Mowing on Mt. Rajac

Tourist manifestation “Mowing on Mt. Rajac” with traditional cultural and artistic program, traditional country party and the exhibition of agricultural machines, will gather guests from different parts of the country and from abroad from July 13th till July 15th. The manifestation “Mowing on Mt. Rajac” was created in order to treasure the Serbian tradition of the mowing meadows on Mt. Rajac.

This manifestation symbolizes the end of hard and tiresome work on mowing mountain meadows and it is being held every year, on the first Sunday after St. Peter’s Day.

After the opening ceremony, scythesmen, accompanied by brass band, water bearers and singers, will head for the slopes of Mt. Rajac where they will be competing for the “Golden scythe”, and this year “master of scythe” will officially be announced for the first time. After the winner is voted follows the scythesmen lunch on the meadow.

Large number of competitors from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia will enter the competition.

Mt. Rajac is one of the most beautiful mountains of the Valjevo mountain range that has always lured visitors. This mountain, that the travelers named “Paradise on Earth” for its exceptional beauty, is located in the Northwestern Serbia. There is also a modern tourist center with numerous accommodation and support facilities that will meet all visitors’ needs on Mt. Rajac.