СРЕЌЕН ИЛИНДЕН - Sreḱen Ilinden

[Soldier of Macedon]

No I cannot, but we can plan for it starting from now.

Talk to me brother, what did you have in mind?

[Soldier of Macedon]

Prolet, tamu ke te vidime?

[Bill77]

ahh srceto mi se izradva koga vidov. mnogu mi se odi i so dusha chekam da odam ama ne se vrajkam. Da sve zivi makedonci.

[Daniel the Great]

Can you imagine an MTO gathering in Ovcharani for 2011!?

I can, and ill be there that would be mad.
This celebration is fantastic, neka pukat dushmanite, the music is fantastic.
Do yous think they will allow me to cross the border with the Macedonian flag sticking out of the window? i don't think so but i could at least try lol.

[Prolet]

Bill, Za mnogu godini Brat

Se po ubo e tamu, poleka no sigurno idat rabotite. Se gordeam so nashite Makedonci od Egejska Makedonija.

SOM, Ke manime po edna Bira i Skara

[Mastika]

Times are changing, I read that this year was the first year that there was no Greek music played at the panagur. It seems that Macedonian culture is going through a renaissance in Greece, hopefully it will the situation will turn full circle and Aegean Macedonians will once again as a community come together and embrace their true Macedonian heritage. I wish that I was at both the Prilep Beer Festival and the Ovcarani panagur this year, both look great.

[Risto the Great]

OK, so we have makedonche, SoM, Daskalot & Daniel the Great going next year so far.

[Bratot]

'Next' year is far from my perspective, but if everything goes smoothly I intend to visit Lerin this year - Oktober, if the date for the 'name referendum' will be announced I 'll have to appear down there (RoM) immediatelly.

I woudn't mind if one branch (Me, Daskalot, Makedonin, Dimko etc.) from MTO in Europe organises itself on some meeting.

[Jankovska]

'Next' year is far from my perspective, but if everything goes smoothly I intend to visit Lerin this year - Oktober, if the date for the 'name referendum' will be announced I 'll have to appear down there (RoM) immediatelly.

I woudn't mind if one branch (Me, Daskalot, Makedonin, Dimko etc.) from MTO in Europe organises itself on some meeting.

I am planing on going to MAcedonia in October too and stay for a a couple of months. As I have never been to Egej apart from Solun I am planing to visit some parts too. I have been judgmental towards Egejci on numberus occassions and I shouldn;t have been until I have taken the time of my life and visited them. Hopefully everything will go to plan,

[Bill77]

I have one question though that a family member brought to my attention. Why are they celebrating Sv Ilia on this day when it should be on 2nd August.

[Risto the Great]

Bill, it is because they are in the EU mate.

[Bill77]

Bill, it is because they are in the EU mate.

The event is fantastic. They show Greece and the world they are proud Macedonians and are not afraid to show their true consciousness with songs blaring out of those speakers "Nie ne sne grci ili bugari"

But why not stick it up the Greek church and show them the true day of sveti ilia/ilingden.

[Dimko-piperkata]

Can you imagine an MTO gathering in Ovcharani for 2011!?

da be...da ne zakolet site zaedno

ako sakate odite, ama ne zborvete otvoreno i vo javnosta.

nemojte da zaboravite deka ciganite ushte vodat okupatorska borba protiv makedonskiot narod !

[Prolet]

Dimko, Koj ke te giba tebe? Its not 1945, there are tens of thousands of people who go there.

Pominaja tija vreminja, zatoa humanitarna misija od evropa ke zemime i ako ne sprecat ke se zapishi toa i ke bidi predadeno vo megjunarodnite organizacii. Cela Evropa znaj oti ima nashi lugje tamu

[Smrt_na_dushmanite]

Bill, it is because they are in the EU mate.

I've heard 2 reasons why its on the 20th, can anyone confirm...
The first being that the new calendar is in use in the region, the second was that Ilinden (2 Aug) was the culmination and that the uprising started earlier in some parts i.e. late July hence the earlier celebration
Any truth to this?

Either way works out handy for visiting festivals right across Macedonia, with them being on different dates.

Can't wait to visit them all one day!