Mala Cana Sets August 15 Memorial for Andrija Bajic
The singer announced on Instagram that a forty day memorial for Andrija Bajic will be held Saturday, August 15, at 10 a.m. at Belgrade's New Cemetery, where he was buried on July 16.
Singer Mala Cana posted the date of her husband Andrija Bajic’s forty day memorial on Sunday evening, August 9, on her Instagram profile. The memorial is set for Saturday, August 15, starting at 10 a.m. at Belgrade’s New Cemetery.
The notice, as she wrote herself, was addressed to relatives, friends and colleagues. She posted a photo of her husband alongside the text.
I am informing relatives, friends and colleagues that a forty day memorial for my beloved husband, Andrija Bajic, will be held on August 15, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. at the New Cemetery in Belgrade
This is the first time she has publicly stated an exact date and time. Since her husband’s death, her posts had been messages addressed to him, without any specific dates or invitations.
She closed the post with a brief farewell.
May the angels watch over him, and may God grant him the Kingdom of Heaven and peace to his soul. I love you, my life
Why Is the Memorial on August 15, Not August 16?
Andrija Bajic died on July 7, 2026, in his 89th year, after a long illness. Counting from that date, Saturday, August 15, falls on the 39th day, while the fortieth day actually falls on Sunday, August 16. The memorial, in other words, has been set a day before the full forty days are up.
The post offers no explanation for that gap. The singer did not say who is organizing the memorial or whether a church service will precede the gathering. She wrote only the date, the time, the place and who the message was meant for, and left it there.
Where Is Andrija Bajic Buried?
Bajic was buried on July 16, nine days after his death, in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens at Belgrade’s New Cemetery. That section of the cemetery holds the graves of people who made their mark in culture, science and public life.
The memorial will be held at the same cemetery. The notice named neither a chapel nor a plot number, only the New Cemetery and the hour.
Timeline of Events
- July 7, 2026: Andrija Bajic dies in his 89th year, after a long illness
- July 16, 2026: buried in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens at Belgrade’s New Cemetery
- August 9, 2026: Mala Cana posts the memorial notice on Instagram
- August 15, 2026: forty day memorial, 10 a.m., at the New Cemetery
First Announcement With a Specific Date
Three and a half weeks passed between the funeral and this post. During that stretch the singer had been posting through her @mala_cana Instagram account, the same account where this notice appeared, but her earlier posts were personal messages to her husband, with no dates attached.
This summer she also spoke out about wildfires in Deliblato Sands, on whose edge, in Devojacki Bunar, her house stands. The fire came close to the settlement in those days, and she addressed it publicly, in the same weeks she was in mourning.
The August 9 post differs from everything she has written since July 7 in one respect. Her earlier messages were addressed to him. This one was addressed to the people expected to attend, which is why it carries a time and a place rather than emotion alone.
There is nothing else in the post. No mention of a gathering after the memorial, no request for donations instead of flowers, no names of those who helped arrange the funeral. Just two lines and a photograph.
The memorial will be held on Saturday, August 15, at 10 a.m., at Belgrade’s New Cemetery.
