Vevchani is a village situated in the foot of the mountain of Jablanica 800 m over the sea level ,municipality of Struga , Macedonia.It has 2500 inhabitants.
The first settlement is said that it is from around 3 th century b.c.First written documents date from around 6 th and 7 th century with arriving of the tribe Berziti.
The name Vevchani derives from the slavic word VES which means VILLAGE.
The main event in the village of Vevchani is the Vevchni carneval.Some sources say that it is old 1460 years.It's a mixture of pagan and christian customs.
It's one of the most famous village festivals held
in the Balkans. Essentially the Carnival is the ritual
of calling after Saint Basil the Great, which coincides with the Twelve Days of
Orthodox Christmas and the Orthodox New Year. The festivity is dedicated to
Saint Basil the Great. Traditionally, this year from 12th to 14th January will
be held Vevcani Carnival which is one of the oldest cultural events in
Macedonia, which traditionally celebrates the arrival of the New Year according
to the old calendar.
For the lovers of hiking , there are few places the can be visited , like the picnic place "Jankov kamen"(Janko's stone) and "Vevchanska lokva" glacier lake.
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