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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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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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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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Our milky culture
Did you know that people in many parts of the world get sick when drinking milk or eating yoghurt? Is pasta and yoghurt a normal or a weird meal for you? Food and drinks are a big aspect of culture, and it is only logical that one specific thing is different in every country. Sometimes…
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Socotra Island – The Alien Landscape on Earth
Socotra island, also known as the “Jewel of the Arabian Sea”, is home to many rare and endangered plant species that grow only on this island. UNESCO has also designed Socotra as a World Heritage Site in 2008 since it has many endemic plant species and is globally important for biodiversity conservation because of its…
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The Baron of the Olympic Games
“De Coubertin” is not the most famous French name you might know, I presume. I must admit it is not very well-known in France either. Although without him, hosting the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 would have sounded like a historical old-fashion joke to most of us.Let me tell you a little more about the…
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