If you go to the FYR of Macedonia and it happens to be 14th January, do not miss to visit the village of Vevchani. Every year on 14th January, the Vevchani people make an interesting carnival, which is like a window to the past. People used to celebrate New Year on the 14th January. Afterwards the calendar changed but traditions kept on living. It is a real living tradition that you can see at Vevchani Carnival. Then the people of Vevchani say goodbye to the Old Year and wish that bad luck and illnesses should go away with it. They welcome New Year hoping for health and good luck. All this happens under the sky, with costumes, masks, song and dance. Everyone has their role and thus meets New Year.