{"id":213553,"date":"2026-07-02T15:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=213553"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:38:43","slug":"historic-vidovdan-in-canada-serbian-diaspora-celebrates-the-great-holiday-at-niagara-falls-alongside-the-royal-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/historic-vidovdan-in-canada-serbian-diaspora-celebrates-the-great-holiday-at-niagara-falls-alongside-the-royal-family\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORIC VIDOVDAN IN CANADA: Serbian diaspora celebrates the great holiday at Niagara Falls alongside the Royal Family!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the highlights of this year&#8217;s Vidovdan celebration and the 81st Serbian Day in Niagara Falls was the visit of Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Prince Filip Kara\u0111or\u0111evi\u0107, Princess Danica Kara\u0111or\u0111evi\u0107, and their family, whose presence added special significance to the oldest and largest Serbian cultural event in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Royal Family joined the faithful for the Divine Liturgy at the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George the Great Martyr before attending the ceremonial cultural and artistic program. During the event, Hereditary Prince Filip addressed those gathered, speaking about the importance of preserving Serbia&#8217;s spiritual, cultural, and national heritage, as well as the need to strengthen unity among Serbs around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nSnVTHIZ9k\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/karadjordjevici-nastavljaju-severnoamericku-turneju-princ-sa-princezom-i-decom-posetio-srpsku-dijasporu-u-kanadi\/\">KARA\u0110OR\u0110EVI\u0106I NASTAVLJAJU SEVERNOAMERI\u010cKU TURNEJU: Princ sa princezom i decom posetio srpsku dijasporu u Kanadi!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201eKARA\u0110OR\u0110EVI\u0106I NASTAVLJAJU SEVERNOAMERI\u010cKU TURNEJU: Princ sa princezom i decom posetio srpsku dijasporu u Kanadi!\u201c \u2014 Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/karadjordjevici-nastavljaju-severnoamericku-turneju-princ-sa-princezom-i-decom-posetio-srpsku-dijasporu-u-kanadi\/embed\/#?secret=tGPaAfPHqN#?secret=nSnVTHIZ9k\" data-secret=\"nSnVTHIZ9k\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event&#8217;s principal hosts, Protopresbyter Father Stanko Anti\u0107 and Dr. Bojan Ratkovi\u0107, President of the Church-School Congregation, welcomed the Royal Family, distinguished guests, and the thousands of visitors who gathered on the church grounds to mark Vidovdan. They emphasized that the presence of the Royal Family was a great honor for both the parish and the entire Serbian community in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A particularly memorable moment came when Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati delivered a welcoming address, officially greeting His Royal Highness on the occasion of his first visit to Canada. 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(VIDEO)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/genius-from-serbia-thrilled-the-world-veljko-learned-to-program-at-only-eight-years-old-and-now-he-is-the-best-student-of-novi-sad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GENIUS FROM SERBIA THRILLED THE WORLD: Veljko learned to program at only eight years old, and now he is the best student of Novi Sad!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>: Serbian Times; <strong>Foto<\/strong>: Privatna arhiva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the highlights of this year&#8217;s Vidovdan celebration and the 81st Serbian Day in Niagara Falls was the visit of Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Prince Filip Kara\u0111or\u0111evi\u0107, Princess Danica Kara\u0111or\u0111evi\u0107, and their family, whose presence added special significance to the oldest and largest Serbian cultural event in Canada. 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