The event included a lecture and a presentation of folk costumes by folklore specialist Katarina Horvatović, and a workshop for the folklore ensembles preparing for performances at the Advent celebrations in Zagreb in the coming year. A round table discussed opportunities for the presentation of ethnic Croatian culture and arts associations in this part of Hungary to the broader Croatian public, and participation in folklore reviews and other events. The event wrapped up with a folklore festival featuring Zagreb folklore ensembles accompanied by the HKUD Željezničar tamburitza ensemble.
The Croatian Heritage Foundation took part in a county level culture and culinary event in the Hungarian town of Kozármisleny (Croatian name: Mišljen) on 3 and 4 December. The CHF was invited to participate by the local association of Baranya (Baranja) region Croatians and by the organiser, the Baranya county chapter of the Federation of Croatians in Hungary and its president Marianna Al-Emadné Balatinácz, who also serves as the chair of the committee on culture of the state-sponsored administrative organisation for the Croatian ethnic minority in Hungary.
The event included a lecture and a presentation of Croatian folk costumes by folklore specialist Katarina Horvatović, and a workshop for the leaders of folklore ensembles preparing for performances at the Advent celebrations ahead of Christmas in Zagreb in the coming year. A round table discussed the opportunities for the presentation of ethnic Croatian culture and arts associations in this part of Hungary to the broader Croatian public, and participation in folklore reviews and other events.
The event wrapped up with a folklore festival featuring Zagreb folklore ensembles accompanied by the HKUD Željezničar tamburitza ensemble and the presentation of prizes to all who took part in the culinary competition. There was also a visit to Versend (Croatian name: Vršenda) where preparations are underway for a historical interpretation of a typical Šokac room and a heritage museum. A Croatian Heritage Foundation representative also took part in the consecration of a wayside cross, joined by the national level chair of the state-sponsored administrative organisation for the Croatian ethnic minority in Hungary Ivan Gugan and by the Baranya county chair Miso Sarosac, the Croatian general consul Darko Horvat, and other esteemed guests. The consecration was graced by participating Zagreb folklore players performing their rendition of the hymn Rajska Djevo, Kraljice Hrvata (“Heavenly Virgin, Queen of the Croats”), and by a folk costume programme featuring representatives of the City of Pag culture and arts association.
By: Snježana Jurišić