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“KARADŽIĆ” FROM LOZNICA, ONE OF THE OLDEST CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC
SOCIETIES IN THE BALKANS
Forever Young
From 1850 until today, the best that Jadar has had has been woven in this village and around it.
Vuk Karadžić himself also helped. The flag of this Society has been decorated with the Order of St.
Sava, and it was brought before the court by Austro-Hungarians in 1915 in Banjaluka. In Vuk’s cultural
center it is still boiling, “Karadžić” gathers around five hundred members. They perform around the
world, brilliantly. They dance, chant, paint, write. They know that we must always return back to
tradition in a creative way. And that we are alive as much as it is
Text and photo: Nenad Marković
The last winter winds were blowing
through the alleys of Loznica in the
mid-19 th century, when a group of
officials of the local government and artisans
gathered by priest Ignjat Vasić and
prepared the first theater performance
with them. On March 2, 1850, Srbske novine
published the news about the formation
of an “amateur troupe” that, “to exceptional
delight of the audience”, performed
the play The Battle of Kosovo and Svetislav
and Mileva, and they also announced the
premiere of Vladislav, the King of Bulgaria.
This laid the foundations of one of the
oldest cultural-artistic societies in the Balkans,
“Karadžić” from Loznica.
The year 2015 was marked by the celebration
of the great jubilee, and Dragan
Tošić, president of the society that has
around 500 members, said that it was filled
with programs of all sections.
– As a part of the anniversary celebration,
we have organized a series of programs
entitled “Karadžić” to Its City, in
The Pejići,
donors of the land
for “Vuk’s Home”.
Archpriest Ignjat
Vasić. News in
“Srbske novine”
on the first theater
performance in
Loznica
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