INTERNATONAL FOLK - DANCE FESTIVAL “OHRID SUN” 20-24 & 24-28 august 2015
Location: Ohrid, Macedonia
Director: Mr.Zoran Strezovski and WOFA
Application Deadline: 31 May, 2025
With pleasure we INVITE you to participate on VIII International Folk festival “Ohrid Sun” which will be held on 20 – 24 August 2015
Ohrid today is a cultural, spiritual and tourist centre. It is the famous tourist place in Macedonia but also in the region. During this period there are a lot of tourists from Holland, Finland, Poland, Sweden, Germany, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Turkey …Due to exceptional beauty Ohrid is protected in this period is the best tourist resort in Macedonia. It is the famous tourist place in the region with a lot of hotels, apartments, a lot of traditional restaurants and café, shops, entertainment. Ohrid during the summer period lives 24 hours.
Ohrid lake coast is 35km with beautifully sands beach, tourist attractions and entertainment. Temperature of the water in the lake is 25C degree and it is suitable for swimming, diving, yachting …..
Also Ohrid is one of the oldest settlements in Macedonia. According to famous television game show “who wants to be a millionaire “ in 2007 on British Television ,Ohrid is declared as the oldest city in the world, with continuous civilization advancement! Indeed, according to many historians, Lychnidos-the city of light (the ancient name of Ohrid ) was build in the 4th century B.C, but humans have lived there for more than 8.000 years.Here in Ohrid, from its beginning until today, life still goes on, without ending.That is why it‘s also called “the kingdom of archaeologists”.
However, Ohrid is the only place in the world where 2 recognized saints actually lived in the same time - St. Clement of Ohrid (840-916) and St.Naum of Ohrid (830-910), putting an extremely strong stamp of their existence.
These 2 exceptional persons, the best students of Cyril and Methodius, were in fact the most educated persons in the world in their time. Among other achievements, they will always be remembered as establishers of the first University in Europe (893), located in Ohrid Old Town, long before the University in Bologna (1088)! Besides that, St. Clement and St.Naum of Ohrid were founders of the Cyrillic Alphabet. As a result of their creativity and incredible work, today more then 200 million people still use this alphabet, mostly in Southeast and Eastern Europe.
Festival program will be held on the main square in Ohrid.
Program Proposal
Participating conditions are:
- The number of groups participants of the festival are not limited,
- Every folklore group has the right to participate. Children's ensembles (2/3 of the participants must be 16 or younger), Youth ensembles (2/3 of the participants must be 25 or younger), adult ensembles (1/3 of the participants must be older than 25).
- Each group should consist of most 50 members including dancers, managers and musicians - Age of the participants are not limited,
- Ensemble should have prepared at least 2 folk dances, 10-15 minutes each with orchestra or CD,
- To send short CV and 2-3 photos of the group by mail,
- To bring a flag of the country,
- Folklore groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure,
Festival organizers provide:
- for 21 dancers – one gratis,
- souvenir for each group,
- certificates for attendance on the festival,
- tourist guides for sightseeing of the town,
- drinks during the performance,
- reception in city hall,
- advertising of the festival (press conference, radio and tv channels, posters and flayers).
INSURANCE:
Personal responsibility and health insurance are within the other obligations of the groups. First Aid and Medical Hospital will be available, medical services must be covered by the group.
On your request, You can continue your stay in Ohrid. Price will be 23 Euro per day per person FB – price is special for the participants in festivals that we can provide. For additional days we will prepare special program for you. If you wish we will include festival evening in other city.
Organizers keep the right to change program of the festival. After groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival and each group will have guide during festival.
All detailed information will be supply after your confirmation for participations.
In 2013 on this Festival participated over 630 participants from 11 countries of Europe.