend Ina, who is a local and has been celebrating the feast since her birth. It is the last weekend of January, really cold but still sunny. We enjoyed…
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Why do I need feet when I have wings to fly?
She said once when the pain in her body caused by tragic accident in teenage time was unbearable. Even with constant ache that accompanying to her all life she never stopped live and love to the fullest. Symbol of emancipation, free bird and what is the most important extraordinary artist –Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y…
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The best and biggest music festivals in Europe
A music festival is a usually recurring event where several artists perform live for the public. Of course the Hippies were the ones who organized the first festivals, the most famous called Woodstock. The hippies consisted largely of students that had idealistic views on life. The San Francisco movement revolved around terms such as: back to…
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All the world’s a stage
You have different types of theaters but I am going to tell you about improvisation theater that I do in Belgium because I do this myself and it is my hobby and passion. In this kind of theater you do not need any costumes, no make-up, no special lighting and no stage. You can play…
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Time for wedding
Open your eyes and look around, you will see people in fancy clothes, hear the music on the background and everyone around you dancing in weird poses. Someone offers you a vodka, service brings another portion of food, you are already tired but you know that you will not go to sleep until early morning…
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Skopje enchanted by Shadows : A new theatre in Debar Maalo
Summer is a true season of awakening. Different kinds of music festival sprout all summer-round (for more on this read Paulina’s article in VOICES June edition), new artsy initiatives take place, from vintage clothing, artistic and cultural exchanges to exhibitions’ crawl. This summer, the alternative scene in Skopje is gaining a resurgence of fresh blood…
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DRIMON Festival 2018 – Culture Now!
Two days of DrimOn Festival are already behind us. Citizens of Struga, as well as guests have a chance to participate in various cultural activities which main goal is raise awareness about culture as a very important sphere in our communities. Its something that should connect people and help them understand each other. Me and…
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Antwerp – City of Diamonds
Antwerp is one of the biggest and most beautiful cities of Belgium, but it’s not the capital. It has quite a multicultural population of around 500.000 people. The city is located around the river Scheldt, which makes it a perfect location for being the second biggest port of Europe, after Rotterdam’s port in the…
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10 facts about 4th of July that you probably didn’t know!
1. According to author Kenneth C. Davis, July 2nd is the real day of Independence, but it’s celebrated on the fourth because that’s when congress accepted Jefferson’s declaration. 2. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a “laptop,” which was a writing desk that could fit on one’s lap. 3. Thomas Jefferson changed the…
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