UMDGC2013 | Macedonian Diaspora Cultural Tour of Edessa (Voden), Aegean Macedonia, Greece

Following the official part of the 4th UMD Global Conference, UMD organized a cultural tour consisting of members of the Macedonian Diaspora from Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States to the city of Edessa (Voden in the Macedonian language), in Aegean Macedonia, today's Northern Greece on July 31, 2013. The guests were greeted in Edessa (Voden) by Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias (religious leader of the Macedonian Orthodox faith-goers in Greece), and by Eugenia Natsoulidou and Petre Kazias of the Educative and Cultural Movement of Edessa (Voden). Tour Guide and Voice during video: Vasilka Dimitrovska, M. Sci. in archaeology and professional tourist guide Support our work! Visit http://www.umdiaspora.org/index.php/e... to become a member. The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD), the leading voice for the Macedonian Diaspora worldwide, hosted its fourth Annual UMD Global Conference in our ancestral and historical homeland, Macedonia July 24 - August 2, 2013. The theme of the conference – Macedonia 2013: 100 Years After the Treaty of Bucharest – coincided with the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Balkans Wars and the signing of the Treaty of Bucharest. For more information on last year's Global Conference, visit http://umdglobalconference.com Video Production: Pobeda Piskaceva Video Editing: Brooke Lee