How did bread with prunes sustain Serbian soldiers during the WW I? Why does the Vojvodina cipovka “smile at the Moon,” and how did it become the star of the first Serbian postage stamp dedicated exclusively to bread?
To mark World Bread Day, on Friday, October 16th, a cultural event will be held to present the monograph “The Bread of Serbian Heroes and Hajduks” by Dimitrije Vujadinović, alongside a commemorative postage stamp and first-day cover titled “Cipovka”:
The monograph “The Bread of Serbian Heroes and Hajduks” by Dimitrije Vujadinović. Discover fascinating stories about the place of bread and prunes in Serbian tradition, the diet of the hajduks (brigands/rebels), and the secrets of military bread.
- Speakers: Prof. Dr. Milorad Ševarlić (reviewer) and Colonel Prof. Dr. Branko Tešanović.
- The commemorative postage stamp and first-day cover – “Cipovka”. Celebrating over 300 years of tradition of this Vojvodina bread, which is inscribed on the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage and has inspired the very first stamp on this theme in Serbia.
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Filip Kulić, President of the Novi Sad Philatelic Society.
This presentation connects the book and the philatelic release through a shared theme – bread as a cornerstone of cultural heritage, history, and tradition.
