On the podium, with the title of proud owner of the hardest eggs in the world,
this year, a grandfather and grandson from Mokrin climbed. Excited and flushed
seemingly collected, the new, otherwise four-time champion of “Tucanijade” in the category
senior, Sava Terzic, proudly raised the winning trophy in the sports hall, which
pushed Dušan Prodanov, the champion of 2019, from the throne.

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Grandpa Sava did not hide his happiness because of the double victory with his grandson.

– It is an incredible feeling that my grandson Ivan won today, I have a lot
heart.I won previous titles in ’96, ’97, 2017 and today. We’ve been looking all year
favorites for the championship. We have chickens and these winning eggs are from ours
yards. It is important that the hens are of domestic breed and that they lay strong eggs – says the proud
winner, Sava Terzic.

Nothing less was expected from five-year-old Ivan Terzić, whose grandfather is with him
mother’s side, Živica Blažić, also a four-time champion of “Tucanijada”.
– My dad and grandfather chose my winning egg. We kept him in the back room in
shade – said John who followed in the footsteps of the elders.

This year, about 90 competitors applied for Tucanijada, of which 60 are in
senior category. The famous Mokrin festival was not held last year,
due to the corona epidemic.
– Only competitors and judges are present in the sports hall, everything else is the same. It’s the crown
took a “tribute”, so a small number of competitors applied. They mostly came from
Mokrina, Kikinda, Novi Sad, three from Republika Srpska who are already with us
previous 20 years, but also from Sweden – says Zivica Terzic, president of the competition
commission and the father of champion Ivan.

The inviolable rule of the Mokrin competition requires cutting the winner
eggs with a machete, purely to prove that it is natural, chicken and that it is nothing
reinforced. Half is eaten by the owner, and the other half by the president of the jury.

That this is a serious and fair competition, without lies and deception, is shown by the fact
that the selected favorites before the championship are strictly kept under lock and key, in special
made safe. The people of Mokrin are so devoted to the so-called Tucanijada that they are
even founded the Academy and the Institute for the Selection of Hard Eggs.

Apart from “Tucanijada”, Mokrin is also known for “Gusanijada”. Both unofficial world
The championship was designed by the village doctor Dr. Bogdan Sedjakov.

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When Miloš Kovačić (47) on Sunday, halfway through the Mokrin alley, or as it is still said in Mokrin, at 2sredokraći2 between the courtyards, in front of all those gathered, took the cup and stood next to his goose “Živa”, just to know who is the best, declared is the world champion of the 35th “Gusanijade”. Feathers were scattering on all sides, and this eight-year-old, in 7.5 minutes of relentless fighting, defeated three years younger “Batak” and, crowned with the champion’s laurel, famously retired.

– “Ziva” is like a man, he feels everything. He weighs about 9 kilograms and I will send him to a well-deserved retirement, but if he is ready, I may let him compete further, we will see. “Live” is the first victory at “Gusanijada”, and I had a winner in the first competition back in 1986 and after 3.5 decades, a new champion – says Miloš Kovačić – There is no special secret how I feed and prepare him, I give him a lot water, corn, oats, barley, but attention is paramount. He needs to meet the boss, to hang out, everything is the same as with people. If you take care of him and nurture him, the goose will bring it back. “Live” is the first victory at “Gusanijada”, and I had a winner in the first competition back in 1986 and after 3.5 decades, a new champion – says this longtime handball player, and now a coach.

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In the never shorter Mokrin “Gusanijada”, due to the coronavirus epidemic, there were no revival fights and parades of the most beautiful and oldest specimens of the goose species, white knights crossed their wings and beaks in three age categories: one-year-olds, two-year-olds and seniors. Since mid-December, a total of 108 geese have paraded down the Mokrin alley. Although it was announced that the audience would be absent this year, the people of Mokrin still gathered, but in smaller numbers than before.

– Today was a beautiful day and people gathered, there are not many of them. This year, for the first time, we had two young winners in the competition of one-year-olds and two-year-olds. These are Davor Ladičorbić (12) with “Drobije” and Vujadin Miščević (13) with “Mekani”. Mokrin is still the oldest goose “Četkica”, which is 24 years old, and the legendary 21-year-old goose “Acika” – says Živica Terzić, president of the Association “Belo pero”, which has about 80 members.

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There are currently about 1,500 geese in Mokrin, and without the “Gusanijada”, there would be twice as many, says Terzić.

With the end of the last fight of feathered brawlers and the proclamation of a new world champion for this year, the village returns to its rut ​​until Easter, when the World Championship in beating Easter eggs begins.

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Jovica presents the winners

Jovica Perišić Blažić, a Mokrin resident who lives in America, is a donor to the winners every year.

– The amount that Jovica gives is 500 dollars or 400 euros. Depending on how the management of the “White Feather” Association decides, I give them those awards and the people of Mokrin are grateful to him – says Professor Dragoljub Badrljica.

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