| Christmas
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January 1
- New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
March/April - Lent, Easter
May 1 - Labour Day
May 30 - Independence Day
June 22 - Anti-Fascism Day
August 5 - Homeland Thanksgiving or Gratitude Day
August 15 - Assumption
November 1 - All Saints' Day
December 25 - Christmas
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Carnivals
in Croatia |
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| Carnivals
take place in February. Carnival traditions
go back several centuries and are based both
on western Christian culture as well as on
customs of pre-Christian peoples. Croatia's
carnival cities on the coast are well-known
for colorful parades and other entertaining
events. Read more on Croatia's carnival traditions
and find out where and when you can enjoy
lively carnival atmosphere. |
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| All
Saints Day or Day of the Dead |
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| From
In Your Pocket web site. |
| Carnival
in Rijeka |
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| Traditional
carnival in Rijeka |
| Carnival
in Rijeka |
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| From
Rijeka Online web site. |
| Carnival
in Rijeka |
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| Maskare |
| Coolinarika
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| Traditional
carnival food and festivities in Croatia |
| Coolinarika
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| St
Martin's day and recepies |
| Croatia
habits |
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| Dani
kruha - The Thanksgiving Days, Krizarice - The Female
Crusaders, When the grapes ripen, St. Martin's Day. Viticulture
in the Djakovo region, Waiting the St. Lucia’s Day, Celebrations
of Patron Saints in Slavonian Villages, Wedding Customs
in Slavonia, St. Vincent`s Day |
| Croatian
Easter |
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| From
Croatian Television web site. |
| Easter
traditions on the Croatian coast |
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| From
Adriatica.Net web site. |
| Festivals
in Eastern Europe |
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| From
Rick Steves web site. |
| International
Samobor Fireworks Festival |
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| Martinje
- St Martin's Day |
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| From
Tourist Office of the Tourist Association of Zagreb County
web site. |
| Martinje
- St Martin's Day |
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| Croatians
celebrate St. Martin's Day (November 11), which traditionally
in central Europe is the day for first tasting the year's
new wine. |
| New
year's Eve in Croatia |
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| From
Adriatica.Net web site. |
| Public
holidays in Croatia |
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| From
Government of the Republic of Croatia web site. |
| Samobor
Carnival |
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| From
Tourist Office of the Tourist Association of Zagreb County
web site. |
| Samoborski
Fasnik |
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| Carnival in Samobor |
| Samobor
Fasnik |
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| Carnival in Samobor
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| HOLIDAYS
Many Croatian holidays are religious events, but
Croatians also celebrate their traditional culture
through local and national festivals. Each Croatian
town holds its own carnival, which features
local songs, crafts and dances featuring traditional
folk costumes. Some festivals go on for days and
also feature parades with floats, as well as much
feasting. While some festivals occur during the
summer, many are held in the winter before the beginning
of Lent, the Christian period of fasting
before Easter. Easter is a generally a more
solemn holiday, observed with processions and church
services. People also decorate Easter eggs, called
pisance, which are painted with homemade dyes and
given as gifts. In the summer and early fall, Catholics
celebrate the Feast of the Assumption and the
Birth of the Virgin by going to special church
services and making pilgrimages. All Saints Day
(November 1) is an important time for families,
who visit the graves of their relatives and light
candles there. Christmas is the most important
holiday of the year. Celebrations begin on St.
Nicholas' Day (December 6), when children leave
out stockings and receive small gifts for being
good although they are also warned of a visit from
the devil krampus, who kidnaps bad children in his
bag. December 13 is the feast of St. Lucy;
by custom, the mother of the family "plants" wheat
grains in a round dish. By Christmas Eve, green
shoots have sprouted and are tied with the Croatian
tricolour ribbon of red, white and blue. Three candies
are placed in the centre of the sprouting wheat
and this remains the centrepiece of the Christmas
table until the Feast of the Three Kings
on January 6. The Christmas tree, a borrowed urban
custom, is decorated on Christmas Eve, while Christmas
Day is a time for feasting and visiting family.
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Holidays,
Festivities and Habits in Croatia