Are we slowly losing our traditions in the Balkans?
First of all, happy Easter to Orthodox friends and all members of this sub.
As the title says, are we losing our heritage and culture?I'm not a church person, I like the folklore around it and the fact that it has become an element of our identity (plus the koine language of the gospels, i love it) but during this Orthodox Easter, I see that no one pays attention anymore to customs, people do not fast, they do not participate in the Epitaph march, they dont bake cookies, they dont go to church....they dont even watch Jesus of Nazareth by Zeffirelli :P
Every day is the same just like last week, only some old folks really care about orthodox Easter and feel something different.
I'm not saying this from a religious point of view, I m not a believer myself, I just feel that there is disconnection from our culture.
Its like there is a cultural assimilation taking place, no one has a distinct culture, it feels like an average... America holiday like the ones we see on TV.