August 01, 2015 - August 03, 2015

Bokelsk night

Holidays and events in Montenegro Bokelsk night is one of the most interesting events in Kotor, which attracts not only numerous tourists, but also locals. This festival dates back to the 18th century. True, then it was called "Venice Night". Bokelsk night is held annually in mid-August

Christmas - the second most important holiday of Montenegro, second only to Easter . On the night before the holiday, people pray, congratulate each other and sit down at a festive table, on which, however, only lean dishes . In the Christmas morning it is customary to wash with ice water and go to church service . The guests are waiting for a "polozhaynik" - a respected family who will bring luck all year . Christmas dinner can not do without rakia - plum or fruit itself on - dried fruit, walnuts, sauerkraut, pies and "chicken" - boiled beans with onion . Before the holiday at the fairs they sell beams of oak branches tied with straw . A similar "bouquet" is placed under the icon of the patron of the family, and on the third day the straw is taken out of the house to dispel .

The culmination of the holiday is the refraction of the "repay" (homemade pie from an unleavened dough), in which the mistress of the house kneads a coin. The family head shares the cake between the households.

At the end of winter in Montenegro, the Mimosa Festival takes place. The elegant participants of the holiday pass through the streets of the city with fragrant inflorescences in their hands. On holidays, orchestral music sounds, exhibitions and masquerades are organized for all comers. Literary evenings, sports competitions, exhibitions are timed to the festival. Tens of thousands of guests come to the festival every year

At the end of winter, the Mimosa Festival takes place in Montenegro. The elegant participants of the holiday pass through the streets of the city with fragrant inflorescences in their hands.

Easter is celebrated on a grand scale, like Christmas. The celebration stretches for two or three days and begins with a service in the church. Huge importance is given to the Easter meal, certainly with eggs, bread, wine and boiled kropila. In some regions, eggs are baked in rolls. And in the evening time comes folk festivals, with a "colo" - a huge dance - and an amateur orchestra.

The second Sunday after Easter is called the "young", on this day the colored eggs are brought to the graves of loved ones, and the very first - the "guard at home" leave at home. It is believed that it protects the house from natural disasters. And if in the Easter period in the house of mourning, the eggs either do not paint, or paint black.

May 12 Montenegro celebrates St. Basil's Day Ostrozhsky - the heavenly patron of the country. At any time of the year, before the monastery carved in the rock with the relics of the saint, crowds of pilgrims gather, who came to ask for help. On importance this holiday is equated to Christmas and Easter.