Zervi (, Macedonian Slavic/, ''Žervi'')Кънчов, Васил. Град Скопие. Бележки за неговото настояще и минало — Сегашното и недaвното минало на град Велес. Избрани произведения, т. II, Издателство Наука и изкуство, София 1970. is a small village in the municipal unit

Vegoritida Vegoritida () is a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Edessa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 289.987 km2. Populatio ...

Edessa Edessa (; ) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Sel ...

municipality, western Pella regional unit,

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. Its population was 720 in 2001.

History

While much of the history of the village is lost, rumors say that it was built by Byzantine troops in order to defend

Lake Vegoritida Lake Vegoritida (, ''Limni Vegoritida''), also historically referred to as Lake Ostrovo (, ''Limni Ostrovou''), is one of the largest natural lakes in northern Greece. Located in the region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, it lies 6 km northeast ...

from attacking invaders coming from the north.

Economy

The village produces large amounts of cherries, apples and peaches every summer.

Tourism

Right above this village is locate
Kaimaktsalan - Vorras
ski resort which is tree free alpine. There are a lot of visitors for climbing, skiing, etc. The location
Kerasies
is the take off location for

hanggliding Hang gliding is an air sports, air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing aircraft, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium al ...

and

paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched Glider (aircraft), glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a :wikt:harness, harness or in ...

s. Many local, National and occasionally International championships host there. 1km south of village is Edessas Gliding Club private airfield where visitors can try local flights with gliders and ultralight planes.

Cultural Events

On 25 and 26 July there are evening celebrations highlighting traditional music and dance. On 24 December, the village holds a bonfire to celebrate the birth of

Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

. Tradition holds that the fire is intended to provide warmth for the newborn baby. The celebration also features music and free food and drink (wine and local

tsipouro Tsipouro () is an un-aged brandy from Greece and in particular Thessaly, Epirus, Macedonia. Tsipouro is a strong distilled spirit containing 40–45% alcohol by volume and is traditionally produced from grape pomace (the residue of the winepress ...

) for everyone. A similar celebration is held on 31 December, and 6 January.

References

Populated places in Pella (regional unit) Edessa, Greece {{CMacedonia-geo-stub