Customs and traditional culture never exist in a vacuum, independently of social, political, and economic processes or of the position of the population that practices those customs. When we speak about young people in Kosovo and Metohija, I can say from experience that there is strong interest—primarily in those customs through which, also in the context of the circumstances they live in, they are able to express their identity and attachment to their community and people. In that sense, customs acquire an additional national symbolism that is by no means negligible when we talk about tradition. Interest among young people does exist; the problem, unfortunately, is that in many communities there are fewer and fewer young people. I want to be optimistic and believe that young people will remain in our communities and take care that customs do not disappear. There is a kind of feedback loop here: customs help keep young people rooted, and young people, I hope, will be the segment of the population that preserves those customs,” said Dr. Aleksandar Pavlovic, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Serbian Culture Pristina–Leposavic, speaking on Context.