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Today, March 14, Summer Day/ A story that comes from antiquity

2025-03-14 08:32:00, Aktualitet CNA

Today, March 14, Summer Day/ A story that comes from antiquity

Since ancient times, the temple of March 14, the feast of Summer Day, has been in the city of Elbasan. Otherwise known as the day of the departure of winter, this feast has now created its own tradition not only among the residents of the city of Elbasan, but also in other cities of the country and especially in Tirana.

But, the origin of Summer Day is in the shrine of the Fairy of Çermenika, built on the outskirts of the city of Elbasan, who was the goddess of hunting, forests, and all of nature. According to legend, this fairy emerged from her shrine on March 14th.

The celebrations began the night before, when citizens lit a bonfire symbolizing the last fire to drive away winter and evil and restore the light of hope to the people.

How Summer Day was born:

Summer Day is a holiday of ancient origin. The celebration is held in honor of the beautiful Albanian nature and the vegetation that comes to life on this date. This holiday has now become a national holiday. The distinctive sign of this celebration is the cooking of ballokume. In Lezha, on Summer Day, purifying fires were lit to give strength to the sun in the yard and gardens. Women performed magical rites against other harmful, predatory beings.

Although this day continues to be preserved and celebrated magnificently in the ancient city of (VALMI) Elbasan, it is a holiday for all Albanians. Summer Day was the day of the beginning of the year according to the very ancient Albanian calendar, a day that was celebrated many centuries before the birth of Christianity.

It was celebrated on March 1 of the Julian calendar, the first day of the new year (March 14 according to the Gregorian calendar). It was a pan-Albanian holiday, celebrated both in the north and in the south, but with different nuances, according to the regions./ CNA





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