Local boys before a performance of Tovareca muzika (‘donkey music’) on the waterfront in Sali, Dugi otok, Croatia (18 June 2013). Tovareca is a traditional style of music, performed on cattle horns to a loud drumbeat, which is unique to the town of Sali. In 2012 Tovareca muzika was submitted for consideration to the UNESCO …
Ivica Mesar making traditional wooden toys in the village of Tugonica, near Marija Bistrica, in the Zagorje region of northern Croatia (left), and Brankica Scuric making traditional gingerbread hearts in Marija Bistrica (right). The traditional wooden toy-making and gingerbread craft of northern Croatia are both inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. To …
More images from the Brodsko kolo in Slavonski Brod, Croatia (9 June 2013). The Brodsko kolo, now in its 49th year, is the oldest folk dancing festival in Croatia, and features performances by ensembles from all over Croatia as well as Bosnia and Hercegovina, Vojvodina etc. It can take up to two hours to put …
Brodsko kolo, Slavonski Brod, Croatia (8 June 2013). On the second evening of the Festival, folk dancing groups perform in the town fortress (tvrda). The Brodsko kolo, now in its 49th year, is the oldest folk dancing festival in Croatia. To license these images or view more images from the Brodsko kolo in Slavonski Brod, …
The outstanding Folklorni ansambl Broda (Brod Folklore Ensemble) perform on the opening night of the Brodsko kolo, in Slavonski Brod, Croatia (7 June 2013). The Brodsko kolo, now in its 49th year, is the oldest folk dancing festival in Croatia. To license these images or view more images from the Brodsko kolo in Slavonski Brod, …