National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Sunday, 1 May 2005
National Assembly Chairman in Mokrin for Easter holidays
At the invitation of the head of the North Banat District and the chairman of the Mokrin Community, on Easter Sunday, 1 May 2005, the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, visited the town of Mokrin and attended the 15th World Easter Egg Rapping Championship, a contest involving the Orthodox custom of making coloured hard-boiled eggs for Easter, which people then rap against their friends’ eggs; the owner of the last uncracked egg is considered lucky.
At the invitation of the head of the North Banat District and the chairman of the Mokrin Community, on Easter Sunday, 1 May 2005, the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, visited the town of Mokrin and attended the 15th World Easter Egg Rapping Championship, a contest involving the Orthodox custom of making coloured hard-boiled eggs for Easter, which people then rap against their friends’ eggs; the owner of the last uncracked egg is considered lucky.
Addressing the members of the public gathered for the event, Mr Markovic said: “The importance of this Championship is much greater than one might think. We cannot enter Europe without standards, we must change that which is bad, but also keep that which is good; in other words, keep our identity. The way Easter is celebrated here is unique in the world, and it is our responsibility to preserve these fine traditions. As it says in the Constitution of the European Union – we join Europe, respecting national traditions.”
Mr Markovic visited the Mokrin Community and spoke with the chairman, Goran Dumitrov-Dat, promising that he would personally finance, as he always did, the gift to the Community of a new wall plaque with the Serbian coat of arms, adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2004.
Activities
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8.00 - sitting of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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8.30 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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8.30 - sitting of the Health and Family Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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9.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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10.00 - 10th Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 14th Legislature (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.30 - the PFG with Canada meets with the Canadian Upper House Parliamentary Friendship Group with Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)