СРЕЌЕН ИЛИНДЕН - Sreḱen Ilinden

[Pelister]

This is great. I don't want to sound negative, but these days I've been so conditioned - if they made a documentary all my focus would be on the moment they use the term 'Slav' which would spoil it for me. Why can't people just respect our wishes.

[Jankovska]

The might call us Macedonians, we have to wait and see. A documentary the BBC did on Aleksandar was very positive for us.

[Risto the Great]

A country so rich in history in the middle of Europe ... what is not to be interested in?
I am sure it will be about MACEDONIA and MACEDONIANS.

[Soldier of Macedon]

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/7650/45/

A group of 30 horsemen dressed in komiti national clothes Monday evening will head at the traditional Ilinden march to Krusevo and on August 2 will participate at celebration event marking the Ilinden Uprising.

Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska - Milevska who sponsors the event will address the sending-off ceremony of horsemen in the yard of "SS. Petar and Pavle" church in Gorno Lisice.

Mayors of Skopje and Aerodrom municipality Koce Trajanovski and Ivica Konevski will attend the event.

That should make you happier RtG

[Risto the Great]

The real deal!
Not some Greeks celebrating their battle for independence with no acknowledgment of external assistance.

This is a real historical event.
And I defy anyone who questions events such as that of Metchkin Kamen in comparison to any battles of historical significance.

.... Again .... no external assistance whatsoever.

[Soldier of Macedon]

The quest for 'independence' by our southern neighbours was largely carried out by Albanians, Philhellenes and the Great Powers, all for different reasons; the first for rebellion against Ottoman oppression, the second for a dream conjured during the study of ancient texts, and the third for strategical advantage in the Mediterrainean.

Nobody, not neighbours, Great Powers, nobody, just Macedonians, fought (gloriously) during the Ilinden Uprising. The absence of help from anybody demonstrates the lack of will and the indiference of the Great Powers, and the selfish time-biding greed of our neighbours. Macedonians can be found during the liberation struggles of Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria, the latter became cowards that displayed their claws in the end.

[Rogi]

Is Zmejkovski still behind the traditional Skopje to Krusevo Ilinden march?

[King Makedon]

Let's not forget that a whole bunch of greeks are living in UK especially in London.
I think they'll be neutral or call us slavic-macedonian.
That's what all foreign TV station do us call.

Two days ago I saw a documentary by ORF (Austrian television). the documentary took 1h. 50min was only spoken about the albanians. 10 minutes about us and they called us Slavomazedonier. (slavic macedonian)

[Jankovska]

So what is they do. I have seen many programs and many newspaper articles where they have called us Macedonians. When Macedonia played football against England all newspapers and tv programs called us Macedonian, yes the odd one will use FYROM but that is as far as it went. So I don't think they will come to our country to record our celebrations so they can go and call us Slavs.

[Soldier of Macedon]

2 more days to go.

Macedonians across the world should remember, acknowledge, respect and glorify the events that took place 106 years ago. Ilinden is the day of the Macedonian. Take pride in our ancestors, these brave souls that fought for a free Macedonia, who spilled their blood so our people can have the right that all others enjoy. Victory wasn't achieved, although it could have, but the event should serve as an example of when the Macedonians united in common against the oppressors of the day.