The event Days of the Republic of Srpska in Banat was held in Se\u010danj, where a large population share originates from Herzegovina, more precisely Bile\u0107a.<\/p>\n
The event highlighted the need for unity of the Serbian people, Srpska and Serbia, especially in the times when facing great challenges.<\/p>\n
The gathering was blessed by his Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, Mla\u0111en Cicovi\u0107, said that such events showed the unity of the people and the SOC.<\/p>\n
\u2018By taking the initiative for this event, Bishop Nikanor has showed us how important it is for Serbs to gather around the Serbian Orthodox Church, to maintain contact with their homeland, preserve their culture and traditions, but also to be committed to the development of the place where they came and stayed to live permanently,\u2019 said Cicovi\u0107.<\/p>\n
He noted that that evening\u2019s academy primarily showed the tradition of the Serbian people who had moved to Banat in different historical periods, while sending at the same time a message of never more needed unity and sobornost, never more important understanding of how significant for us is all the work to preserve the Serbian identity, our culture and traditions, Serbian language and Cyrillic.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Eparchy of Banat, being the organizer of this evening\u2019s academy, is working continuously on gathering our compatriots and I hope that gatherings like this one will continue,\u2019 Cicovi\u0107 added.<\/p>\n
Welcoming the audience, the President of Se\u010danj municipality, Neboj\u0161a Meljanac, said that they traditionally maintained very good relations with the Republic of Srpska in this municipality.<\/p>\n
\u2018People from that area come regularly here to us, many of their relatives live here, and that is why it is a great honor for us to gather so many of you at the Republic of Srpska Days event here in Banat, which is held in our Se\u010danj this year and which connects our people. This is how it must continue! This is how we live and this is how we teach our children. I am glad that more and more young people are taking part in safeguarding the culture and tradition and that they are preserving the spirit of our Orthodoxy,\u2019 said Meljanac.<\/p>\n
The artistic program of the academy included the choir Sveti Serafim Sarovski from Zrenjanin, the singing group Ercegovina from Se\u010danj, the cultural and artistic society Vlado Tomanovi\u0107 from Se\u010danj, the cultural and artistic society Dr Borislav Jankulov from Ja\u0161a Tomi\u0107, the cultural and artistic society Jandrija Tomi\u0107 \u2013 \u0106i\u0107 from Kraji\u0161nik, Dejan Mili\u0107evi\u0107, a young guslar from Bile\u0107a.<\/p>\n
Source and photo: Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The event Days of the Republic of Srpska in Banat was held in Se\u010danj, where a large population share originates from Herzegovina, more precisely Bile\u0107a. The event highlighted the need for unity of the Serbian people, Srpska and Serbia, especially in the times when facing great challenges. The gathering was blessed by his Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat. The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, Mla\u0111en<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,76,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vijesti","category-vijesti-dijaspora","category-vijesti-republika-srpska"],"yoast_head":"\n