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The Strumica Carnival is a centuries-old
tradition of the town under the Tsar’s Towers and is directly connected to
the religious festival Trimeri. The only manifestation of such kind in Republic
of Macedonia, dedicated to the engaged girls.
The date changes depending on date of Easter and it is always on Tuesday after
Ash Monday. During the festivity after the carnival procession, the masked
groups visit the homes of the engaged girls where among the masked, the girls
should recognize their fiance.
The Strumica Carnival is a centuries-old tradition
and the first written sources come from the Turkish travel writer Evlija Celebija.
To this day it is not remembered that a carnival did not take place, and in
the early 70-ties an effort has been made for its organization, but after
several years of successful organization, the organized form has been discontinued,
however regardless of that it continued to take place spontaneously.
In 1991 again the organized form has been restored which regained the splendor
of the Strumica Carnival.
In 1994 Strumica became a member of the International Association of the Carnival
Cities FECC and in 1998 hosted the 18th International Congress of the Carnival
Cities. As a result from the co-operation with this Association, co-operation
and group exchange has been established with many countries.
