{"id":181277,"date":"2025-06-29T03:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=181277"},"modified":"2025-06-29T03:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:48:34","slug":"pilgrimage-of-the-hawks-eye-folklore-from-chicago-visited-holy-serbian-sites-corfu-zeitenlik-and-also-the-grave-of-the-famous-warrior-after-whom-they-were-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/pilgrimage-of-the-hawks-eye-folklore-from-chicago-visited-holy-serbian-sites-corfu-zeitenlik-and-also-the-grave-of-the-famous-warrior-after-whom-they-were-named\/","title":{"rendered":"PILGRIMAGE OF THE “HAWK’S EYE”: Folklore from Chicago Visited Holy Serbian Sites, Corfu, Zeitenlik, and Also the Grave of the Famous Warrior After Whom They Were Named!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The “Oko Sokolovo” (Hawk’s Eye) ensemble from Chicago organized a tour called “Paths of Serbian History and Spirituality 2025” in the past two weeks, with 32 members of the ensemble, considered the best Serbian folklore ensemble in America, embarking on the journey from the USA.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the tour of Serbia and Greece, the ensemble covered 3500 km, held 5 folklore concerts and 7 singing performances. With one guest appearance on RTS’s Morning Program, the ensemble visited 15 Serbian monasteries and churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Especially important was the visit to the Serbian military cemetery Zeitenlik in Thessaloniki, as well as Corfu, with the Serbian House and the island of Vido with its mausoleum and ossuary. During the trip to Thessaloniki, the ensemble visited the Church of St. Demetrius and Meteora, Orthodox monasteries on cliff tops, as well as the Church of Saint Spyridon in Corfu,” says Milan Andrijani\u0107, the head and choreographer of “Oko Sokolovo,” adding: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THEY WILL LONG REMEMBER GREECE: They Visited Corfu, the Island of Vido, Zeitenlik, Monasteries in Meteora\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We visited the Fru\u0161ka Gora monasteries Kru\u0161edol, Hopovo, and Jazak, the Ru\u017eica Church and St. Petka Church at Kalemegdan, the Temple of Saint Sava in Vra\u010dar, Poganovo Monastery in Eastern Serbia, St. Nicholas Monastery in Kur\u0161umlija, Petrova Church in Novi Pazar, Sopo\u0107ani and Gradac Monasteries, old and new Pavlica in the Ra\u0161ka area, Studenica and \u017di\u010da.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Oko Sokolovo” held concerts with the KUD Bole\u010d and KUD Abra\u0161evi\u0107 ensembles in Belgrade, AKUD Oro in Ni\u0161, and ANIP Frula in Ra\u0161ka, as well as a concert on St. Spyridon Square in the center of Corfu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PERFORMANCE IN NI\u0160: “Oko Sokolovo” Showed Serbia How to Dance in the Diaspora<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our singing group had the honor of singing spiritual songs from their repertoire in monasteries. The ensemble visited Gad\u017ein Han and laid flowers at the monument to Dragutin Mati\u0107 ‘Oko Sokolovo’, whose name they bear, as well as his birth house in the village of Kaletinac,” says Andrijani\u0107. Great attention from the ensemble members was also attracted by a visit to \u0110avolja Varo\u0161 (Devil’s Town) near Kur\u0161umlija, the only site from Serbia that was nominated as one of the world’s natural wonders, as well as the miraculous Rtanj mountain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SERBIAN, ALMOST A WORLD WONDER: Devil’s Town <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SERBIAN “PYRAMID”: Visiting Rtanj<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We visited ethno restaurants Lugarnica in Mala Remeta on Fru\u0161ka Gora, Bala\u0161evi\u0107 at the foot of Rtanj, and Poganovo restaurant, tasted a real homemade breakfast on the slopes of Fru\u0161ka Gora, had lunch in Belgrade’s oldest tavern ‘Znak Pitanja’ (Question Mark), had dinner in the famous Ni\u0161 Mehana, and tasted monastic wine from Poganovo Monastery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AT POGANOVO MONASTERY: Liturgy and Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In Belgrade, we visited the city center, Princess Ljubica’s Residence and the Cathedral Church. During the trip, we also stopped by the Folk Art national costume workshop in Kraljevo,” concludes Milan Andrijani\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article: <\/strong>Serbian Times Photo:<\/strong> Oko Sokolovo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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