Browse Tagged “National Identity” from the Canadian Macedonian Heritage Society archive, library and community collections.
Dear patriotic spirit and Mother of the people Many children emigrated from you with deep regrets To their new lands, languages and hope No matter distance; it`s Mother no child ever forgets. With song you nourish your peoples soul As when you sang at Ilinden That day the Narod rose up to say We are not Bulgars, Greek or Serb, we are Macedonian Mother Macedonia sweet singer of song Please sing us a song for today ...
Macedonians of today are proud of their heritage Especially the role of women in keeping language alive During a violent century, it was the Macedonian speaking home That held together the Macedonians as a distinct people Who held the people together? She who was the preserver of the Macedonian language The teacher is honoured by the child`s first word “Majka” Words to infants are seeds planted, which grow to become ...
Lecture - presented for the Historical Society in Toronto on January 27, 2013 In spite of the Macedonian people having risen in 1903 to fight for their freedom and to create an Independent Macedonian state, only ten years later, Macedonia was brutally invaded, occupied and partitioned by its neighbours Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria; a partition validated by the European Great Powers on August 10, 1913 by the Treaty of Bucharest. Why did this happen? What were the factors leading ...
At the church of St. Panteleimon, in Lerin I was going to get the Lord's blessing. The church choir chant sweetly. The church choir chant softly and angelic. Every Sunday in the church I felt a particular joy. I felt peaceful Because I Love the Christian believes. I admired the icons, the paintings. What liveliest expressions were these! The faces of the Saints were painted with skill Which were called the highest ...
We were not familiar with the Macedonian Heritage The reason was, the Greeks Authorities hid it from us. In the Greek schools, we were taught the Greek language And they were accusing our language, the Macedonian language. They were insulting and physically abusing us, the Macedonians And they flooded our Macedonian land with the Greek refugees. They tore down the Macedonian churches And the Macedonians were sent to ...
I sing for the Macedonian Villager. I have a great respect for him. In his life, he suffered greatly from the Greek Authorities But he never lost faith to God. The time when I visited a Macedonian village I felt the presence of the Lord. The villager has faith in his heart His gift is the virtue. In the past, the villager was walking with his head bend down The reason the Greeks had underestimated him The Macedonian ...
In 1913 the great powers divided us. They took away a part of our souls. O, Lord help us, reunited us The Macedonian Hymn all together to sing it. Macedonian people With all your strength run and run. The Bucharest Agreement will open soon The giant door of justice will creak With the love of God and united We should tell the world that this is a Macedonian land. This land is not Greek, neither, Bulgarian nor ...
The writings of the heartless Greek Politicians, on previous and present books Were and are describing the extermination of the Macedonian Ethnicity. Mortal hatred for the Macedonian people I wonder how they have no fear of the Lord! The Macedonian people are sensitive people. For their freedom, they fought the Turks. The heartless Greek politicians after the division of Macedonia in 1913 They decided Macedonian ...
The Glorious Macedonia Was divided in 1913 to four pieces. The Great powers were given one piece to Serbia, Bulgaria, and Albania And the biggest piece from all, were given to Greece. In Macedonia where we were born We were not familiar with Vergina. Now where apart of Macedonia is a free and a peaceful Nation The Greeks stir up to confuse the world That Vergina is a Greek Symbol. Alexander the Great was a ...
On November 2, 2008, the Canadian Macedonian Historical Society celebrated the launch of Professor Andrew Rossos’s highly anticipated book, Macedonia and the Macedonians, at the University of Toronto’s Victoria College. Addressing an audience of over fifty scholars and community members, Professor Rossos—himself a child refugee from Aegean Macedonia—shared the arduous journey of his research, including the challenges of navigating restrictive archives in Sofia, Athens, and Skopje. The event underscored the significance of having a Macedonian-born academic provide a meticulous, comprehensive account of Macedonian nationalism and the complex geopolitical transitions the nation has endured. Beyond the academic discussion, the gathering fostered a sense of community pride, complemented by traditional Macedonian food and the recognition of Dr. Rossos's tenacity in documenting a history often obscured by the agendas of neighboring states.
