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**FILE** Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Nov. 1, 2012, to the Albanian Parliament in Tirana, Albania. (Associated Press)

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Illustration by Medi Tirana, Albania

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Anastas Karaj (right), a shepherd from the village of Selta in central Albania, and close friend Arif Hoxhollari, a shepherd from the neighboring Muslim village, sit side by side at the table for an Easter meal in Selta. Singing together is a welcome part of the meal. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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A traditional fence in the Shpati region of central Albania is seen here. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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Selta is an abandoned village in the Shpati region of central Albania. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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Shepherd Anastas Karaj's wife and daughter prepare baklava at the family's home in Selta, Albania. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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Anastas Karaj, a shepherd from the village of Selta in central Albania, encourages the old women to sing at Easter service. Orthodox women of Shpati traditionally wear white headscarves. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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Every family in the small mountain village of Selta in central Albania prepares freshly baked Easter bread in their home oven in the yard. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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Anastas Karaj, a shepherd from the village of Selta in central Albania, is seen on his family's plot of land. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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The village photographer in Selta, Albania, poses with a basket of colored Easter eggs — a tradition that was strictly forbidden under the communist regime. (Eckehard Pistrick /Special to The Washington Times)

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Anastas Karaj, a shepherd from the village of Selta in central Albania, holds his favorite goat in front of its stall. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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The town of Selta in the Shpati region of central Albania is seen here, with the snow-covered Baba Tomorr in the background. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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A woman holds up her rosary Thursday during a commemorative Mass in Vau I Dejes, Albania. Mother Teresa was of Albanian origin. The day began the Catholic Church's Year of Mother Teresa.