Macedonians in Melbourne Celebrate the Day of the Republic - Ilinden

In front of the monument of the revolutionary Gotse Delchev, the Macedonian community in Melbourne celebrated the 119th anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising and 78 years of ASNOM.

Macedonians in Melbourne celebrate Republic Day – Ilinden Source: SBS

Host of the manifestation on the threshold of the "St. George & St. Mary Mother of God" Macedonian Orthodox Church was the Macedonian Orthodox Community for Melbourne and Victoria.

Archimandrite Gavril Galev, Hegumen of the monastery "St. Kliment Ohridski" and Father Kliment Stankovski performed the Trisagion prayer to honour the fallen Macedonian fighters.

Archomandrite Gavril Galev and Father Kliment Stankovski performed the Trisagion prayer to honour the fallen Macedonian freedom fighters Source: SBS

Dejan Zmejkovski, the Secretary of the Macedonian Orthodox Community for Melbourne and Victoria, spoke about the enormous significance of these two bright moments in Macedonian history.

Dejan Zmejkovski, Secretary of the Macedonian Orthodox Municipality for Melbourne and Victoria Source: SBS

The Macedonian community of Melbourne laid fresh flowers in front of the Gotse Delchev memorial, to honour the fallen revolutionary and acknowledge his role in the Kruševo Republic.

Macedonians in Melbourne celebrate Republic Day - Ilinden Source: SBS