Articles
Culture
Exploring the rich aspects of current Macedonian culture and establishing a link with the ancient Macedonians.
- Breaking of the Bread. An age-old Macedonian tradition performed at weddings
- Christmas in Macedonia. Celebrating the birth of Christ from the perspective of another culture and noticing the differences with that of the diaspora.
- Easter in Macedonia. The biggest holiday in the Macedonian Orthodox faith and how it is carried on in the younger generations.
- Following the Footsteps of Alexander the Great : A Dream Come True. Steve Pliakes' journey into the heart of Pakistan where it is said that some of Alexander the Great's army had settled during their conquest. Remnants of the ancient Macedonian culture remain.
- Holy Water. Many people use blessed holy water during spiritual and physical illnesses. Icons, homes and other objects are blessed and sanctified through sprinkling with Holy Water and prescribed prayers.
- Intercultural Relations and Multiculture in Australia, The. Discussions on the aspect of the next generation of Macedonians and how the diaspora, especially that of Australia promotes or affects the process of carrying on the tradition.
- Macedonian Pig Dance, The. Dancing with the pig has always been a highlight at Macedonian weddings when the "Numko" is coerced to pay for his meal.
- Shaving the Groom. During the morning of the wedding the friends and family of the groom gather at his house to perform the Macedonian custom of shaving the groom.
- Martinka. The Zelenich website has a very interesting article about the popular
red and white bracelet known to Macedonians as a "martinka".
Ethnicity
The patterns and characteristics of how ethnic background playes a role in the Macedonian community and how they integrate into other societies.s
Folklore
Stories told by the village inhabitants from generation to generation. An interesting and captivating history lesson.
History
Explore the ancient Macedonians and how they played an important part in not only today's Macedonian community, but the whole world.
Explore the ancient Macedonians and how they played an important part in not only today's Macedonian community, but the whole world.
Human Rights
Most people in the world take for granted the most basic rights of an individual, the right to express oneself for who and what they are and to actively believe in it.
Humour
Macedonian humour at its finest!
- Definition of a Gerkoman. The results of decades of Greek propaganda forced upon Aegean Macedonians and the effect it has on ethnic Macedonians.
Language
Music
Politics
A very sensitive subject when it comes to the discussion about whether Macedonia and Macedonians exist, the acts and lengths people go to prove and disprove it.
- Academic Uproar at Banned Book. Estranged ethnic Greeks threaten Cambridge University Press over the publishing of a book regarding the Macedonian population in Greece.
- Academics, Politics Clash in Cambridge. Dumb Greeks threaten a publishing house and author of a book on the legitimacy of Macedonians and the existence of Macedonians in Greek-occupied Macedonia.
- Feud Closes Pavilion. Ethnic Greeks at the Greek Pavilion during Toronto's Caravan festivities complain about the Macedonian pavilion "stealing their culture", not realizing that Greece has stolen the Macedonian culture since the early 1900s.
- Greece and the Macedonia Question. A Canadian newspaper provides some insight as to the conflict between ethnic Greeks and ethnic Macedonians throughout the world.
- Launching a Campaign for Macedonia. John Bitove's efforts in campaigning for recognition of the Republic of Macedonia.
- Macedonia : A Brief History from Ancient Times. Concerns in the Balkans with the Greeks and the Republic of Macedonia with a brief history of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, and later the Republic of Macedonia.
- Macedonia's Case for Recognition. The reluctance of Canada and most of the civilized world to recognize the Republic of Macedonia as a separate, independent state of the former Yugoslavia due to pressure by the Greek government and ethnic Greeks around the world.
- Pen Club in Defense of Macedonian Language, The. Greek government condemns diplomas issued by the University of Cyril and Metodij.
- President in Toronto; Macedonia Prints Own Currency. The President of the Republic of Macedonia visits the Toronto community and voices his concerns voiced by the Greek community; Macedonia prints its own currency after declaring independence from Yugoslavia.
Sports
- National Hockey League's Macedonian Contingent.
- ANGELIDIS, Mike - Tampa Bay Lightning
- EVANS, Chris - Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues
- JOVANOVSKI, Ed - Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning
- STAIOS, Steve - Edmonton Oilers
- STAMKOS, Steve - Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators
- TANEV, Brandon - Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Seattle Kraken
- TANEV, Chris - Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs
- THEODORE, Jose
Villages
The villages of Macedonia and the people who inhabited them are the cornerstone of the Macedonian culture ... one of the few places you will find ancient traditions and customs still in use today.
- Apostle from D'mbeni, The.
- Beautiful Village of Besfina, The. A story of the village of Besfina, situated in the Lerin (Greeks renamed it 'Florina') region of Aegean Macedonia.
- Brief Story of the Village Bapchor in the District of Kostur Macedonia, A. A brief story of the village of Bapchor, situated in the Kostur region of Aegean Macedonia.
- D'mbeni - A Little History, A Lot of Memories.
- Excerpts from the 'Short History of Zhelevo Village' Macedonia. A short history lesson on the village of Zhelevo (the Greek government renamed it "Antartikon") in the region of Kostur, Aegean Macedonia.
- Macedonians Return to Greece, The: Classic Report.
- Story of Oschima, The. The story of a small village and its inhabitants mid-way between Lerin and Kostur, in the Aegean part of Macedonia.
- www.statitsa.com - An attempt at preserving some of the content from the www.statitsa.com website
created by Chris Tzountzouris
- www.oshchima.com - An attempt at preserving some of the content from the www.oshchima.com website created by David Stefou