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Holy Trinity celebrates faith, heritage and community at annual Serbian Festival

MEGAN NIELSEN
Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026 Updated Aug 11, 2026
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Serbian Festival — Dancers with KUD Rastko, a Serbian folklore group from Salt Lake City, get ready to perform at the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte on Aug. 8.
MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

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BUTTE, Mont. — The rich sounds of live tamburitza music traveled through the crowd on Saturday at the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Christian Church. The heartfelt strings and lively rhythms have defined Serbian celebrations for generations.

Serbian Festival — A band plays tamburitza music at the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte on Aug. 8.
MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

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Serbian Festival — Sub Deacon Vicentije talks to Marilyn Irev as she looks around the interior of the church during the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte on Aug. 8.
MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

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Serbian Festival — Dancers with KUD Rastko, a Serbian folklore group from Salt Lake City, perform a kolo dance at the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte on Aug. 8.
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Serbian Festival — Dancers with KUD Rastko, a Serbian folklore group from Salt Lake City, perform a kolo dance at the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte on Aug. 8.
MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

Serbian Festival — A little girl dances to tamburitza music at the Serbian Festival at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte on Aug. 8.
MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

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Megan Nielsen is a photographer for the Montana Standard newspaper.

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