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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CROATIA /BY ITS NUMBER/ - TOP ONE IN EUROPE! THE LIST: 1.LACEMAKING 2.TWO-PART SINGING and PLYING IN THE ISTRIAN SCALE 3.FESTIVITY OF ST. BLAISE, THE PATRON OF DUBROVNIK 4.SPRING PROCESSIONS OF LJELJE FROM GORJANI 5. ANNUAL CARNIVAL BELL RINGERS’ PEGEANT FROM THE KASTAV AREA 6.PROCESSION “ZA KRIŽEN” /FOLLOWING THE CROSS/ ON THE ISLAND OF HVAR 7.TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING OF THE WOODEN TOYS IN HRVATSKO ZAGORJE 8.BEĆARAC /FOLKLORE DANCE OF SLAVONIA/ 9.GINGERBREAD CRAFT FROM NORTHERN CROATIA – LICITAR HEARTS 10.THE CUSTOM OF SOCIAL GATHERING – LIČKO PRELO 11.ALKA FROM SINJ THE DAILY NEWS www.dailynews.com THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER - Since 1879

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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CROATIA /BY ITS NUMBER/ - TOP ONE IN EUROPE!

THE LIST:

1.LACEMAKING

2.TWO-PART SINGING and PLYING IN THE ISTRIAN SCALE

3.FESTIVITY OF ST. BLAISE, THE PATRON OF DUBROVNIK

4.SPRING PROCESSIONS OF LJELJE FROM GORJANI

5. ANNUAL CARNIVAL BELL RINGERS’ PEGEANT FROM THE KASTAV AREA

6.PROCESSION “ZA KRIŽEN” /FOLLOWING THE CROSS/ ON THE ISLAND OF HVAR

7.TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING OF THE WOODEN TOYS IN HRVATSKO ZAGORJE

8.BEĆARAC /FOLKLORE DANCE OF SLAVONIA/

9.GINGERBREAD CRAFT FROM NORTHERN CROATIA – LICITAR HEARTS

10.THE CUSTOM OF SOCIAL GATHERING – LIČKO PRELO

11.ALKA FROM SINJ

12.OJKANJE (A PARTICULAR WAY OF SINGING IN ZAGORA)

THE DAILY NEWSwww.dailynews.com THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER - Since 1879

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1. Lacemaking in CroatiaThe difference between the n European countries and our country lies in its creators. In Europe, lacemaking was in the hands of nuns, bourgeoisie and nobility, while in Croatia it was transferred from them to the hands of rural women in small villages. They have made lace for trlacemaking iaditional clothes and furnishings.Nowadays, there are three main centres of lacemaking in Croatia, whose work is a continuation of the long-lasting lacemaking tradition. These are: Lepoglava in Hrvatsko zagorje with bobbin lace, Pag on the Adriatic with needle point lace and Hvar with aloe lace. The skill of making ribbon bobbin lacework from flax fibres that the rural women from Lepoglava made for decorating their garments or for sale, resulted in the making of fine lace with different forms. The Pag lace is an ornamental element first occurring in folklore textile and later as an independent decoration. The skill of making lace from aloe in the town of Hvar is specific due to the material it is made of (aloe) and its single connection to a Benedictine convent.

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FANTASTIC!!!

There is often a degree of improvisation and variation during the performance in both voices, but endings in unison or in octave remain as a strict rule. This feature can be noticed in bugarenje sub-style, too, regardless of the fact that the lower voice drops additionally for a second or a diminished third.Most of tone rows consist of four to six tones. Metro-rhythmical organization, formal structure and structure of the sung text range from simple to very complex patterns, and the relationship between music and lyrics is specific.

UNESCO IN CROATIA - Since 1802 TWO-PART SINGING and PLYING IN THE

ISTRIAN SCALE

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NEWS

3. FESTIVITY OF ST. BLAISE-PATRON SAINT OF DUBROVNIK

SPIRITUAL DIMENSION Added to the spiritual dimension is a special effect the Festivity

produces in relation to social relations and order, as well as the quality of the authorities. The Festivity as a display of the worship of the Saint has influenced and shaped the entire cultural and partly natural space of the City and its surrounding area contributing to the intercultural dialogue by welcoming guests, individuals and groups, from other parts of Croatia as well as the neighbouring countries.

Date today 19/2/2012

The Festivity of St. Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik, represents an exceptional example of intangible cultural heritage, which in a continuous historic sequence from the 10th century to our time, has kept its traditional and recognizable features and exquisite expression, channelling local and national cultural landscape into diverse manifestations, intertwining tangible and intangible cultural heritage with permeating spiritual dimension.

Based on the legend of the appearance of Saint Blaise to help the inhabitants of Dubrovnik against their enemy, the Festivity is an occasion in which the people of the City and its surrounding area, the representatives of state and local authorities together with the representatives of the Roman Catholic Church participate.

1) His cult became widespread in Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. St. Blaise is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers or Auxiliary Saints and his legend is recounted in the fourteenthcentury Legenda Aurea. Saint Blaise is the saint of the wild beast.

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NEWSSpring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice

(Queens) from Gorjani Đakovo: dating from 1898!!

From a wide repertoire of kraljica lyrics they choose songs corresponding to the families they are visiting; most often they sing to a girl, boy or a young bride. Then kraljevi perform a dance with sabres, and kraljice comment on the dance figures through song. This is followed by a folk dance accompanied by musicians that can be joined in by the household members. After they are treated to food and drinks, the procession goes to another house. On the second day of Whitsuntide they visit a neighbouring village or a close by town. Finally there is a common feast and entertainment at one of the participant's homes.

Date today 27/2/2012

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Kraljice (queens) from village Gorjani are girls who go through their village in a procession and perform a ritual consisting of special songs and dance with sabres in spring, on Whitesunday.They are divided into kraljice (queens) and kraljevi (kings); about ten kings wear sabres and male hats decorated with flowers and half as much queens wear white garlands on their heads like brides.

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NEWSAnnual Carnival Bell Ringers’ Pageant from the Kastav Area

LOTS OF SKILLS and PHYSICAL ENDURANCE NEEEDED!

Every January!!

By enabling interaction of a group of bell ringers (and the people following them in their procession) with the inhabitants of the villages they pass on their way, the ritual maintains and stresses the social significance and function of mutual relationships between villages in the Kastav region, which is extremely important for the cohesion of the villages in which the ritual takes place. Bell ringers are from Bregi, Brgud, Halubje, Mučići, Mune, Rukavac, Zvoneća, Žejane, Frlanija, Vlahov Breg, Korensko.

Date today 7/3/2012

Extraordinary event! Come, see and be!

During the Carnival period (between the 17th of January and Ash Wednesday), about ten groups of men in the Kastav area march through their own and surrounding villages in processions via traditional routes, several kilometers long. Some wear masks and others different headgear symbolizing vegetation and fertility.

They all have sheepskin throws turned inside-out and bells, after which they were named. They ring with the bells by moving in different ways, which requires certain skill and physical endurance. Therefore it is considered that not just anyone can become a bell ringer. Although, on one hand, visibly embodying the ancient magical meaning of a ritual, which should invite fertility at the end of winter, this custom is still very much alive even today.

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NEWSProcession Za Križen (Following the Cross) on the Island of Hvar

IN HVAR – CROATIAN CULTURAL IDENTITY!!

THE LAMENTATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY The people in the Procession pass 25 kilometres in

8 hours. It is prepared and conducted by brotherhoods, i.e. communities of Hvar believers whose history has been profoundly marked by the cross. The central part of the Procession is the Lamentations of the Virgin Mary, an octosyllabic Passion-related text dating from the 15th century, sang in a dialogue form by chosen singers - kantaduri.

Date today 8/4/2012

The Procession “Following the Cross” is a very pious ceremony and an expression of the religious and cultural identity of the population of the central part of Hvar Island. It has been taking place for nearly five centuries uninterrupted.

On the night from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday, the Procession passes through 6 villages on the island: Jelsa, Pitve, Vrisnik, Svirče, Vrbanj and Vrboska. At the same time, processions start from six parish churches with a cross-bearer ahead, wearing a heavy cross as a symbol of prayer or gratitude, as his own or family pledge. He is followed by a chosen suite in brotherhood tunics and numerous worshippers and pilgrims.

They stop in front of churches and chapels in other villages where greeted by priests and return to their parish church before dawn.

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.A LONG HISTORY!!! .

THE MATERIALS USED The material used is soft wood from the area, willow, lime,

beech and maple that craftsmen hew after drying and then cut and shape it with the help of wooden or cardboard models. In painting they use eco paint and their base colours are usually red, yellow or blue. They paint the toys with floral and geometrical ornaments. Today, about fifty types of toys are made, ranging from various reeds, tamburitzas, animal toys and objects of common use.

Traditional Manufacturing of Children’s Wooden Toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje Wooden children’s toys are

recognizable traditional products of Hrvatsko zagorje with a long history. Precisely in this area, a peculiar production of toys was developed in the 19th century and it has been preserved in some villages such as Laz, Stubica, Tugonica and Marija Bistrica.

From very simple reed toys, the assortment widened so that, at times, one hundred and twenty different toys were produced. The method of their production was passed on from generation to generation in some families and has been kept to this day. The peculiarity is that they are handmade by men and mostly painted by women.

All these villages are on the route to the greatest pilgrimage site in Croatia - Marija Bistrica.

There can never be two completely identical toys since each one is handmade.

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NEWS

ALKA FROM SINJ Since 1717!

AN EXTRAORDINAR EVENT!

The tournament is also entwined with local religious practices, social gatherings, family visits and festivities at home and in the open air. The Sinjska Alka is the only remaining example of the medieval knightly competitions that were regularly held in the Croatian coastal towns until the nineteenth century.

Date today 9/2/2012

The Sinjska Alka is a chivalric tournament that takes place annually, as it has since 1717, in the town of Sinj, in the Cetinska krajina region. During the contest, knights ride horses at full gallop along a main street, aiming lances at an iron ring hanging on a rope. The name of the tournament derives from this alka or ring, a word whose Turkish origin reflects the historical co-existence and cultural exchange between two different civilizations. 

The tournament rules, codified in a 1833 statute, promote ethics and fair play, and stress the importance of participation in community life. Participants must be members of local families of Sinj and the Cetinska krajina region. The whole community helps to make, conserve, restore and reconstruct weapons, clothes and accessories to support the continuation of the tradition. 

It has become a marker of local history and a medium for transferring collective memory from one generation to another.

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NEWSGingerbread craft from Northern

Croatia – LICITAR HEARTS! FROM MIDDLE AGES ON…

LICITAR HEARTS Each craftsperson decorates gingerbread in a

specific way, often with pictures, small mirrors and verses or messages. The gingerbread heart is the most common motif, and is frequently prepared for marriages, decorated with the newlyweds’ names and wedding date. 

Date today 00/00/00

The tradition of gingerbread making appeared in certain European monasteries during the Middle Ages and came to Croatia where it became a craft. Gingerbread craftspeople, who also made honey and candles, worked in the area of Northern Croatia. 

The process of making gingerbread requires skill and speed. The recipe is the same for all makers, utilizing flour, sugar, water and baking soda – plus the obligatory spices. 

Gingerbread has become one of the most recognizable symbols of Croatian identity. Today, gingerbread makers are essential participants in local festivities, events and gatherings, providing the local people with a sense of identity and continuity.

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NEWS

OJKANJE SINGING DALMATIAN HINTERLAND!

Passed on orally… from generatio to generation…

Although Ojkanje is traditionally passed on orally, audio and video media and organized training within local folklore groups now play an increasing part in its transmission. However, the survival of individual voice-shaking techniques and numerous two-part forms depends greatly on talented, skilful singers and their capacity to perform and to pass on their knowledge to new generations. 

Date today 00/00/00

Ojkanje singing, found in the Croatian regions of the Dalmatian hinterland, is performed by singers (male or female) using a distinctive voice-shaking technique created by the throat. Each song lasts as long as the lead singer can hold his or her breath. politics. 

Melodies are based on limited, mostly chromatic, tonal scales, and the lyrics cover diverse themes ranging from love to current social issues and

Ojkanje owes its survival to organized groups of local tradition bearers who continue to transmit the skills and knowledge, representing their villages at festivals in Croatia and around the world.

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NEWSLIČKO PRELO: The Custom of Social Gathering WOW NEWS

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Date today 21/5/2012

These are specific work meetings which have a working part and an entertaining part, and are characteristic of entire Lika.

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NEWS

BEĆARAC: folk singingWITTY and

ORIGINAL!!!

THE ATMOSPHERE

Date today 12/6/2012

Bećarac (plural Croatian: Bećarci) is a humorous form of folk song, originally from rural Slavonia, and eventually spreading across Croatia and into southern Hungary and Vojvodina. The root of the word comes from bećar (Turkish: bekâr), meaning "bachelor", "reveler" or "carouser". Bećarci are always teasing, mocking and/or lascivious, and are usually sung by a male company at village parties.

Bećarac uses a strict form of couplet in decasyllable, always sung to the same music, played by a tamburitza orchestra or just by the choir. The first verse is sung by the choir leader and forms a logical thesis; it is repeated by the choir of gathered men. The second verse is a humorous antithesis, also repeated by the choir (but often broken by laughter).

In 2009, Croatia submitted the bećarac among others for inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. In 2010, the attempt was again unsuccessful, and English translations were made for better reference. In 2011, it was included in the list!

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KLAPA SINGING

• Klapa singing has been place on UNESCO’S LIST of intangible cultural heritage in 2012!

• A most wonderful news, too!