 The Strumica Carnival
TOUR CODE E 2005003
Duration: 12 hours
Participants: 15-40
Term: 15th of March
Location: Strumica
PROGRAM
The Strumica Carnival is first mentioned in 1670. This Carnival is held every year at the beginning of the Great Lent, an Eastern Orthodox Lenten period similar to the Roman church’s calendar about one month earlier. The three days which are called the “trimer days” always begin on the Sunday night at Procka (Forgiveness Sunday) and last until the following Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, the Carnival takes place- masked groups of people stroll throughout the city, with men visiting homes of their fiancees and staying there until the early morning hours. The celebration continues with love songs and lyrics complemented with traditional musical instruments. Nowadays, the Carnival resembles similar Mardi Gras carnivals throughout the world and has a competitive character. Participants create their own masks. Each participant and group decides upon a theme and idea. Masks should be up to 3.5 m high and the vehicles up to 12 m long.
 This large event encompasses hundreds of masked people on the streets of the city as well as thousands from other cities in Macedonia and from abroad. The sponsor of this event is the mayor of Strumica. Since 1994, Strumica is a member of the International Association of Carnival Cities, FECC.
ITINERARY
• 13.00 Departure for Strumica from the parking lot of the travel agency
Oscar 95/ across from the MNT/ with an English speaking guide
• Coffee break at ,,8 kilometar,, Stip
• 19.00 Presence at the Carnival – (the Agency doesn’t provide a special
location for viewing of the event)
• 21.00 Dinner at a restaurant in downtown Strumica
• 24.00 Departure for Skopje
PRICE: 990,00 MKD
The price includes transportation with a bus, professional tourist guide, coffee, mineral water at the break and dinner in a restaurant in Strumica.
Warmer clothing is recommended. --------------------------
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