Author: Béatrice André
Place: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia**
Date: 23 January 2011

Macedonia celebrates New Year’s Eve twice - on the 31st of December, and also, following the old orthodox calendar, on the eve of 14th of January. The inhabitants of Vevčani, a mountain village in the southwest of the country, celebrate with a carnival, mixing pagan rituals together with Christian influence.

Author: Dejan Trajkoski
Place: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 20 July 2009 One of the oldest customs in the Western Balkans is the Galićnik Wedding, an event that takes place annually in the village of Galićnik, a picturesque mountain town 1,200 meters above sea level not far from Mavrovo National Park in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.This tradition, which has been nominated for the UNESCO world heritage list, always begins before St. Peter's Day, celebrated on 12 July, and last for two days.

Author:  Ivana Tasev
Place: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 21 January, 2009

Lokomotiva is a centre for new initiatives in art and culture in Skopje, established in 2003. In its first five years of existence, it has implemented over thirty regional and international projects. According to its founders, the centre's aim is to function as platform for the development of theoretical and artistic discourse.