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PALILULA NIGHT AND TRADITIONAL VALUES

03.06.2009.

Traditional manifestation Palilula Night within the celebration of Saint Emperor Constantine and Helen Day in Nis was organized on June 3 in the organization of Palilula Municipality. This year it is the 17^th time it takes place and now it has special recognizable sign - pipe from Palilula and specific `old town feeling`. Palilula sang and danced long into that night of June.

Palilula Municipality put efforts to make good atmosphere and to remind hundreds of citizens of Nis about the past times. Like the tradition is, Palilula Night was opened by the president of the Municipality PhD Novakovic:

` We, in Palilula Municipality, put the efforts to create one modern and European Palilula, but also to take care of traditional values and heritage. Here in Palilula, we are recognizable for our bohemian way of life, for our gentility, for our traditionalism. Tonight we will also remember those people from Palilula that are not with us anymore and one special part of the night is dedicated to them, because they were synonyms and symbols for gentility, for bohemia, friendship and for famous Palilula solidarity. Their names made Palilula famous. Apart from all those positive things that we cherish from the previous Palilula nights and new forms that we are now introducing, we have agreed to mark every Palilula night with something new with which we will build it. That is why, this year we have decided to redecorate our famous Palilula area, to make Palilula fountain, to make Palilula summer-house and new benches`.

In the name of Bulgarian Municipality Svoge Emil Atanasov –Cvetanov, the president send the participants and guest warm guests. The bishop of Nis Irinej wished good evening to all people from Nis and Palilula

` Let this celebration be blissful, let this feast of our town be blissful too, the town where Emperor Constantine was born. This day is a big day, for our church and for our whole town, which stands for the symbol of freedom for faith and freedom for existence. With the wish to gather more like tonight, to respect our great people, to take examples from their life values and follow them with our lives, to live in happiness and love`.

Milos Simonovic, the Mayor of Nis, who was present at the celebration of Palilula Night, gave the gifts –symbols of Palilula to folk cultural ensemble` Svoge` from Bulgaria. At the central stage, situated at the very crossroad by Palilula market place, through songs and dance, until after midnight, the following performers played and danced: church-dancing ensemble `Branko` (Nis), folk ensemble Vila (Novi Sad), folk ensemble `Aleksa` (Brzi Brod), folk ensemble `Svoge` (Bulgaria), teachers` choir `Lira`, singing ensemble `Forte`, rock group `Proces` and pop group `So & So`.

The hosts of the programme, actors Riki and Ivana Nedovic, reminded us on Palilula legends: Dragisa Svetkovic, Dr Vojislav Stojanovic, Ljubisa Cvetkovic –Robi, Marislav Radisavljevic, Mladja Nedeljkovic, Jovan Apel, Stole Stojkovic, Amerikanac, Dene Jovanovic, Pavle and Petar Micic (Peki and Paki, footballers), Jovic `Mule`, Aca Dimitrijevic `Cevka`, `Coni`, brothers Ilic, `Banza` and `Mida`, Vlada `Shisha` Ilic and Brada Ilic. A few of footballers were excellent singers like Jovanovic `Muklja` was. He also sang for Radio Nis. Among the other singers of Radio Nis Dragoslav Jovajovic Njorta stands out. Njorta also sang for Radio Beograd.

Within Palilula Night, there were also following activities – `Night of vine and poetry` - where vine was served and poets from Nis and this part of region spoke the verses of their `gods` potion, then ` Painting peninsula`, where young artists painted the motives of Nis, Palilula and Emperor Constantine, then `Ethno kitchen of Palilula` where old Serbian fat-free foods specialties were presented, and Zivojin Isakovic Cokalija, famous musician and world traveler that never left his Palilula, presented his musical programme.

Presentation of Palilula Municipality was specially prepared for this event and provoked great interest of the visitors.


	PALILULA NIGHT AND TRADITIONAL VALUES 03.06.2009. Traditional manifestation Palilula Night within the celebration of Saint Emperor Constantine and Helen Day in Nis was organized on June 3 in the organization of Palilula Municipality. This year it is the 17^th time it takes place and now it has special recognizable sign - pipe from Palilula and specific `old town feeling`. Palilula sang and danced long into that night of June. Palilula Municipality put efforts to make good atmosphere and to remind hundreds of citizens of Nis about the past times. Like the tradition is, Palilula Night was opened by the president of the Municipality PhD Novakovic: ` We, in Palilula Municipality, put the efforts to create one modern and European Palilula, but also to take care of traditional values and heritage. Here in Palilula, we are recognizable for our bohemian way of life, for our gentility, for our traditionalism. Tonight we will also remember those people from Palilula that are not with us anymore and one special part of the night is dedicated to them, because they were synonyms and symbols for gentility, for bohemia, friendship and for famous Palilula solidarity. Their names made Palilula famous. Apart from all those positive things that we cherish from the previous Palilula nights and new forms that we are now introducing, we have agreed to mark every Palilula night with something new with which we will build it. That is why, this year we have decided to redecorate our famous Palilula area, to make Palilula fountain, to make Palilula summer-house and new benches`. In the name of Bulgarian Municipality Svoge Emil Atanasov –Cvetanov, the president send the participants and guest warm guests. The bishop of Nis Irinej wished good evening to all people from Nis and Palilula ` Let this celebration be blissful, let this feast of our town be blissful too, the town where Emperor Constantine was born. This day is a big day, for our church and for our whole town, which stands for the symbol of freedom for faith and freedom for existence. With the wish to gather more like tonight, to respect our great people, to take examples from their life values and follow them with our lives, to live in happiness and love`. Milos Simonovic, the Mayor of Nis, who was present at the celebration of Palilula Night, gave the gifts –symbols of Palilula to folk cultural ensemble` Svoge` from Bulgaria. At the central stage, situated at the very crossroad by Palilula market place, through songs and dance, until after midnight, the following performers played and danced: church-dancing ensemble `Branko` (Nis), folk ensemble Vila (Novi Sad), folk ensemble `Aleksa` (Brzi Brod), folk ensemble `Svoge` (Bulgaria), teachers` choir `Lira`, singing ensemble `Forte`, rock group `Proces` and pop group `So & So`. The hosts of the programme, actors Riki and Ivana Nedovic, reminded us on Palilula legends: Dragisa Svetkovic, Dr Vojislav Stojanovic, Ljubisa Cvetkovic –Robi, Marislav Radisavljevic, Mladja Nedeljkovic, Jovan Apel, Stole Stojkovic, Amerikanac, Dene Jovanovic, Pavle and Petar Micic (Peki and Paki, footballers), Jovic `Mule`, Aca Dimitrijevic `Cevka`, `Coni`, brothers Ilic, `Banza` and `Mida`, Vlada `Shisha` Ilic and Brada Ilic. A few of footballers were excellent singers like Jovanovic `Muklja` was. He also sang for Radio Nis. Among the other singers of Radio Nis Dragoslav Jovajovic Njorta stands out. Njorta also sang for Radio Beograd. Within Palilula Night, there were also following activities – `Night of vine and poetry` - where vine was served and poets from Nis and this part of region spoke the verses of their `gods` potion, then ` Painting peninsula`, where young artists painted the motives of Nis, Palilula and Emperor Constantine, then `Ethno kitchen of Palilula` where old Serbian fat-free foods specialties were presented, and Zivojin Isakovic Cokalija, famous musician and world traveler that never left his Palilula, presented his musical programme. Presentation of Palilula Municipality was specially prepared for this event and provoked great interest of the visitors.