Famous Macedonia

Makedonia Xakousti
English: Famous Macedonia
Μακεδονία Ξακουστή
	Regional anthem of Macedonia
Lyrics	Unknown (folklore, 1910s)
Music	Unknown (traditional from Macedonia)

"Famous Macedonia" (Greek: Μακεδονία ξακουστή, romanized: Makedonia Xakousti, pronounced [maceðoˈni.a ksakusˈti]) is a Greek military march folk song often regarded as the regional anthem of Greek Macedonia,^[1] and used by the Hellenic Army since the Balkan Wars.

It is associated with the Makedonomachoi in the Makedonikos Agonas and can be heard on parades and in national anniversaries.

Until the recent introduction of 24-hour programming, it also marked the end of radio programs on the local Macedonian channel (Radio Makedonia 102 FM"), played before the Greek national anthem.

It is written in Dorian scale, in iambic 15-syllable. The beat is 2/4 and it can be danced as a hasapiko. It can be performed in conjunction with the Macedonia dance. In addition, the lyrics refers to Alexander the Great, who is the progenitor of the Greek Macedonians.

^ Roudometof, V. (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria and the Macedonian Question. Greenwood Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-275-97648-3.

[1] Roudometof, V. (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria and the Macedonian Question. Greenwood Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-275-97648-3.

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