Centuries-old crafts are still alive in Macedonia alongside new computer technology. Christianity in the Balkans started spreading from Macedonia, the cradle of Orthodoxy , in the Slavonic language - thanks to the Slavonic translations of holy books by the holy brothers Ss. Cyril and Methodius. There are at least 3,000 Turkish words in Macedonian, which make this beautiful and rich language more expressive. The Roma community in Macedonia is the largest Roma community in the Balkans.
Icons too have their history.
Icons are not only works of art, but also a testimony. As an artistic tradition in Orthodoxy, the icon has a multiple significance focussing on man as an image of God. Discover the historical maze in which icons of Macedonia were created, denied, and appreciated. The Stone Bridge on the Vardar in Skopje is over 500 years old and still a lively communication between the old and new part of the city. There were about 365 churches and monasteries in Ohrid one for each day in the year.