The festival

Festival of Curraj i Epërm

On August 29th, 2015, the first Festival of Curraj i Epërm was held in the center of the village. Local people used this opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a key victory achieved during the first years of World War I, and for us, it represented a grand finale of our activites for year 2015. The event was attended by approx. 80 people from Albania and another 70 from other countries.

In summer 2016, the festival will be held on 6th of August. Come visit us 🙂

Preparations

dances practice
practice of Czech and and other (international) songs
catering (sheep, other food)

Before noon

a horseriding competition
a rhythm workshop
manufacturing of musical instruments

Afternoon

opening ceremony of the festival – revelation of a memorial plaque dedicated to Albanian heroes of World War 1, opening speeches and information regarding activities of Albanian Challenge in the region
musical performances by local and other Albanian artists
Czech songs
Albanian songs
consecration of the newly repaired church
Czech dances (“Česká beseda”)

Evening

festive dinner – grilled sheep, cheese (goat, sheep), home-made bread baked by our team, flia (a northern-Albanian specialty), salad etc.
Czech dances
Main dancing block (polkas, waltz, czardas, jive, letkiss etc.)
Czech music
International music
free programme