A dozen participants and hundreds of faithful who gathered for the Epiphany celebration in downtown Skopje today used the gathering to send out a political message to the Zaev-Kovacevski regime.
The hand-selected participants in the traditional retrieving of the cross for the waters of the Vardar river surprised the public with a gesture of unity. Instead of the mad race to be the first to find the cross and, as believed, have good fortune throughout the year, all participants waded in the water together, embraced, and retrieved the cross jointly. The non-competitors then announced that they will donate the reward usually given to the fastest participant for charity.
The crowd joined hands and responded to this momentous event with a chant of “Never North, Only Macedonia”. This became the rallying cry of Macedonians who oppose the imposed name change, and is often heard at sport gatherings across the country.
НИКОГАШ СЕВЕРНА
САМО МАКЕДОНИЈА!
🔊 pic.twitter.com/7CHhTs3go1— Alex (@ekakodane) January 19, 2022
