Culture of Upper Reka consisting of "sarma" or stuffed vine leaves with rice and "kikurama" made of cereals. On this day, girls also gathered, entertained and cooked a salted pastry called "fli". The Orthodox of Ničpur celebrated St. Athanasius on January 31 (Julian calendar). Toward the end of February, both Muslims and Christians would conduct a ceremony called "todore" (definite: "todorja") meaning Theodora on a Thursday. Activities conducted were the village young led in song to an elderly women's house, with old cloths and shuttles from a loom. A bonfire would be lit there and a "todore" or type of scarecrow built (also known
The Vine (bus rapid transit) The project was named "The Vine" after a public naming contest in 2014, beating out other candidates by "evoking greenery, leaves and branches". A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 24, 2015, kicking off construction of the $53 million project. The FTA confirmed its $38.5 million commitment to the project in September; the rest of the project is funded by C-Tran, and grants from the Washington State Department of Transportation and RTC. In October 2016, C-Tran announced that The Vine would open on January 8, 2017. C-Tran held a community celebration on January 7, 2017, including a street fair and