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Food & Drink: Macedonian cuisine is similar to that of Turkey and Greece. Different varieties of kebab can be found almost everywhere, as can dishes such as moussaka (aubergines and potatoes baked in layers with minced meat). National specialities are gravce tavce (beans in a skillet) and the delicious Ohrid trout.
Shopping: Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0800-2000 and Sat 0800-1500.
Special Events: For full details contact the Embassy (see Contact Addresses). The following is a list of special events held in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in 2003:
Feb 19-22 Modest Exclusive (textile, fashion and accessories trade fair), Skopje. Mar 18-23 Mebel (furniture and building equipment trade fair), Skopje. Apr 15-20 International Book Fair and Libro Graphic, Skopje. May 9-18 Spring Bazaar, Skopje. Jun-Aug Skopje Summer Festival, Skopje; Ohrid Summer Festival, Ohrid. Sep 6 Macedonia vs England (Euro 2004 football qualification match). Oct Skopje Jazz Festival, Skopje. Nov Autumn Bazaar, Skopje.
Social Conventions: Handshaking is the common practice on introduction. Local business protocol is fairly informal, but things go very slowly or not at all owing to the local bureaucracy and the more recent general socio-economic collapse in the Republic.
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