On 26th of August, 2012 the 10th International festival of Ruthenian songs was organized in Djurdjevo by the cultural community «T.Shevchenko» on the occasion of Independence Day. The representatives of the National Council of Ruthenian National Minority in Serbia, Ruthenian-Ukrainian Union in Serbia, priests of the Greek-Catholic Church, local administration, Ukrianians nand Ruthenians in serbia, media, folk groups from Serbia, Croatia and Slovak Republic took part in the event.