Pokretači #91 O “Rakiji, uglavnom” sa Zoranom Radomanom

O rakiji i uživanju koje dolazi sa znanjem sa Zoranom Radomanom, jednim od autora bloga “Rakija, uglavnom” i enciklopedijske knjige “Rakija”. Beleške Rakija, uglavnom kao blog, ali i na Twitteru, Facebooku Pokretači sa Tomislavom Ivanovićem iz Vinopedie Tekst o istoriji par domaćih specijaliteta Pratite Pokretače i na iTunesu, TuneIn, Stitcheru i YouTubeu,a i slušajte nove epizode na Radioaparatu svakog ponedeljka od 16h.   Za Pokretače i slične sadržaje, lajkujte The Nutshell Times na Facebooku! Postanite … Continue reading Pokretači #91 O “Rakiji, uglavnom” sa Zoranom Radomanom

Magic of Epiphany in Serbia

The Feast of Epiphany, which according to the Julian calendar falls on January 19, is the day with some of the most colourful rituals in Serbia as it marks the end of Christmastide. Given it is the day when, according to the New Testament, Jesus’s divine mission became apparent to the masses after his baptism in the river Jordan, most of the folk rituals surrounding … Continue reading Magic of Epiphany in Serbia

Rediscovering the Magic of the Gusle

The first time I heard live gusle singing, a UNESCO-protected Serbian national ritual, was not fortuitous. I was fifteen, and my stern Serbian teacher took our High School class to a local library to hear poems and stories written by fellow high-schoolers. The boredom of this dreary event was somewhat lifted when one guy decided to perform his longish poem, written in traditional decasyllabic verses, … Continue reading Rediscovering the Magic of the Gusle