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.