The Festival Of Scrambled Eggs

There are festivals for colours, light, birth, death and even for throwing tomatoes. However strange they might be, here's another one to the list: the festival of scrambled eggs. Like all the other festivals, this one also has a root, meaning and a significance.

Significance:

This festival marks the arrival of Spring. Spring brings with it the joys of renewal and rebirth. The weather becomes warmer and stays the same for days along with the vernal equinox. Leaves start appearing on the trees and crops begin to flourish. This festival syncs with the cherry blossom festival of Japan. People of Bosnia celebrate the joy of this splendid season and welcome its arrival through scrambled eggs.

Celebration:

People gather along the Riverside early in the morning of the first day of spring. The egg dishes are prepared on the Riverside. Cimbur or scrambled eggs are prepared in open air with hundreds of eggs scrambled together. This dish is the distributed among the people freely. The festival takes place mostly in the Kamberovica field along the Bosna River. The egg is a symbol of new life. The tradition dates back a few hundred years. This attracts visitors from around the country.