On the initiative of the Association of Macedonian Cultural and Artistic Associations of Macedonia in Debar, on May 16, 1997, the First Festival of the Citizen Song “Penestias Sound” was opened. Six artistic troops attended by 250 members. The festival, which has become a tradition, aims to preserve and spread these songs.
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8 May, National Day of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent
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8 May 1786, was premiered the “Skanderbeg” tragedy on the stage of the French Theater in Paris
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8 May 1910, took place the battle of Carralaves, between the Albanian insurgents and Ottoman armies
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8 May 1926, was concluded the agreement between the Albanian Government and the Serbian-Albanian Bank
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8 May 1937, King Zog I decreed the Law on Changing the Names of Some Cities, Villages, Wards, Rivers, etc