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The culture of North Macedonia refers the culture of the Republic of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe. Macedonian culture has contributed to the culture of the Balkans, and the wider culture of the European continent.
Architecture
Sites for archaeology of extraordinary quality include those at
Famous architects and fresco-painters worked on numerous churches in North Macedonia, and in Ohrid alone there are over thirty churches. UNESCO has declared that the city of Ohrid and its lake must be protected, as they are important to the history of the world. Several churches, the most renowned among which is St. Pantelejmon, bear witness to the times of the educator St. Clement and in 1990 work on the Cathedral of Saint Clement of Ohrid in Skopje was completed. Along with other cultural monuments the 11th- and 12th-century churches of Western medieval thema Bulgaria are famous throughout the world, characterized by unique architecture and priceless frescoes and icons.
Monuments of
Art
The founders of modern Macedonian painting included
Contemporary Macedonian artists include Aleksandar Stankovski, Zhaneta Vangeli, Maja Dzhartovska, and Gordana Apostolovska who all use various styles.
In addition to
Cinema
The history of film making in
Throughout the past century, the medium of film has depicted the history, culture and everyday life of the Macedonian people. Over the years many Macedonian films have been presented at film festivals around the world and several of these films have won prestigious awards. The most famous Macedonian director is
Music
North Macedonia has an exceptionally rich musical heritage. The studies of Sotir Golabovski and
The
Folk music is one of the most cherished areas of Macedonian culture, and several folk festivals take place each year. The oldest is
The rock group
Theatre
There are 13 professional theatres in North Macedonia. From 1993–1994 1,596 performances were held in the newly formed republic, and more than 330,000 people attended. The Macedonian National Theatre (Drama, Opera and Ballet companies), the Drama Theatre, the Theatre of the Nationalities (Albanian and Turkish Drama companies) and the other theatre companies comprise about 870 professional actors, singers, ballet dancers, directors, playwrights, set and costume designers, etc. There is also a professional theatre for children and three amateur theatres. For the last thirty years a traditional festival of Macedonian professional theatres has been taking place in Prilep in honour of Vojdan Cernodrinski, the founder of the modern Macedonian theatre. Each year a festival of amateur and experimental Macedonian theatre companies is held in
The word
Although this theatre includes a number of characters-puppets, its eminent theatricality emerges from the complex relation between its central masks of Karagoz and Hadzivat. Karagoz personifies an ordinary
. Karagoz Theatre was brought to the region by the Ottoman Turks and easily adapted to the new environment, existing for centuries up to the 1950s.Macedonian names
Male
The following is a list of male names taken from the 1996 Orthodox Calendar, published by the Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (contributed by Hristijan Delev). All are given in their
A
Avakum, Avram, Agapij, Adam, Aleksandar, Alimpij, Atanas, Angele, Angel, Angelarij, Andon,
Andrej, Angjelko, Antim, Antonij, Apostol, Ariton, Arsenij, Artemij, Arhangle, Atanasij
B
Blagoj, Blagun, Blazhe, Bogatin, Bogdan, Bogoja, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Bogoslav, Bozhidar, Bozhin, Bojan, Boris, Boshko, Branimir, Branslav, Bimbil, Branko
V
Vangel, Vane, Varnava, Vasil, Veljan, Venijamin, Veselin, Vidoe, Vidan, Vikentij, Vladimir, Vlastimir, Vojdan, Vojne
G
Gavril, Georgij, Gerasim, Gligor, Gligorij, Gorazd, Goran, Gorjan, Goce, Grigor, Grigorij, Grozdan
D
David, Damaskin, Damjan, Danail, Dejan, Deljan, Despot, Dimitar, Dimitrij, Dine, Diogen, Dobre, Dojchin, Doksim, Doncho, Dorotej, Dragan, Duko, Dushan
GJ
Gjerasim, Gjero, Gjoko, Gjore, Gjoshe, Gorgjija, Gjorche, Gjuro, Gjurchin, Gjurshin
E
Evgenij, Elisie, Erazmo, Eremija, Efimij, Emanuel
ZH
Zharko, Zhelimir, Zhivko, Zhivorad
Z
Zafir, Zaharie, Zdravko, Zlatan, Zlatko, Zdrave, Zograf, Zoran
DZ
Dzvezdan, Dzvonko
I
Ivan, Ignat, Ignatij, Igor, Ilarion, Ilija, Inokentij, Iraklij, Irinej, Isaija, Isidor, Ice
J
Jakim, Jakov, Jankula, Janaki, Jane, Joanikij, Joakim, Joan, Jonce, Jovan, Jonko, Jordan, Josif
K
Kalistrat, Kiprijan, Kiril, Kitan, Kliment, Kozma, Konstantin, Kostadin, Krale, Krste, Krume, Kuzman
L
Lavrentij, Lazar, Lambe, Leonid, Leontie, Lefter, Luka
LJ
Ljube, Ljuben, Ljubomir, Ljupcho, Ljudmil
M
Makaraie, Makedon, Maksim, Manoil, Manol, Manojlo, Marin, Marko, Mate, Matea, Matej, Metodij, Micko, Miladin, Mile, Milos, Mirko, Mirce, Miron, Miroslav, Misail, Mitan, Mitre, Mihail, Mladen, Mojsej, Mojsie, Mojso
N
Najden, Nase, Naste, Natanail, Naum, Nace, Nakje, Neven, Nedelko, Nektarij, Noefit, Nestor, Nikanor, Nikita, Nikifor, Nikodim, Nikola, Novak, Nove
O
Ognen, Ordan, Orce
P
Pavle, Pandil, Pane, Pantelejmon, Petre, Panche, Partenij, Paskal, Pahomij, Pejko, Petar, Petko, Pimen, Plamencho, Polikarp, Prodan, Projko, Prokopij, Prohor
R
Radovan, Radomir, Radoslav, Razmo, Rajko, Rangel, Ranko, Rastko Ratko, Ratomir, Rafael, Ristan, Riste, Rijo, Rijad, Rodoljub, Romil, Ruse, Rusomir
S
Save, Sazdan, Sandre, Samoil, Sande, Sarafil, Sare, Sasho, Svetislav, Svetozar, Svetolik, Svetomir, Serafim, Siljan, Sidor, Simon, Simjan, Slave, Slavoljub, Slobodan, Smile, Solunche, Sofronija, Spasen, Spiro, Srebre, Sreten, Stamen, Stefan, Stojan
T
Tanas, Tase, Tashko, Temelko, Teodor, Teodosij, Teofan, Teofil, Teofilakt, Timotej, Tihomir, Trajan, Todor, Trifun, Trpe
KJ
Kjire, Kjirko
F
Fidan, Filimon, Filip, Firfo, Flore, Fotij
H
Hranislav, Hristijan, Hristo, Hristifor
C
Cane, Cvetan
CH
Chaslav, Chedo, Chedomir
SH
Shane, Shishko
Female
The following is a list of female names taken from the 1996 Orthodox Calendar, published by the Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (contributed by Hristijan Delev). Names are presented in their Romanised form though the alphabetical order is based on the local Cyrillic script.
A
Agnija, Aleksandra, Alisija, Ana, Anja, Anamarija, Anastasija, Angela, Angelina, Angja, Andjela, Anisija, Arsenija, Atanasija
B
Bebcena, Biljana, Bisera, Bistra, Blagica, Blagorodna, Blaguna, Blazhena, Bogdana, Bogoslava, Bozhana, Bozhidarka, Bojana, Borjana, Bosilka
V
Valentina, Vangelija, Vangja, Vanka, Varvara, Vasa, Vasilija, Vasilka, Velika, Veljana, Vera, Veronika, Vesela, Vesna, Veta, Vida, Vita, Vishna, Voskresija, Vrosinka, Viktorija
G
Gajtana, Galena, Gena, Gerasimka, Gina, Glikerija, Gordana, Gorica, Gorjana, Grozda, Gulapka
D
Damjana, Dana, Danica, Daniela, Dara, Darinka, Dafina, Deva, Denica, Despina, Divna, Dimana, Dobrinka, Dominika, Donka, Dosta, Dragana, Dukadinka, Dushanka, Dushica,
GJ
Gjorgjivka, Gjurgjina, Gjurgja, Gjurgjica, Grozda
E
Eva, Evangelija, Evgenija, Evlampija, Evpraksija, Evrosija, Evosina, Evtimija, Ekaterina, Ela, Elena, Elisaveta, Elizabeta, Efimija, Ema, Emilija
ZH
Zhivana, Zhivka
Z
Zagoarka, Zafirka, Zaharinka, Zdravka, Zlata, Zografka, Zoja, Zora, Zorana, Zorica
DZ
Dzvezda, Dzena, Dzuna
I
Ivana, Ilina, Ilindenka, Ina, Irina, Irena, Isidora, Iskra, Ica
J
Javorka, Jaglika, Jagnula, Jagoda, Jana, Jasna, Jelena, Jovana, Jovka, Jordana, Jordanka
K
Kalina, Kamenka, Karanfilka, Katerina, Katina, Kirana, Kira, Kiska, Kita, Klimentina, Konstantina, Kosara, Kostadinka, Krstana, Kruna, Ksenija, Kupenka
L
Lejla, Lenka, Lefterija, Lidija, Lila, Lina, Liljana, Lozanka
LJ
Ljuba, Ljubena, Ljubinka, Ljubica, Ljupka
M
Magdalena, Makedonka, Makrina, Marena, Marika, Marina, Marta, Matrona, Meglena, Melanija, Menka, Meri, Mileva, Milena, Milica, Milka, Mirjana, Miladinka, Milkana, Mila, Miroslava, Mitana, Mitrodora, Mitra, Mladenka, Marija, Mimoza, Monika, Mihaela
N
Nada, Nadja, Nedezhda, Najdenka, Nastasija, Naumka, Nevena, Neda, Nedelka, Nikodinka, Nikolna, Nadica
O
Ognena, Olga, Ordanka, Olivera
P
Pavlenka, Paca, Pantelejmona, Paraskeva, Pepa, Pauna, Pelagija, Pera, Perjana, Petkana, Petra, Petranka, Pisana, Plamenka, Planika, Pravoslavka, Prvenka, Prousha
R
Rada, Radovanka, Radoslava, Razmenka, Rajka, Rajna, Rakita, Ratka, Ratomirka, Rafaela, Rahela, Reveka, Rina, Risimika, Ristosija, Ristana, Rodna, Rozalija, Rosa, Roska, Ruzha, Ruzhica, Rumena, Rusalina, Rusanka
S
Sava, Saveta, Savka, Sandra, Sara, Sarafilka, Sashka, Svetlana, Sena, Serafima, Simjana, Simona, Sinolichka, Slavenka, Slavjanka, Slavica, Slavka, Slobodanka, Smilja, Snezhana, Solzica, Solunka, Sonchica, Sonja, Sofija, Spasena, Spomenka, Srebra, Stamena, Stana, Stojanka, Stojmena, Stefanija, Stefanka, Suzana
T
Tajana, Tatijana, Tamara, Tana, Taska, Temenuga, Temjana, Teodora, Teodosija, Teofilka, Todorka, Tina, Trajana, Trena, Trendafilka, Trifunka, Trpana
KJ
Kjira, Kjirana
U
Ubavka
F
Fanija, Fidanka, Filimena, Fimka, Florinka, Fotina, Frosina
H
Hana, Hranislava, Helena, Hristina
C
Cana, Canka, Cveta, Cena, Cara, Ceca, Cona, Cola
CH
Chedomirka
SH
Shana
See also
- Cultural diversity
- History of North Macedonia
- Macedonian Artists
- Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija
- Struga Poetry Evenings
- Rahim Blak
References
- ISBN 0472082604.