Have you ever heard about gusle? Do you know anything about it? Do you want to know anything at all about it? If your answer is yes, then you are in the right place. If your answer is no, and you’ve ended up on this article by chance, you...
Category - Culture
With almost 90% of the Croatians being Catholics, Christmas in Croatia is kind of a big deal. The festivities begin as early as November 25 (which is St Catherine’s day), and last until after New Years Eve, with Christmas being celebrated on...
If you are not familiar with the culture of the Balkans, chances are that you have never heard of Promaja. It is also fair to say that even people born and raised in Serbia, for example, have a hard time explaining this concept. To begin with...
Opanci (or opanak for singular) were traditional footwear that was mostly worn by Serbian peasants. Made of leather, these peasant shoes were (and still are) one of the most famous staples of Serbian culture and history. You may want to learn more...
Last weekend Melbourne played host to the annual Maslenitsa: Slavic Pancake Festival, the biggest Slavic festival in Southern Hemisphere. The festival was held in and around the heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building, in the central part of...
In November 2014, UNESCO inscribed Serbian “Slava” celebration of family saint patron’s day into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. “Slava” celebrations are nowadays dedicated to Christian saints, but they keep...
Pavel Viktorovich Ryzhenko (1970-2014) was a contemporary Russian military artists.
The wedding is one of the most important Polish family celebrations. First there is the engagement period called Oswiadczyny, Zareczyny or Zrekowiny. The wedding day is set up by young people. Invitation time called: Zaprosiny or Oprosiny. Wedding...
In every society, the most significant thing (in the past) was reproduction. Lack of knowledge and technology made it difficult to save and prevent diseases which contributed to a high mortality rate. In Balkan specifically, these...
This is a short introduction to modern Russian artists in the genre of realism showcasing their work accompanied by a short biography of the artist. Aleksandr Yurievich Averyanov Aleksandr Yurievich Averyanov is an artist famous for painting Russian...