Journey through the soul of Sklithro-Zelenich – its people, customs, and hidden stories. This is a place where memory lives and history breathes.
Welcome to the Living Soul of Sklithro (Zelenich)
Step into a village where the zurla (a traditional double-reed woodwind instrument, often played in pairs with the tapan (drum) during village festivals, weddings, and seasonal celebrations like Lazaritsa or St. George’s Day) still echoes through the chestnut trees, where wedding songs and laments carry the voices of generations. Here, history is not forgotten—it dances in the stories, customs, and rituals we preserve. Come often, as we continue to gather the threads of our shared memory, weaving them into a tapestry of living folklore.
Καλώς ήρθατε στη Ζωντανή Ψυχή του Σκληθρού (Ζέλενιτς)
Εδώ, το ζουρλα (παραδοσιακό ξύλινο πνευστό με διπλό καλάμι, που παίζεται συχνά σε ζευγάρια με το τάπαν (τύμπανο) κατά τη διάρκεια των γιορτών του χωριού, των γάμων και των εποχιακών γιορτών όπως η Λαζαρίτσα ή η γιορτή του Αγίου Γεωργίου) ακόμη αντιλαλεί μέσα απ’ τις καστανιές, και τα τραγούδια του γάμου και του πόνου φέρνουν τις φωνές των προγόνων μας. Η ιστορία δεν ξεχνιέται—χορεύει μέσα στις αφηγήσεις, τα έθιμα και τα πανάρχαια τελετουργικά του τόπου μας. Ελάτε ξανά και ξανά, καθώς υφαίνουμε το λαογραφικό μας υφαντό με νήματα μνήμης και αγάπης.
Добредојдовте во Живата Душа на Селото Склифро (Зеленич)
Доближете се до едно село каде што зурлата (традиционален дувачки инструмент со двојна трска, кој често се свири во пар со тапан (тапан) за време на селските фестивали, свадби и сезонски прослави како Лазарица или Ѓурѓовден) сè уште одекнува низ костеновите дрвја, каде што свадбарските песни и жалопојките ги носат гласовите на нашите предци. Тука историјата не е заборавена — таа игра во приказните, обичаите и ритуалите што ги чуваме. Вратете се често, додека ги собираме конеците на нашата заедничка меморија и ги вткајуваме во жива фолклорна ткаенина.
Sklithro, Florina (Greece) is a village that has an oral history that dates back to just after 1395 C.E. For over 500 years it was called Zelenic. After the Balkan Wars of 1912-13, the area was annexed by Greece and in 1927 the name was changed to Sklithro. Before 1395 the inhabitants of Sklithro-Zelenic came from just over the mountain to the east on Lake Zazari. This settlement was called Sebalci. As you explore the history section of this website (going from Neolithic Times to the Present) you will not only find out about the people and the place, but also be connected to a history of continuity of the Macedonian people of the region that was known as Eordaea in ancient times.
We all carry inside us, people who came before us!- Liam Callanan
Sklithro-Zelenich-Sebalći 