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Culture of Croatia
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The list Culture of Croatia includes
Days of the Croatian Language, Matica hrvatska, Croatian studies, Law codex of Vinodol and Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice.
The list consists of 31 members
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Law codex of Vinodol
oldest law texts
Overview: Law code of Vinodol or Vinodol statute (Croatian: Vinodolski zakonik) is one of the oldest law texts written in the Chakavian dialect of Croatian and is among the oldest Slavic codes. It was written in ...
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Days of the Croatian Language
annual week-long event celebrating the Croatian language; March 11 to March 17
Overview: Croatian Language Days (Croatian: Dani hrvatskoga jezika) is an annual week-long cultural event established by Matica hrvatska which celebrates the Croatian language. It is held from March 11 to March ... 0
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Matica hrvatska
Cultural organization
Overview: Matica hrvatska (Latin: Matrix Croatica) is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution. It was founded on February 2, 1842 by the Croatian Count Janko Drašković ... 0
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Croatian studies
the science of the Croatian language, Croatian culture and Croatian literature, a branch of Slavic studies
Overview: Croatian studies (Croatian: Kroatistika; German: Kroatistik; Latin: Croatistica; Polish: Kroatystyka) is an academic discipline within Slavic studies which is concerned with the study of Croatian language ... 0
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Declaration on the Common Language
statement that Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin are four varieties of a single pluricentric language
Overview: The Declaration on the Common Language (Serbo-Croatian: Deklaracija o zajedničkom jeziku / Декларација о заједничком језику) was issued in 2017 by a group of intellectuals and NGOs from Bosnia and Her ... 0
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Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice
Yearly spring ritual performed in the village of Gorjani located in the Slavonia region of Croatia
Overview: The Spring Procession of Queens (Croatian: Godišnji proljetni ophod kraljice or Ljelje) is a yearly spring ritual performed in the village of Gorjani located in the Slavonia region of Croatia. 0
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Overview: The Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Croatian: Dubrovačke ljetne igre) is an annually-held summer festival instituted in 1950 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is held every year between 10 July and 25 August. 0
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Nikola Tesla Memorial Center
Biographical and technology museum in Smiljan, Croatia
Overview: The Nikola Tesla Memorial Center is a cultural-historical site and museum located in Smiljan, Croatia, located at the birthplace of Nikola Tesla, one of the world's foremost engineers and inventors. It ... 0
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Vladimir Nazor Award
Croatian prize for arts and culture
Overview: The Vladimir Nazor Award (Croatian: Nagrada Vladimir Nazor) is an annual award given by the Croatian Ministry of Culture to Croatian artists for highest achievements in various artistic fields. It was ... 0
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Croatian literature
literature in the Croatian language
Overview: Croatian literature refers to literary works attributed to the medieval and modern culture of the Croats, Croatia, and Croatian. Besides the modern language whose shape and orthography were standardized ... 0
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Kafana
Type of bistro or tavern in former Yugoslav countries
Overview: Kafana is a distinct type of local bistro (or tavern), common in many of the countries in Southeast Europe, which primarily serves alcoholic beverages and coffee, and often also light snacks (meze) and ... 0
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Pig slaughter
work of slaughtering domestic pigs to obtain pig meat (pork)
Overview: Pig slaughter is the work of slaughtering domestic pigs to obtain pig meat (pork). It regularly happens as part of traditional and intensive pig farming, which is both a common economic activity as well ... 0
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Catholic Church in Croatia
part of the worldwide Catholic Church
Overview: The Catholic Church in Croatia (Croatian: Katolička crkva u Hrvatskoj) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church that is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope. The Latin Church in Croatia is admin ... 0
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Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik
The day that is dedicated to Dubrovnik's patron saint, Saint Blaise
Overview: The Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik (Croatian: Festa Svetog Vlaha, zaštitnika Dubrovnika) is a festivity organized on February 3 continuously since the year 972 AD in the City of Du ... 0
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Lastovo Poklad
Croatian yearly event
Overview: The Poklad (Carnival) event held yearly on the remote Adriatic Island of Lastovo is one of the more distinctive and authentic carnival traditions celebrated in Croatia. All the island residents participate ... 0
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Ministry of Culture (Croatia)
Ministry of Croatia
Overview: The ministry of Culture and Media (Croatian: Ministarstvo kulture i medija) is a ministry of the Croatian government in charge of preserving the country's natural and cultural heritage and overseeing its ... 0
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Independence Day (Croatia)
Memorial day in Croatia
Overview: Independence Day (Croatian: Dan neovisnosti) is a memorial day in Croatia, marked yearly on 25 June that celebrates the decision of the Croatian Parliament to declare the independence of Croatia from the ... 0
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Marin Držić Award
Croatian literary awardOverview: The Marin Držić Award is granted by Ministry of Culture of Croatia since 1991. Its goal is to stimulate dramatic and theatrical work. Traditionally, award ceremony is held in Split at opening day of Marulić ... 0
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Overview: The Old Church Slavonic Institute (Croatian: Staroslavenski institut) is Croatian public institute founded in 1952 by the state for the purpose of scientific research on the language, literature and ... 0
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20.Overview: The Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Association (Croatian: Hrvatsko grboslovno i zastavoslovno društvo), known as CHVA for short, is a non-governmental and non-profit institution which studies Croatian ... 0
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