Vuk Karadzic

Loznica, September 10, 2001 - This year's, 67th annual Vuk's Assembly begins in Loznica on Monday, September 10, and will close on September 16, with a final performance at this, the oldest traditional Serbian gathering.

Serbian Minister of Culture Branislav Lecic will address introductory ceremonies at the gathering, named in recognition of Serbia's greatest poet, Vuk Karadzic. Final remarks will be given by President of the Managing board of "Vuk's Legacy" Miodrag Maticki at the closing ceremony in Trsic.

This year's programmes will be organized in Loznica, Trsic, Tronosa Monastery and Belgrade, and will cover the themes of ethnology, ethnomusicology, literature, music and art.

According to many cultural preservationists, the birthplace of Vuk Karadzic should be developed as one of the cultural gathering places of Serbs from the around the country and from abroad year-round, not only during the annual "Vuk's Assembly."

This year's "Vuk's Assembly" is being organized by the Vuk Karadzic Cultural centre in Loznica, the Town Municipality of Loznica, local companies and the three relevant ministries.