Visit to the factory of hats in Zrenjanin

Saturday’s walk with friends took us to the factory of hats in Zrenjanin.  This family manufacture from 1919 has grown into the largest factory “Begej” in the former Yugoslavia. In seventies, factory produced sleeves, hats, berets and it had 500 employees. These hats were made of high quality wool or rabbit hair and used to […]

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Saint Valentine or Saint Tryphon

On 14th February  Catholics celebrate Valentine`s Day, while Orthodox traditionally celebrate Saint  Tryphon. Saint Valentine was a holly priest in the 3th century, who had perished when Emperor Claudius II in ancient Rome banned marriages for young men, potential soldiers. Valentine began performing marriages of young Christian couples in secret, until he was discovered and […]

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