Galichnik Macedonia

Galichnik - a tiny and elegant city in Macedonia. The town is known for its written and oral traditions and folklore.
The main attraction of the town - is Radovan Pavlovsk - the so-called Old House. Old House Galichnik - perfect architectural creation. Based on the logical, spatial organization, this house gives the impression of rationality and balance.
For four decades, with small interruptions on Petrovden (12th July), performed an interesting national phenomenon that will certainly be interesting to tourists. This phenomenon is called "Wedding Galichnik" made by the maintenance of the wedding traditions and rituals of the inhabitants of this area in order to maintain the original folk songs and dances (in Macedonian Pmax) and the famous traditional costume Galichnik - made with filigree work.
Through this national phenomenon in 1974, was built asphalt road through the Bistra leading from Mavrovo to Galichnik. Wedding Galichnik rich original, unique and unrepeatable wedding traditions and rituals. During the wedding day, "zerla" cluck and echo "Tapan" from Galiknik up river. Those affiliates ("zerla" and "Tapan") migrant workers (in Macedonian, pechalbarayt), always announce wedding Galiknik.
The singer, on this day (Petrovden), through this verse says migrant workers Galiknik (in Macedonian, Pechalbar): "Wherever you are - for Petrovden to be home!" And it was, and true: migrant workers Galiknik spread throughout the world, do not spare any of the money nor the time to stay home that day.
Each year, many Macedonian folk traditions have a place for weddings Galichnik: waiting for "Tapani", "Svekrvino oro" (the dance of the mother-in-law), taking the bride to the village fountain (Apidzha) for water, hanging wedding flag, an invitation to the dead, the shaving of the groom , baking bread, a wedding in the church itself, "Cc. Petar and Peyvl" and many other traditions, which, unfortunately, is slowly dying, hiding many details of life Galichnik in the past.