{"id":77313,"date":"2025-03-20T19:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77313"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:16:31","slug":"16-belgian-tourists-celebrate-a-birthday-in-gjirokaster-with-albanian-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/16-belgian-tourists-celebrate-a-birthday-in-gjirokaster-with-albanian-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Belgian Tourists Celebrate a Birthday in Gjirokast\u00ebr with Albanian Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"196\">A group of tourists from Belgium found a unique and original way to celebrate their friend\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"531\">The 16 members of the group traveled to Gjirokast\u00ebr, where, dressed in traditional Albanian folk costumes, they celebrated along the city&#8217;s cobbled streets. 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