Praznik u Beogradu / belgrade holiday
DEDA MRAZ ŽIVI U GOSTIVARSKOJ FATHER CHRISTMAS LIVES ON GOSTIVARSKA STREET Na ličnu inicijativu jednog
Through the personal initiative of a young man from Voždovac, Belgrade now has a house whose ceremonial lighting of New Year’s lights has become an event in its own right
mladića sa Voždovca, Beograd je dobio kuću u kojoj je svečano paljenje novogodišnjih lampica postalo događaj za sebe K uća u Gostivarskoj ulici na Voždovcu već godi- nama važi za najukrašeniju kuću u Beogradu to- kom novogodišnjih praznika, a više puta je i zva- nično ponela tu titulu na gradskim konkursima. U toj kući sa svojom porodicom živi Vuk Tomić, PR menadžer agencije New Moment , organizator događaja, kreativac, koga Beograd zna i kao Deda Mrazovog pomoć- nika, momka koji svake godine udahne Beogradu malo praznične magije. Naime, Vuk je od malih nogu navučen na novogodiš- nju atmosferu. Čitave godine prikuplja ideje, ukrase i lam- pice, osmišljava dekoraciju i stvara – čaroliju. – Gde god bih se zadesio, ukoliko ima ukrasa i sijalica, to bi uvek bio moj izbor pre nego igračke i suveniri. Mo- jim roditeljima i sestrama to, naravno, nije bilo baš skroz jasno, ali ja sam potpuno predano sledio taj unutrašnji ose- ćaj radosti koje su novogodišnji ukrasi budili u meni sva- ke sezone. Na časovima u školi pravio sam planove i skice za ukrašavanje kuće, nisam prestajao da razmišljam o to- me. Došao je i konkurs za najukrašeniju kuću u Beogradu 2005. godine na kome sam osvojio glavnu nagradu i bilo
T he house, located in Voždovac’s Gostivarska Street, has been known for years as the most beautifully decorated house in Belgrade during the festive season, and has of- ficially won this title in city competitions. Living in this house with his family is Vuk Tomić, PR manager at the New Moment agency, an event organiser and creative indi- vidual who is also known in Belgrade as “Father Christmas’ help- er” a guy who breathes festive magic into Belgrade every year. Specifically, since he was a little boy, Vuk has been “drawn” to the atmosphere of the festive season. Throughout the whole year he collects ideas, adornments and lamps, invents his own decorations and creates - magic. - Wherever I would find myself, as long as it has decorations and light bulbs, it would always be my choice ahead of toys and souvenirs. To my parents and sisters, of course, it wasn’t entire- ly clear why, but I was completely devoted to this inner sense of joy that New Year’s decorations awakened in me every sea- son. During classes in school I made plans and sketches for dec- orating the house; I couldn’t stop thinking about it. A competi- tion for the most beautifully decorated house in Belgrade came up in 2005, and I won the main prize, and it was all quite unreal
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