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27th January: Remembering the holocaust
This day is proclaimed as a day of the European Union dedicated to remembering the victims from the holocaust and to prevention of criminal against mankind. It is a day when we should remind ourselves of the great suffering of Jews and other victims of Nazi ideology and respond against Nazism and other kinds of racism.
2nd February: Start of Roma decade
The second day of February is the official date of the start of the Roma decade - process with international character, that has an aim to prompt the integration of Roma people and their equality. The Decade will last until 2015.
…and day of water habitats
2nd February is the international day dedicated to water habitats - one of the most important ecological systems on our planet. Unfortunately they disappear and degrade rapidly, together with the overall living world in them. This day is dedicated to actions and campagns for their protection.
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Zvegor Surva, Black faces, bright hearts
 ReportageOn 14 January in Zvegor, everybody had dark, smiling and joyful faces. Dark on your face symbolizes happiness, it chases the evil spirits, it also means health and wealth in the upcoming year. Even the drivers of the big trucks, the tourists with skis on top of their cars and all the others who had to go through Zvegor in order to reach Bulgaria or go back in Macedonia were stopped, their faces were made dark, and they had to pay “tax” to the Zvegor “surovarskars”. Some of the village “beauties” (which were, in fact, men, dresses as women) have even tried to enter the truck cabins and pass the wish for a happy new summer to the truck drivers with a kiss! |  |
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