Preserving tradition and identity with the help of joint programs and making value-saving films

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The main activities of the cooperative media program Maintaining traditions and identities of local communities are the following: 1. Preparation, labelling and the exchange of film documentation about traditionalist groups, prominent folk art values, and traditional crafts in the regions of the Hungarian Mórahalom and the Serbian North Bačka; 2. Organizing conferences to explore the role of the media in preserving the traditions and identity, with the participation of civilians; 3. Organizing media festivals both at Mórahalom and Hajdukovo, and a Traditions Fair on the Serbian side of the border; 4. Creating a common value-archive homepage. The overall aim of the program is to familiarize the people living in different settlements at the two sides of the Hungarian-Serbian border with their common cultural heritage and local folklore values, as well as, to present the work of the local folk groups and organizations that were established to preserve the cultural values of local communities.

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