Blagdani, spomendani i običaji
Svaki blagdan, spomendan i običaj u Hrvatskoj, s oznakom radi li se taj dan i s objašnjenjem što se zapravo događa. Naslovi događaja u kalendaru su na hrvatskom, opisi na oba jezika.
Public holidays, commemorations and customs
Every Croatian public holiday, commemoration and custom, marked by whether the country works that day, with an explanation of what is going on. Event titles in the calendar are Croatian, descriptions are in both languages.
Datumi koji se sele s Uskrsom (Pokladni utorak, Pepelnica, Cvjetnica, Veliki petak, Uskrs, Uskrsni ponedjeljak, Tijelovo) upisani su nekoliko godina unaprijed; sve ostalo se ponavlja svake godine samo od sebe. Dodirni dan za objašnjenje.
Dates that move with Easter (Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday, Corpus Christi) are entered several years ahead; everything else repeats yearly on its own. Tap a day to read about it.
U 2026. od 14 neradnih dana 9 pada na radni dan. Blagdan koji padne na subotu ili nedjelju se ne prenosi.
In 2026, 9 of the 14 non-working days fall on a weekday. A holiday that lands on a weekend is not moved.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno.
Doček je vani, na glavnim trgovima, s koncertom i vatrometom. Prvi siječnja je onda dan oporavka. Grad je tih, a tradicionalni lijek je vruća juha ili sarma od jučer.
Public holiday, everything closed.
New Year is seen in outdoors, on the main squares, with a concert and fireworks. The 1st is then a recovery day: the city is silent, and the traditional cure is hot soup or yesterday's sarma.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Zove se i Bogojavljenje.
Svećenik obilazi i blagoslivlja kuće, a na nadvratnik se kredom pišu godina i inicijali K+M+B, za Kaspara, Melkiora i Baltazara. Po nekim krajevima idu i koledari, djeca koja pjevaju od vrata do vrata.
Public holiday, everything closed. Also called Bogojavljenje.
A priest goes round blessing homes, chalking the year and K+M+B on the door lintel for Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. In some regions children go door to door singing, a custom called koledanje.
Radni dan za većinu. Po Zakonu o blagdanima (čl. 3) pripadnici pravoslavne vjeroispovijesti imaju pravo ne raditi na ovaj dan.
Na Badnju večer pali se badnjak, hrastova grana, a slama se prostire po podu kao podsjetnik na štalicu. Pozdrav je 'Hristos se rodi', a odgovara se 'Vaistinu se rodi'.
A normal working day for most people. Under Article 3 of the holidays act, Orthodox Christians have the right not to work on this day. It is an individual entitlement, not a national closure.
On Christmas Eve an oak branch, the badnjak, is burned, and straw is spread on the floor as a reminder of the stable. The greeting is 'Hristos se rodi', answered with 'Vaistinu se rodi', meaning Christ is born, truly he is born.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks Međimurje joining Croatia in 1919.
Spomendan. Radni dan. Obilježava međunarodno priznanje Hrvatske 1992. i mirnu reintegraciju hrvatskog Podunavlja.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks international recognition of Croatia in 1992 and the peaceful reintegration of the Danube region.
Nije državni blagdan, ali je gradski blagdan, pa se u Dubrovniku dosta toga zatvara i ima procesija. Drugdje običan radni dan.
Dubrovnik slavi svog parca od 972. godine, neprekinuto više od tisuću godina, a festa je na UNESCO-ovoj listi nematerijalne baštine. Ujutro se puštaju bijeli golubovi, barjaktari nose gradske stjegove, a vjernicima se grlo blagoslivlja s dvije prekrižene svijeće. Sveti Vlaho je zaštitnik od bolesti grla.
Not a national holiday, but a city holiday: in Dubrovnik much closes and there is a large procession. Elsewhere an ordinary working day.
Dubrovnik has celebrated its patron since 972, unbroken for over a thousand years; the festivity is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list. White doves are released in the morning, standard-bearers carry the banners of the old city districts, and throats are blessed with two crossed candles. St Blaise protects against throat ailments.
Običaj, ne blagdan. Sve radi normalno. Restorani se popune.
A custom, not a holiday. Everything open. Restaurants book out.
Zadnji dan fašnika (poklada), radni dan. Uvijek 47 dana prije Uskrsa, utorak prije Pepelnice. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Fašnik traje od Sveta tri kralja do Pokladnog utorka, a vrhunac je zadnji vikend i utorak. Djeca idu maškarana u školu i vrtić, peku se krafne i fritule, a navečer se na trgu sudi i spaljuje Pust, lutka koja je kriva za sve što je pošlo po zlu te godine. Riječki karneval je najveći: zvončari s ovčjim kožama i zvonima, na UNESCO-ovoj listi, obilaze sela oko Rijeke od Antunja (17.1.), a velika Međunarodna karnevalska povorka ide gradom u nedjelju prije Pepelnice.
The last day of carnival, a working day. Always 47 days before Easter, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The date moves every year.
Carnival, fašnik or poklade, runs from Epiphany to Shrove Tuesday, peaking over the final weekend and the Tuesday itself. Children go to school and nursery in costume, krafne doughnuts and fritule are fried, and in the evening the Pust, an effigy blamed for everything that went wrong that year, is tried and burned on the town square. Rijeka's carnival is the largest: the zvončari, UNESCO-listed bellringers in sheepskins with bells on their backs, tour the villages around Rijeka from St Anthony's Day on 17 January, and the big International Carnival Parade goes through the city on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
Običaj, radni dan. Početak korizme, 46 dana prije Uskrsa. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Prvi dan korizme, dan nakon Pokladnog utorka. Ujutro pepeo na čelo, pa četrdeset dana posta do Uskrsa.
A custom, working day. Start of Lent, 46 days before Easter. The date moves every year.
The first day of Lent, the day after Shrove Tuesday. Ash on the forehead in the morning, then forty days of fasting until Easter.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Obilježava 15. ožujka 1991., kada je Višestranačko vijeće Republike Hrvatske donijelo zaključak o osnivanju Narodne zaštite, dobrovoljne, nenaoružane i višestranačke organizacije građana, u trenutku kad Hrvatska još nije imala vlastitu vojsku. Nakon Krvavog Uskrsa na Plitvicama narasla je munjevito, naoružala se i zajedno s policijom i Zborom narodne garde držala u okruženju pedesetak vojarni JNA oko Zagreba. Kroz nju je prošlo više od 260.000 dobrovoljaca; do kraja 1991. prelili su se u brigade Hrvatske vojske i Domobranstvo. Spomendan je zato što je to bio prvi organizirani odgovor građana na rat, prije nego što je država imala čime odgovoriti.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Marks 15 March 1991, when Croatia's Multi-party Council resolved to found Narodna zaštita, a voluntary, unarmed, cross-party organisation of citizens, at a point when Croatia had no army of its own. After the 'Bloody Easter' clashes at Plitvice it grew at speed, armed itself, and alongside the police and the new National Guard Corps laid siege to some fifty JNA barracks around Zagreb. More than 260,000 volunteers passed through it; by the end of 1991 they had been absorbed into Croatian Army brigades and the Home Guard. It is commemorated as the first organised response by ordinary citizens to the coming war, before the state had the means to respond itself.
Crkveni dan, nedjelja prije Uskrsa. Nije neradni dan jer je ionako nedjelja. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Na Cvjetnicu se blagoslivljaju grančice: na obali maslina, u kontinentalnom dijelu vrbove mace. Blagoslovljena se grančica nosi kući i drži za križem ili iznad vrata do sljedeće godine.
The Sunday before Easter. Not a listed holiday, and it falls on a Sunday anyway. The date moves every year.
On Palm Sunday branches are blessed: olive on the coast, pussy willow inland. The blessed branch is taken home and kept behind a crucifix or above the door until the following year.
PAZI: Veliki petak NIJE neradni dan u Hrvatskoj. Sve normalno radi. Ovo iznenadi gotovo svakog stranca. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Radi se, ali se ne jede meso i dan je strog post. Navečer su križni putovi. Na Hvaru se u noći s Velikog četvrtka na Veliki petak odvija procesija Za križen kroz šest mjesta. Križonoše hodaju bosi cijelu noć, osam sati, i to bez prekida od 16. stoljeća. Na UNESCO-ovoj je listi.
CAREFUL: Good Friday is NOT a public holiday in Croatia. Everything is open and it is a normal working day. This catches out almost every foreigner. The date moves every year.
People work, but no meat is eaten and it is a strict fast day. Way of the Cross processions take place in the evening. On Hvar, through the night from Maundy Thursday into Good Friday, the Za križen procession crosses six villages: cross-bearers walk barefoot for eight hours without stopping, a custom unbroken since the 16th century and UNESCO-listed.
Neradni dan, ali pada u nedjelju pa ne oduzima radni dan. Sve je zatvoreno, restorani se popune. Datum se mijenja svake godine i pada na prvu nedjelju nakon prvog punog mjeseca poslije 21. ožujka.
Na Veliku subotu nosi se košarica u crkvu na blagoslov: šunka, hren, mladi luk, pisanice i pletena pogača. To se onda jede za uskrsni doručak, hladno i rano. Pisanice se tradicionalno boje lukovom ljuskom u crveno, a djeca ih tucaju, i pobjeđuje ono čije jaje ostane cijelo.
A public holiday, but it falls on a Sunday so it costs no working day. Everything closed and restaurants book out. The date moves every year: the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March.
On Holy Saturday a basket is taken to church to be blessed: ham, horseradish, spring onions, dyed eggs and a plaited loaf. That is the Easter breakfast, eaten cold and early. Eggs are traditionally dyed red with onion skins, and children knock them against each other, and the one whose egg survives intact wins.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Ovo je dan koji stvarno daje produženi vikend. Datum se mijenja svake godine, uvijek dan nakon Uskrsa.
Nema obreda, to je dan za izlet. Tradicionalno se ide u prirodu ili u posjete, a u nekim krajevima je i dan za polijevanje vodom.
Public holiday, everything closed. This is the one that actually gives the long weekend. Moves every year, always the day after Easter Sunday.
No ritual, this is the day for an outing. Traditionally people head into the countryside or go visiting; in some regions it is also the day for dousing people with water.
Spomendan. Radni dan. Obilježava pogubljenje Petra Zrinskog i Frana Krste Frankopana 1671.
Petar Zrinski i Fran Krsto Frankopan pogubljeni su u Bečkom Novom Mjestu 1671. nakon urote protiv Habsburgovaca. Njihovi su posmrtni ostaci vraćeni u Zagreb tek 1919. i počivaju u katedrali. Uz njih ide i rečenica 'Navik on živi ki zgine pošteno'.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks the execution of the nobles Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan in 1671.
Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were beheaded in Wiener Neustadt in 1671 after a conspiracy against the Habsburgs. Their remains were only returned to Zagreb in 1919 and lie in the cathedral. The line associated with them is 'Navik on živi ki zgine pošteno', which means he who dies honourably lives forever.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Tradicionalno se dijeli besplatan grah u parkovima.
Prvomajski uranak: ide se rano u park ili na izlet, i posvuda se dijeli besplatan grah s kobasicom iz golemih kotlova. Očekuj red, harmoniku i to da je sve zauzeto do devet ujutro.
Public holiday, everything closed. Traditionally marked with free bean stew in public parks.
The first of May starts early: people head to a park or into the countryside, and free bean stew with sausage is ladled out of enormous cauldrons. Expect a queue, an accordion, and every good spot taken by nine in the morning.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Dva sjećanja u jednom danu. 9. svibnja 1945. stupila je na snagu kapitulacija Njemačke i završio je Drugi svjetski rat u Europi. To je Dan pobjede nad fašizmom, koji se pod tim imenom obilježavao i u Jugoslaviji. Istog datuma 1950. Schumanova deklaracija predložila je zajedničku upravu nad ugljenom i čelikom, sjeme iz kojeg je izrasla Europska unija. Otud Dan Europe. Radni dan; zastave, polaganje vijenaca i prigodni programi.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Two commemorations in one day. On 9 May 1945 Germany's capitulation took effect and the Second World War ended in Europe. That is Victory over Fascism Day, marked under that name in Yugoslavia as well. On the same date in 1950 the Schuman Declaration proposed pooling coal and steel under a common authority, the seed of the European Union. Hence Europe Day. A working day; flags, wreath-laying and official programmes.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava konstituiranje prvog višestranačkog Sabora 1990. Datum je premješten na 30. svibnja 2020.; stariji kalendari navode 25. lipnja.
Slavi se konstituiranje prvog demokratski izabranog, višestranačkog Hrvatskog sabora 30. svibnja 1990., nakon prvih slobodnih izbora poslije Drugog svjetskog rata. Uzima se kao rođendan moderne hrvatske države.
Kao blagdan: Dan državnosti i neradni dan od 1990. do 2001. Od 2002. do 2019. spomendan pod imenom Dan Hrvatskoga sabora, radni dan. Od 2020. ponovno Dan državnosti i neradni dan. Zato stariji kalendari i navike još govore 25. lipnja.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the constitution of the first multi-party parliament in 1990. Moved to 30 May in 2020, so older calendars and older residents may still say 25 June.
Marks the constitution of the first democratically elected, multi-party Croatian Parliament on 30 May 1990, after the first free elections since the Second World War. Taken as the birthday of the modern Croatian state.
As a holiday: Statehood Day and a non-working day from 1990 to 2001. From 2002 to 2019 a commemorative working day under the name Croatian Parliament Day. Since 2020 Statehood Day and a non-working day again. That is why older calendars and older habits still say 25 June.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Uvijek 60 dana nakon Uskrsa, dakle uvijek četvrtak, pa mnogi uzmu i petak i naprave četverodnevni vikend. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Procesije idu ulicama, a put se posipa laticama cvijeća i travom. Nose se baldahin i posvećeno tijelo, a na četiri postaje se staje i moli. U manjim mjestima cijelo selo ukrasi svoj dio puta.
Public holiday, everything closed. Always 60 days after Easter, so always a Thursday. Many people take the Friday off and make it a four-day weekend. The date moves every year.
Processions move through the streets over a path strewn with flower petals and cut grass. A canopy is carried above the consecrated host, with stops and prayers at four stations. In smaller places the whole village decorates its own stretch of the route.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava osnutak prve partizanske postrojbe 1941.
Datum obilježava osnutak Sisačkog partizanskog odreda u Brezovici 22. lipnja 1941. U Hrvatskoj se navodi kao prva oružana antifašistička postrojba u okupiranoj Europi. Za razliku od većine blagdana, ovaj je politički sporan i ne obilježavaju ga svi jednako.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the forming of the first anti-fascist partisan unit in 1941. Politically contested in a way most Croatian holidays are not.
The date marks the founding of the Sisak Partisan Detachment in the Brezovica forest on 22 June 1941, described in Croatia as the first armed anti-fascist unit in occupied Europe. Unlike most Croatian holidays this one is politically contested, and not everyone marks it the same way.
Spomendan, RADNI DAN. Pazi: do 2020. je ovo bio neradni blagdan i mnogi ga i dalje tako doživljavaju.
Slavi se 25. lipnja 1991., kada je Sabor donio Ustavnu odluku o suverenosti i samostalnosti Republike Hrvatske i Deklaraciju o proglašenju suverene i samostalne Republike Hrvatske, odnosno formalno proglašenje neovisnosti od Jugoslavije. Primjena je Brijunskom deklaracijom od 7. srpnja 1991. odgođena za tri mjeseca, a 8. listopada 1991. Sabor je raskinuo sve preostale državnopravne veze s Jugoslavijom.
Kao blagdan: devedesetih nije bio blagdan. Od 2002. do 2019. Dan državnosti i neradni dan. Od 2020. Dan neovisnosti, spomendan i radni dan.
Commemorative day and a WORKING day. Careful: this was a full public holiday until 2020 and plenty of people still treat it as one.
Marks 25 June 1991, when the Sabor adopted the Constitutional Decision on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia and the Declaration on the Establishment of the Sovereign and Independent Republic of Croatia, the formal declaration of independence from Yugoslavia. Its effect was suspended for three months under the Brijuni Declaration of 7 July 1991, and on 8 October 1991 the Sabor severed all remaining state ties with Yugoslavia.
As a holiday: not a holiday in the 1990s. From 2002 to 2019 Statehood Day and a non-working day. Since 2020 Independence Day, a commemorative working day.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava kraj operacije Oluja 1995. Glavna svečanost je u Kninu.
Obilježava 5. kolovoza 1995. i ulazak u Knin na kraju operacije Oluja. Središnja je svečanost na kninskoj tvrđavi, s podizanjem zastave.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the end of Operation Storm in 1995 and the close of the Homeland War. Main ceremony in Knin.
Marks 5 August 1995 and the entry into Knin at the end of Operation Storm. The main ceremony is at Knin fortress with the raising of the flag.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Najveći ljetni katolički blagdan, velika hodočašća i najgužvovitiji dan na cestama prema moru.
Najveći marijanski blagdan. Marija Bistrica prima desetke tisuća hodočasnika, mnogi pješice i preko noći; isto vrijedi za Sinj i Trsat. Ako putuješ, ovo je najgori dan u godini za ceste prema moru i najskuplji tjedan za smještaj.
Public holiday, everything closed. The biggest Catholic feast of the summer, with major pilgrimages. The coast is at its fullest and the roads are at their worst.
The largest Marian feast. Marija Bistrica receives tens of thousands of pilgrims, many walking through the night; the same goes for Sinj and Trsat. If you are travelling, this is the worst day of the year for the roads to the coast and the most expensive week for accommodation.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Datum je obljetnica pakta Ribbentrop-Molotov iz 1939., kojim su nacistička Njemačka i Sovjetski Savez podijelili istočnu Europu. Europski parlament proglasio ga je danom sjećanja 2008./2009., a Hrvatska ga vodi kao spomendan. Sjećanje je na žrtve nacizma, fašizma i komunizma zajedno, što je i razlog zašto je u Hrvatskoj politički osjetljiv.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
The date is the anniversary of the 1939 Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, under which Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union carved up eastern Europe. The European Parliament proclaimed it a day of remembrance in 2008/2009 and Croatia keeps it as a commemorative day. It remembers the victims of Nazism, fascism and communism together, which is also why it is politically touchy in Croatia.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Poklapa se s Međunarodnim danom nestalih osoba. Hrvatska još traži oko 1.700 do 1.800 osoba nestalih u Domovinskom ratu. Više od trideset godina poslije, obitelji još čekaju grob. Središnja komemoracija je u Vukovaru.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Coincides with the International Day of the Disappeared. Croatia is still searching for roughly 1,700 to 1,800 people missing from the Homeland War; more than thirty years on, families are still waiting for a grave. The central commemoration is in Vukovar.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Nakon kapitulacije Italije 8. rujna 1943., ZAVNOH je 20. rujna donio odluku o priključenju Istre, Rijeke, Zadra i otoka Hrvatskoj, krajeva koji su između dva rata bili pod Italijom. Sabor istarskih predstavnika u Pazinu potvrdio ju je 25. rujna, i taj se dan obilježava. Spomendan je od 2005.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
After Italy's capitulation on 8 September 1943, the wartime Croatian assembly ZAVNOH resolved on 20 September to unite Istria, Rijeka, Zadar and the islands with Croatia, territories that had been under Italy between the wars. An assembly of Istrian representatives in Pazin confirmed it on 25 September, which is the day marked. A commemorative day since 2005.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Slavi se 8. listopada 1991., dan kada je istekao brijunski moratorij i Sabor raskinuo sve državnopravne veze s Jugoslavijom. Toga je dana neovisnost stvarno stupila na snagu.
Kao blagdan: od 2002. do 2019. Dan neovisnosti i neradni dan. Od 2020. Dan Hrvatskoga sabora, spomendan i radni dan.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Marks 8 October 1991, the day the Brijuni moratorium expired and the Sabor severed all state ties with Yugoslavia. That is the day independence actually took effect.
As a holiday: from 2002 to 2019 Independence Day and a non-working day. Since 2020 Croatian Parliament Day, a commemorative working day.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obitelji idu na groblja sa svijećama i cvijećem; groblja i prilazi su krcati.
Groblja su puna, a svijeće se pale od jutra. Mirogoj u Zagrebu tog dana cijeli treperi u svjetlu svijeća. Ide se i na grobove daljnje rodbine, a cvijeće i lampaši se kupuju danima unaprijed. Nije tužan dan u smislu žalosti, nego više obiteljski i miran.
Public holiday, everything closed. Families visit cemeteries with candles and flowers. Cemeteries and the roads to them are packed.
Cemeteries fill up and candles are lit from morning. Zagreb's Mirogoj shimmers with candlelight from end to end. People visit the graves of distant relatives too, and flowers and candles are bought days in advance. It is not a mournful day so much as a quiet family one.
Crkveni dan, ali radni. Nastavak Svih svetih.
Nastavak Svih svetih, ali usmjeren na molitvu za pokojne. Manje je javan, više crkveni, i svijeće s jučer još gore.
A church day but a working one, following straight on from All Saints.
A continuation of All Saints, but turned towards prayer for the dead. Less public and more liturgical, with yesterday's candles still burning.
Običaj, ne blagdan. Sve radi. Martinje je dan kada se mošt 'krsti' u vino, uz puno fešta po vinorodnim krajevima.
Na Martinje se mošt 'krsti' u vino: netko se preruši u biskupa, izgovori se šaljiva propovijed i mladom se vinu da ime. Uz to ide martinjska guska ili patka s mlincima i crvenim kupusom. U vinorodnim krajevima, osobito u Zagorju, Slavoniji i Istri, ovo je jedan od najveselijih dana u godini.
Ako voziš toga vikenda ili navečer na sam dan, budi posebno oprezan: na cestama je više ljudi koji su slavili nego inače. Policija je pojačano prisutna i radi nasumične kontrole, pa računaj na zaustavljanja.
A custom, not a holiday, everything open. The day new wine is symbolically baptised; expect festivities in wine regions.
On St Martin's Day the new wine is 'baptised': someone dresses as a bishop, a mock sermon is delivered and the young wine is given a name. Roast goose or duck with mlinci and red cabbage goes with it. In wine country, especially Zagorje, Slavonia and Istria, this is one of the merriest days of the year.
If you are driving that weekend or on the evening itself, be especially watchful: there are more people on the roads who have been celebrating than usual. Police presence is stepped up, with spot checks along the way, so expect to be stopped.
Neradni dan. Puni naziv: Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje. Dan nacionalne žalosti za padom Vukovara 1991., ne slavlje. Neradni dan je od 2020.
Kolona sjećanja prolazi Vukovarom od bolnice do Memorijalnog groblja, nekoliko kilometara, desetci tisuća ljudi, u tišini. Prati se uživo na televiziji. Svijeće se pale i drugdje po zemlji. Nije prigoda za čestitanje ni za veselje.
Public holiday, everything closed. Full name: Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Homeland War and for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja. A day of national mourning for the fall of Vukovar in 1991, not a celebration, and greetings are out of place. Became a non-working day in 2020.
The Column of Remembrance walks through Vukovar from the hospital to the memorial cemetery, several kilometres, tens of thousands of people, in silence. It is broadcast live. Candles are lit across the country. This is not an occasion for greetings or good cheer.
Običaj, radni dan. Djeca navečer 5.12. ostavljaju čizmice; Nikola donosi darove, a Krampus šibu.
Navečer 5. prosinca djeca izglancaju čizmicu i ostave je na prozoru. Ujutro dobro dijete u njoj nađe slatkiše i sitnice; nevaljalo nađe šibu koju je ostavio Krampus. U praksi većina dobije i jedno i drugo, a šiba se često pozlati, pa je i kazna svečana.
A custom, working day. Children leave boots out on the evening of the 5th: Nikola brings presents and Krampus brings a birch rod (šiba).
On the evening of 5 December children polish a boot and leave it on the windowsill. In the morning a good child finds sweets and small gifts in it; a naughty one finds a birch rod left by Krampus. In practice most get both, and the rod is often gilded, so even the punishment is ceremonial.
Običaj, radni dan.
Na Luciju se u tanjur posije pšenica. Do Božića izraste u zeleni busen koji se veže trobojnicom i stavlja na stol ili pod bor. Koliko je gusta i zelena, toliko bi iduća godina trebala biti dobra.
A custom, working day.
On St Lucy's Day wheat is sown in a shallow dish. By Christmas it has grown into a green tuft, tied with a tricolour ribbon and set on the table or under the tree. The thicker and greener it grows, the better the coming year is supposed to be.
RADNI DAN, nije blagdan. Trgovine i uredi obično rade skraćeno i zatvaraju rano poslijepodne. Glavna večera je navečer.
Post do večere, pa bakalar, na bijelo ili kao pašteta. Kićenje bora je često tek tog dana. U ponoć je polnoćka.
A WORKING day, not a holiday. Shops and offices usually keep shorter hours and close in the early afternoon. The main family meal is in the evening.
A fast until the evening meal, then bakalar, salt cod, either whipped into a spread or stewed. The tree often goes up only on this day. Midnight mass follows.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno.
Za stolom je pečenica ili puretina s mlincima, sarma, i kolači koji su se pekli danima, orehnjača i makovnjača, a na obali fritule. Pozdrav je 'Sretan Božić', a odgovara se isto. Grad je potpuno prazan; nemoj računati ni na kavu.
Public holiday, everything closed.
The table carries roast pork or turkey with mlinci, sarma, and cakes baked days in advance: walnut and poppy-seed rolls inland, fritule on the coast. The greeting is 'Sretan Božić', returned in kind. The city is completely empty; do not count on getting so much as a coffee.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Drugi dan Božića, tradicionalno za posjete rodbini.
Drugi dan Božića je dan za obilaske: ide se rodbini i kumovima. Svi koji se zovu Stjepan slave imendan, a ime je dovoljno često da netko u društvu sigurno časti.
Public holiday, everything closed. The second day of Christmas, traditionally for visiting the wider family.
The second day of Christmas is for visiting: relatives and godparents. Everyone called Stjepan celebrates their name day, and the name is common enough that someone in the room is almost certainly buying a round.
RADNI DAN, nije blagdan. Trgovine i uredi obično rade skraćeno.
Silvestrovo. Radi se do ranog poslijepodneva, a onda doček, vani na trgu ili doma s prijateljima. U ponoć vatromet i telefoniranje rodbini.
A WORKING day, not a holiday. Shops and offices usually keep shorter hours.
Silvestrovo. People work until early afternoon, then see the year out, either on the main square or at home with friends. Fireworks at midnight and phone calls to relatives.
U 2027. od 14 neradnih dana 8 pada na radni dan. Blagdan koji padne na subotu ili nedjelju se ne prenosi.
In 2027, 8 of the 14 non-working days fall on a weekday. A holiday that lands on a weekend is not moved.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno.
Doček je vani, na glavnim trgovima, s koncertom i vatrometom. Prvi siječnja je onda dan oporavka. Grad je tih, a tradicionalni lijek je vruća juha ili sarma od jučer.
Public holiday, everything closed.
New Year is seen in outdoors, on the main squares, with a concert and fireworks. The 1st is then a recovery day: the city is silent, and the traditional cure is hot soup or yesterday's sarma.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Zove se i Bogojavljenje.
Svećenik obilazi i blagoslivlja kuće, a na nadvratnik se kredom pišu godina i inicijali K+M+B, za Kaspara, Melkiora i Baltazara. Po nekim krajevima idu i koledari, djeca koja pjevaju od vrata do vrata.
Public holiday, everything closed. Also called Bogojavljenje.
A priest goes round blessing homes, chalking the year and K+M+B on the door lintel for Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. In some regions children go door to door singing, a custom called koledanje.
Radni dan za većinu. Po Zakonu o blagdanima (čl. 3) pripadnici pravoslavne vjeroispovijesti imaju pravo ne raditi na ovaj dan.
Na Badnju večer pali se badnjak, hrastova grana, a slama se prostire po podu kao podsjetnik na štalicu. Pozdrav je 'Hristos se rodi', a odgovara se 'Vaistinu se rodi'.
A normal working day for most people. Under Article 3 of the holidays act, Orthodox Christians have the right not to work on this day. It is an individual entitlement, not a national closure.
On Christmas Eve an oak branch, the badnjak, is burned, and straw is spread on the floor as a reminder of the stable. The greeting is 'Hristos se rodi', answered with 'Vaistinu se rodi', meaning Christ is born, truly he is born.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks Međimurje joining Croatia in 1919.
Spomendan. Radni dan. Obilježava međunarodno priznanje Hrvatske 1992. i mirnu reintegraciju hrvatskog Podunavlja.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks international recognition of Croatia in 1992 and the peaceful reintegration of the Danube region.
Nije državni blagdan, ali je gradski blagdan, pa se u Dubrovniku dosta toga zatvara i ima procesija. Drugdje običan radni dan.
Dubrovnik slavi svog parca od 972. godine, neprekinuto više od tisuću godina, a festa je na UNESCO-ovoj listi nematerijalne baštine. Ujutro se puštaju bijeli golubovi, barjaktari nose gradske stjegove, a vjernicima se grlo blagoslivlja s dvije prekrižene svijeće. Sveti Vlaho je zaštitnik od bolesti grla.
Not a national holiday, but a city holiday: in Dubrovnik much closes and there is a large procession. Elsewhere an ordinary working day.
Dubrovnik has celebrated its patron since 972, unbroken for over a thousand years; the festivity is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list. White doves are released in the morning, standard-bearers carry the banners of the old city districts, and throats are blessed with two crossed candles. St Blaise protects against throat ailments.
Zadnji dan fašnika (poklada), radni dan. Uvijek 47 dana prije Uskrsa, utorak prije Pepelnice. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Fašnik traje od Sveta tri kralja do Pokladnog utorka, a vrhunac je zadnji vikend i utorak. Djeca idu maškarana u školu i vrtić, peku se krafne i fritule, a navečer se na trgu sudi i spaljuje Pust, lutka koja je kriva za sve što je pošlo po zlu te godine. Riječki karneval je najveći: zvončari s ovčjim kožama i zvonima, na UNESCO-ovoj listi, obilaze sela oko Rijeke od Antunja (17.1.), a velika Međunarodna karnevalska povorka ide gradom u nedjelju prije Pepelnice.
The last day of carnival, a working day. Always 47 days before Easter, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The date moves every year.
Carnival, fašnik or poklade, runs from Epiphany to Shrove Tuesday, peaking over the final weekend and the Tuesday itself. Children go to school and nursery in costume, krafne doughnuts and fritule are fried, and in the evening the Pust, an effigy blamed for everything that went wrong that year, is tried and burned on the town square. Rijeka's carnival is the largest: the zvončari, UNESCO-listed bellringers in sheepskins with bells on their backs, tour the villages around Rijeka from St Anthony's Day on 17 January, and the big International Carnival Parade goes through the city on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
Običaj, radni dan. Početak korizme, 46 dana prije Uskrsa. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Prvi dan korizme, dan nakon Pokladnog utorka. Ujutro pepeo na čelo, pa četrdeset dana posta do Uskrsa.
A custom, working day. Start of Lent, 46 days before Easter. The date moves every year.
The first day of Lent, the day after Shrove Tuesday. Ash on the forehead in the morning, then forty days of fasting until Easter.
Običaj, ne blagdan. Sve radi normalno. Restorani se popune.
A custom, not a holiday. Everything open. Restaurants book out.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Obilježava 15. ožujka 1991., kada je Višestranačko vijeće Republike Hrvatske donijelo zaključak o osnivanju Narodne zaštite, dobrovoljne, nenaoružane i višestranačke organizacije građana, u trenutku kad Hrvatska još nije imala vlastitu vojsku. Nakon Krvavog Uskrsa na Plitvicama narasla je munjevito, naoružala se i zajedno s policijom i Zborom narodne garde držala u okruženju pedesetak vojarni JNA oko Zagreba. Kroz nju je prošlo više od 260.000 dobrovoljaca; do kraja 1991. prelili su se u brigade Hrvatske vojske i Domobranstvo. Spomendan je zato što je to bio prvi organizirani odgovor građana na rat, prije nego što je država imala čime odgovoriti.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Marks 15 March 1991, when Croatia's Multi-party Council resolved to found Narodna zaštita, a voluntary, unarmed, cross-party organisation of citizens, at a point when Croatia had no army of its own. After the 'Bloody Easter' clashes at Plitvice it grew at speed, armed itself, and alongside the police and the new National Guard Corps laid siege to some fifty JNA barracks around Zagreb. More than 260,000 volunteers passed through it; by the end of 1991 they had been absorbed into Croatian Army brigades and the Home Guard. It is commemorated as the first organised response by ordinary citizens to the coming war, before the state had the means to respond itself.
Crkveni dan, nedjelja prije Uskrsa. Nije neradni dan jer je ionako nedjelja. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Na Cvjetnicu se blagoslivljaju grančice: na obali maslina, u kontinentalnom dijelu vrbove mace. Blagoslovljena se grančica nosi kući i drži za križem ili iznad vrata do sljedeće godine.
The Sunday before Easter. Not a listed holiday, and it falls on a Sunday anyway. The date moves every year.
On Palm Sunday branches are blessed: olive on the coast, pussy willow inland. The blessed branch is taken home and kept behind a crucifix or above the door until the following year.
PAZI: Veliki petak NIJE neradni dan u Hrvatskoj. Sve normalno radi. Ovo iznenadi gotovo svakog stranca. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Radi se, ali se ne jede meso i dan je strog post. Navečer su križni putovi. Na Hvaru se u noći s Velikog četvrtka na Veliki petak odvija procesija Za križen kroz šest mjesta. Križonoše hodaju bosi cijelu noć, osam sati, i to bez prekida od 16. stoljeća. Na UNESCO-ovoj je listi.
CAREFUL: Good Friday is NOT a public holiday in Croatia. Everything is open and it is a normal working day. This catches out almost every foreigner. The date moves every year.
People work, but no meat is eaten and it is a strict fast day. Way of the Cross processions take place in the evening. On Hvar, through the night from Maundy Thursday into Good Friday, the Za križen procession crosses six villages: cross-bearers walk barefoot for eight hours without stopping, a custom unbroken since the 16th century and UNESCO-listed.
Neradni dan, ali pada u nedjelju pa ne oduzima radni dan. Sve je zatvoreno, restorani se popune. Datum se mijenja svake godine i pada na prvu nedjelju nakon prvog punog mjeseca poslije 21. ožujka.
Na Veliku subotu nosi se košarica u crkvu na blagoslov: šunka, hren, mladi luk, pisanice i pletena pogača. To se onda jede za uskrsni doručak, hladno i rano. Pisanice se tradicionalno boje lukovom ljuskom u crveno, a djeca ih tucaju, i pobjeđuje ono čije jaje ostane cijelo.
A public holiday, but it falls on a Sunday so it costs no working day. Everything closed and restaurants book out. The date moves every year: the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March.
On Holy Saturday a basket is taken to church to be blessed: ham, horseradish, spring onions, dyed eggs and a plaited loaf. That is the Easter breakfast, eaten cold and early. Eggs are traditionally dyed red with onion skins, and children knock them against each other, and the one whose egg survives intact wins.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Ovo je dan koji stvarno daje produženi vikend. Datum se mijenja svake godine, uvijek dan nakon Uskrsa.
Nema obreda, to je dan za izlet. Tradicionalno se ide u prirodu ili u posjete, a u nekim krajevima je i dan za polijevanje vodom.
Public holiday, everything closed. This is the one that actually gives the long weekend. Moves every year, always the day after Easter Sunday.
No ritual, this is the day for an outing. Traditionally people head into the countryside or go visiting; in some regions it is also the day for dousing people with water.
Spomendan. Radni dan. Obilježava pogubljenje Petra Zrinskog i Frana Krste Frankopana 1671.
Petar Zrinski i Fran Krsto Frankopan pogubljeni su u Bečkom Novom Mjestu 1671. nakon urote protiv Habsburgovaca. Njihovi su posmrtni ostaci vraćeni u Zagreb tek 1919. i počivaju u katedrali. Uz njih ide i rečenica 'Navik on živi ki zgine pošteno'.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks the execution of the nobles Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan in 1671.
Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were beheaded in Wiener Neustadt in 1671 after a conspiracy against the Habsburgs. Their remains were only returned to Zagreb in 1919 and lie in the cathedral. The line associated with them is 'Navik on živi ki zgine pošteno', which means he who dies honourably lives forever.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Tradicionalno se dijeli besplatan grah u parkovima.
Prvomajski uranak: ide se rano u park ili na izlet, i posvuda se dijeli besplatan grah s kobasicom iz golemih kotlova. Očekuj red, harmoniku i to da je sve zauzeto do devet ujutro.
Public holiday, everything closed. Traditionally marked with free bean stew in public parks.
The first of May starts early: people head to a park or into the countryside, and free bean stew with sausage is ladled out of enormous cauldrons. Expect a queue, an accordion, and every good spot taken by nine in the morning.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Dva sjećanja u jednom danu. 9. svibnja 1945. stupila je na snagu kapitulacija Njemačke i završio je Drugi svjetski rat u Europi. To je Dan pobjede nad fašizmom, koji se pod tim imenom obilježavao i u Jugoslaviji. Istog datuma 1950. Schumanova deklaracija predložila je zajedničku upravu nad ugljenom i čelikom, sjeme iz kojeg je izrasla Europska unija. Otud Dan Europe. Radni dan; zastave, polaganje vijenaca i prigodni programi.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Two commemorations in one day. On 9 May 1945 Germany's capitulation took effect and the Second World War ended in Europe. That is Victory over Fascism Day, marked under that name in Yugoslavia as well. On the same date in 1950 the Schuman Declaration proposed pooling coal and steel under a common authority, the seed of the European Union. Hence Europe Day. A working day; flags, wreath-laying and official programmes.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Uvijek 60 dana nakon Uskrsa, dakle uvijek četvrtak, pa mnogi uzmu i petak i naprave četverodnevni vikend. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Procesije idu ulicama, a put se posipa laticama cvijeća i travom. Nose se baldahin i posvećeno tijelo, a na četiri postaje se staje i moli. U manjim mjestima cijelo selo ukrasi svoj dio puta.
Public holiday, everything closed. Always 60 days after Easter, so always a Thursday. Many people take the Friday off and make it a four-day weekend. The date moves every year.
Processions move through the streets over a path strewn with flower petals and cut grass. A canopy is carried above the consecrated host, with stops and prayers at four stations. In smaller places the whole village decorates its own stretch of the route.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava konstituiranje prvog višestranačkog Sabora 1990. Datum je premješten na 30. svibnja 2020.; stariji kalendari navode 25. lipnja.
Slavi se konstituiranje prvog demokratski izabranog, višestranačkog Hrvatskog sabora 30. svibnja 1990., nakon prvih slobodnih izbora poslije Drugog svjetskog rata. Uzima se kao rođendan moderne hrvatske države.
Kao blagdan: Dan državnosti i neradni dan od 1990. do 2001. Od 2002. do 2019. spomendan pod imenom Dan Hrvatskoga sabora, radni dan. Od 2020. ponovno Dan državnosti i neradni dan. Zato stariji kalendari i navike još govore 25. lipnja.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the constitution of the first multi-party parliament in 1990. Moved to 30 May in 2020, so older calendars and older residents may still say 25 June.
Marks the constitution of the first democratically elected, multi-party Croatian Parliament on 30 May 1990, after the first free elections since the Second World War. Taken as the birthday of the modern Croatian state.
As a holiday: Statehood Day and a non-working day from 1990 to 2001. From 2002 to 2019 a commemorative working day under the name Croatian Parliament Day. Since 2020 Statehood Day and a non-working day again. That is why older calendars and older habits still say 25 June.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava osnutak prve partizanske postrojbe 1941.
Datum obilježava osnutak Sisačkog partizanskog odreda u Brezovici 22. lipnja 1941. U Hrvatskoj se navodi kao prva oružana antifašistička postrojba u okupiranoj Europi. Za razliku od većine blagdana, ovaj je politički sporan i ne obilježavaju ga svi jednako.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the forming of the first anti-fascist partisan unit in 1941. Politically contested in a way most Croatian holidays are not.
The date marks the founding of the Sisak Partisan Detachment in the Brezovica forest on 22 June 1941, described in Croatia as the first armed anti-fascist unit in occupied Europe. Unlike most Croatian holidays this one is politically contested, and not everyone marks it the same way.
Spomendan, RADNI DAN. Pazi: do 2020. je ovo bio neradni blagdan i mnogi ga i dalje tako doživljavaju.
Slavi se 25. lipnja 1991., kada je Sabor donio Ustavnu odluku o suverenosti i samostalnosti Republike Hrvatske i Deklaraciju o proglašenju suverene i samostalne Republike Hrvatske, odnosno formalno proglašenje neovisnosti od Jugoslavije. Primjena je Brijunskom deklaracijom od 7. srpnja 1991. odgođena za tri mjeseca, a 8. listopada 1991. Sabor je raskinuo sve preostale državnopravne veze s Jugoslavijom.
Kao blagdan: devedesetih nije bio blagdan. Od 2002. do 2019. Dan državnosti i neradni dan. Od 2020. Dan neovisnosti, spomendan i radni dan.
Commemorative day and a WORKING day. Careful: this was a full public holiday until 2020 and plenty of people still treat it as one.
Marks 25 June 1991, when the Sabor adopted the Constitutional Decision on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia and the Declaration on the Establishment of the Sovereign and Independent Republic of Croatia, the formal declaration of independence from Yugoslavia. Its effect was suspended for three months under the Brijuni Declaration of 7 July 1991, and on 8 October 1991 the Sabor severed all remaining state ties with Yugoslavia.
As a holiday: not a holiday in the 1990s. From 2002 to 2019 Statehood Day and a non-working day. Since 2020 Independence Day, a commemorative working day.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava kraj operacije Oluja 1995. Glavna svečanost je u Kninu.
Obilježava 5. kolovoza 1995. i ulazak u Knin na kraju operacije Oluja. Središnja je svečanost na kninskoj tvrđavi, s podizanjem zastave.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the end of Operation Storm in 1995 and the close of the Homeland War. Main ceremony in Knin.
Marks 5 August 1995 and the entry into Knin at the end of Operation Storm. The main ceremony is at Knin fortress with the raising of the flag.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Najveći ljetni katolički blagdan, velika hodočašća i najgužvovitiji dan na cestama prema moru.
Najveći marijanski blagdan. Marija Bistrica prima desetke tisuća hodočasnika, mnogi pješice i preko noći; isto vrijedi za Sinj i Trsat. Ako putuješ, ovo je najgori dan u godini za ceste prema moru i najskuplji tjedan za smještaj.
Public holiday, everything closed. The biggest Catholic feast of the summer, with major pilgrimages. The coast is at its fullest and the roads are at their worst.
The largest Marian feast. Marija Bistrica receives tens of thousands of pilgrims, many walking through the night; the same goes for Sinj and Trsat. If you are travelling, this is the worst day of the year for the roads to the coast and the most expensive week for accommodation.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Datum je obljetnica pakta Ribbentrop-Molotov iz 1939., kojim su nacistička Njemačka i Sovjetski Savez podijelili istočnu Europu. Europski parlament proglasio ga je danom sjećanja 2008./2009., a Hrvatska ga vodi kao spomendan. Sjećanje je na žrtve nacizma, fašizma i komunizma zajedno, što je i razlog zašto je u Hrvatskoj politički osjetljiv.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
The date is the anniversary of the 1939 Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, under which Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union carved up eastern Europe. The European Parliament proclaimed it a day of remembrance in 2008/2009 and Croatia keeps it as a commemorative day. It remembers the victims of Nazism, fascism and communism together, which is also why it is politically touchy in Croatia.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Poklapa se s Međunarodnim danom nestalih osoba. Hrvatska još traži oko 1.700 do 1.800 osoba nestalih u Domovinskom ratu. Više od trideset godina poslije, obitelji još čekaju grob. Središnja komemoracija je u Vukovaru.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Coincides with the International Day of the Disappeared. Croatia is still searching for roughly 1,700 to 1,800 people missing from the Homeland War; more than thirty years on, families are still waiting for a grave. The central commemoration is in Vukovar.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Nakon kapitulacije Italije 8. rujna 1943., ZAVNOH je 20. rujna donio odluku o priključenju Istre, Rijeke, Zadra i otoka Hrvatskoj, krajeva koji su između dva rata bili pod Italijom. Sabor istarskih predstavnika u Pazinu potvrdio ju je 25. rujna, i taj se dan obilježava. Spomendan je od 2005.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
After Italy's capitulation on 8 September 1943, the wartime Croatian assembly ZAVNOH resolved on 20 September to unite Istria, Rijeka, Zadar and the islands with Croatia, territories that had been under Italy between the wars. An assembly of Istrian representatives in Pazin confirmed it on 25 September, which is the day marked. A commemorative day since 2005.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Slavi se 8. listopada 1991., dan kada je istekao brijunski moratorij i Sabor raskinuo sve državnopravne veze s Jugoslavijom. Toga je dana neovisnost stvarno stupila na snagu.
Kao blagdan: od 2002. do 2019. Dan neovisnosti i neradni dan. Od 2020. Dan Hrvatskoga sabora, spomendan i radni dan.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Marks 8 October 1991, the day the Brijuni moratorium expired and the Sabor severed all state ties with Yugoslavia. That is the day independence actually took effect.
As a holiday: from 2002 to 2019 Independence Day and a non-working day. Since 2020 Croatian Parliament Day, a commemorative working day.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obitelji idu na groblja sa svijećama i cvijećem; groblja i prilazi su krcati.
Groblja su puna, a svijeće se pale od jutra. Mirogoj u Zagrebu tog dana cijeli treperi u svjetlu svijeća. Ide se i na grobove daljnje rodbine, a cvijeće i lampaši se kupuju danima unaprijed. Nije tužan dan u smislu žalosti, nego više obiteljski i miran.
Public holiday, everything closed. Families visit cemeteries with candles and flowers. Cemeteries and the roads to them are packed.
Cemeteries fill up and candles are lit from morning. Zagreb's Mirogoj shimmers with candlelight from end to end. People visit the graves of distant relatives too, and flowers and candles are bought days in advance. It is not a mournful day so much as a quiet family one.
Crkveni dan, ali radni. Nastavak Svih svetih.
Nastavak Svih svetih, ali usmjeren na molitvu za pokojne. Manje je javan, više crkveni, i svijeće s jučer još gore.
A church day but a working one, following straight on from All Saints.
A continuation of All Saints, but turned towards prayer for the dead. Less public and more liturgical, with yesterday's candles still burning.
Običaj, ne blagdan. Sve radi. Martinje je dan kada se mošt 'krsti' u vino, uz puno fešta po vinorodnim krajevima.
Na Martinje se mošt 'krsti' u vino: netko se preruši u biskupa, izgovori se šaljiva propovijed i mladom se vinu da ime. Uz to ide martinjska guska ili patka s mlincima i crvenim kupusom. U vinorodnim krajevima, osobito u Zagorju, Slavoniji i Istri, ovo je jedan od najveselijih dana u godini.
Ako voziš toga vikenda ili navečer na sam dan, budi posebno oprezan: na cestama je više ljudi koji su slavili nego inače. Policija je pojačano prisutna i radi nasumične kontrole, pa računaj na zaustavljanja.
A custom, not a holiday, everything open. The day new wine is symbolically baptised; expect festivities in wine regions.
On St Martin's Day the new wine is 'baptised': someone dresses as a bishop, a mock sermon is delivered and the young wine is given a name. Roast goose or duck with mlinci and red cabbage goes with it. In wine country, especially Zagorje, Slavonia and Istria, this is one of the merriest days of the year.
If you are driving that weekend or on the evening itself, be especially watchful: there are more people on the roads who have been celebrating than usual. Police presence is stepped up, with spot checks along the way, so expect to be stopped.
Neradni dan. Puni naziv: Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje. Dan nacionalne žalosti za padom Vukovara 1991., ne slavlje. Neradni dan je od 2020.
Kolona sjećanja prolazi Vukovarom od bolnice do Memorijalnog groblja, nekoliko kilometara, desetci tisuća ljudi, u tišini. Prati se uživo na televiziji. Svijeće se pale i drugdje po zemlji. Nije prigoda za čestitanje ni za veselje.
Public holiday, everything closed. Full name: Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Homeland War and for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja. A day of national mourning for the fall of Vukovar in 1991, not a celebration, and greetings are out of place. Became a non-working day in 2020.
The Column of Remembrance walks through Vukovar from the hospital to the memorial cemetery, several kilometres, tens of thousands of people, in silence. It is broadcast live. Candles are lit across the country. This is not an occasion for greetings or good cheer.
Običaj, radni dan. Djeca navečer 5.12. ostavljaju čizmice; Nikola donosi darove, a Krampus šibu.
Navečer 5. prosinca djeca izglancaju čizmicu i ostave je na prozoru. Ujutro dobro dijete u njoj nađe slatkiše i sitnice; nevaljalo nađe šibu koju je ostavio Krampus. U praksi većina dobije i jedno i drugo, a šiba se često pozlati, pa je i kazna svečana.
A custom, working day. Children leave boots out on the evening of the 5th: Nikola brings presents and Krampus brings a birch rod (šiba).
On the evening of 5 December children polish a boot and leave it on the windowsill. In the morning a good child finds sweets and small gifts in it; a naughty one finds a birch rod left by Krampus. In practice most get both, and the rod is often gilded, so even the punishment is ceremonial.
Običaj, radni dan.
Na Luciju se u tanjur posije pšenica. Do Božića izraste u zeleni busen koji se veže trobojnicom i stavlja na stol ili pod bor. Koliko je gusta i zelena, toliko bi iduća godina trebala biti dobra.
A custom, working day.
On St Lucy's Day wheat is sown in a shallow dish. By Christmas it has grown into a green tuft, tied with a tricolour ribbon and set on the table or under the tree. The thicker and greener it grows, the better the coming year is supposed to be.
RADNI DAN, nije blagdan. Trgovine i uredi obično rade skraćeno i zatvaraju rano poslijepodne. Glavna večera je navečer.
Post do večere, pa bakalar, na bijelo ili kao pašteta. Kićenje bora je često tek tog dana. U ponoć je polnoćka.
A WORKING day, not a holiday. Shops and offices usually keep shorter hours and close in the early afternoon. The main family meal is in the evening.
A fast until the evening meal, then bakalar, salt cod, either whipped into a spread or stewed. The tree often goes up only on this day. Midnight mass follows.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno.
Za stolom je pečenica ili puretina s mlincima, sarma, i kolači koji su se pekli danima, orehnjača i makovnjača, a na obali fritule. Pozdrav je 'Sretan Božić', a odgovara se isto. Grad je potpuno prazan; nemoj računati ni na kavu.
Public holiday, everything closed.
The table carries roast pork or turkey with mlinci, sarma, and cakes baked days in advance: walnut and poppy-seed rolls inland, fritule on the coast. The greeting is 'Sretan Božić', returned in kind. The city is completely empty; do not count on getting so much as a coffee.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Drugi dan Božića, tradicionalno za posjete rodbini.
Drugi dan Božića je dan za obilaske: ide se rodbini i kumovima. Svi koji se zovu Stjepan slave imendan, a ime je dovoljno često da netko u društvu sigurno časti.
Public holiday, everything closed. The second day of Christmas, traditionally for visiting the wider family.
The second day of Christmas is for visiting: relatives and godparents. Everyone called Stjepan celebrates their name day, and the name is common enough that someone in the room is almost certainly buying a round.
RADNI DAN, nije blagdan. Trgovine i uredi obično rade skraćeno.
Silvestrovo. Radi se do ranog poslijepodneva, a onda doček, vani na trgu ili doma s prijateljima. U ponoć vatromet i telefoniranje rodbini.
A WORKING day, not a holiday. Shops and offices usually keep shorter hours.
Silvestrovo. People work until early afternoon, then see the year out, either on the main square or at home with friends. Fireworks at midnight and phone calls to relatives.
U 2028. od 14 neradnih dana 10 pada na radni dan. Blagdan koji padne na subotu ili nedjelju se ne prenosi.
In 2028, 10 of the 14 non-working days fall on a weekday. A holiday that lands on a weekend is not moved.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno.
Doček je vani, na glavnim trgovima, s koncertom i vatrometom. Prvi siječnja je onda dan oporavka. Grad je tih, a tradicionalni lijek je vruća juha ili sarma od jučer.
Public holiday, everything closed.
New Year is seen in outdoors, on the main squares, with a concert and fireworks. The 1st is then a recovery day: the city is silent, and the traditional cure is hot soup or yesterday's sarma.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Zove se i Bogojavljenje.
Svećenik obilazi i blagoslivlja kuće, a na nadvratnik se kredom pišu godina i inicijali K+M+B, za Kaspara, Melkiora i Baltazara. Po nekim krajevima idu i koledari, djeca koja pjevaju od vrata do vrata.
Public holiday, everything closed. Also called Bogojavljenje.
A priest goes round blessing homes, chalking the year and K+M+B on the door lintel for Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. In some regions children go door to door singing, a custom called koledanje.
Radni dan za većinu. Po Zakonu o blagdanima (čl. 3) pripadnici pravoslavne vjeroispovijesti imaju pravo ne raditi na ovaj dan.
Na Badnju večer pali se badnjak, hrastova grana, a slama se prostire po podu kao podsjetnik na štalicu. Pozdrav je 'Hristos se rodi', a odgovara se 'Vaistinu se rodi'.
A normal working day for most people. Under Article 3 of the holidays act, Orthodox Christians have the right not to work on this day. It is an individual entitlement, not a national closure.
On Christmas Eve an oak branch, the badnjak, is burned, and straw is spread on the floor as a reminder of the stable. The greeting is 'Hristos se rodi', answered with 'Vaistinu se rodi', meaning Christ is born, truly he is born.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks Međimurje joining Croatia in 1919.
Spomendan. Radni dan. Obilježava međunarodno priznanje Hrvatske 1992. i mirnu reintegraciju hrvatskog Podunavlja.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks international recognition of Croatia in 1992 and the peaceful reintegration of the Danube region.
Nije državni blagdan, ali je gradski blagdan, pa se u Dubrovniku dosta toga zatvara i ima procesija. Drugdje običan radni dan.
Dubrovnik slavi svog parca od 972. godine, neprekinuto više od tisuću godina, a festa je na UNESCO-ovoj listi nematerijalne baštine. Ujutro se puštaju bijeli golubovi, barjaktari nose gradske stjegove, a vjernicima se grlo blagoslivlja s dvije prekrižene svijeće. Sveti Vlaho je zaštitnik od bolesti grla.
Not a national holiday, but a city holiday: in Dubrovnik much closes and there is a large procession. Elsewhere an ordinary working day.
Dubrovnik has celebrated its patron since 972, unbroken for over a thousand years; the festivity is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list. White doves are released in the morning, standard-bearers carry the banners of the old city districts, and throats are blessed with two crossed candles. St Blaise protects against throat ailments.
Običaj, ne blagdan. Sve radi normalno. Restorani se popune.
A custom, not a holiday. Everything open. Restaurants book out.
Zadnji dan fašnika (poklada), radni dan. Uvijek 47 dana prije Uskrsa, utorak prije Pepelnice. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Fašnik traje od Sveta tri kralja do Pokladnog utorka, a vrhunac je zadnji vikend i utorak. Djeca idu maškarana u školu i vrtić, peku se krafne i fritule, a navečer se na trgu sudi i spaljuje Pust, lutka koja je kriva za sve što je pošlo po zlu te godine. Riječki karneval je najveći: zvončari s ovčjim kožama i zvonima, na UNESCO-ovoj listi, obilaze sela oko Rijeke od Antunja (17.1.), a velika Međunarodna karnevalska povorka ide gradom u nedjelju prije Pepelnice.
The last day of carnival, a working day. Always 47 days before Easter, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The date moves every year.
Carnival, fašnik or poklade, runs from Epiphany to Shrove Tuesday, peaking over the final weekend and the Tuesday itself. Children go to school and nursery in costume, krafne doughnuts and fritule are fried, and in the evening the Pust, an effigy blamed for everything that went wrong that year, is tried and burned on the town square. Rijeka's carnival is the largest: the zvončari, UNESCO-listed bellringers in sheepskins with bells on their backs, tour the villages around Rijeka from St Anthony's Day on 17 January, and the big International Carnival Parade goes through the city on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
Običaj, radni dan. Početak korizme, 46 dana prije Uskrsa. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Prvi dan korizme, dan nakon Pokladnog utorka. Ujutro pepeo na čelo, pa četrdeset dana posta do Uskrsa.
A custom, working day. Start of Lent, 46 days before Easter. The date moves every year.
The first day of Lent, the day after Shrove Tuesday. Ash on the forehead in the morning, then forty days of fasting until Easter.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Obilježava 15. ožujka 1991., kada je Višestranačko vijeće Republike Hrvatske donijelo zaključak o osnivanju Narodne zaštite, dobrovoljne, nenaoružane i višestranačke organizacije građana, u trenutku kad Hrvatska još nije imala vlastitu vojsku. Nakon Krvavog Uskrsa na Plitvicama narasla je munjevito, naoružala se i zajedno s policijom i Zborom narodne garde držala u okruženju pedesetak vojarni JNA oko Zagreba. Kroz nju je prošlo više od 260.000 dobrovoljaca; do kraja 1991. prelili su se u brigade Hrvatske vojske i Domobranstvo. Spomendan je zato što je to bio prvi organizirani odgovor građana na rat, prije nego što je država imala čime odgovoriti.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Marks 15 March 1991, when Croatia's Multi-party Council resolved to found Narodna zaštita, a voluntary, unarmed, cross-party organisation of citizens, at a point when Croatia had no army of its own. After the 'Bloody Easter' clashes at Plitvice it grew at speed, armed itself, and alongside the police and the new National Guard Corps laid siege to some fifty JNA barracks around Zagreb. More than 260,000 volunteers passed through it; by the end of 1991 they had been absorbed into Croatian Army brigades and the Home Guard. It is commemorated as the first organised response by ordinary citizens to the coming war, before the state had the means to respond itself.
Crkveni dan, nedjelja prije Uskrsa. Nije neradni dan jer je ionako nedjelja. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Na Cvjetnicu se blagoslivljaju grančice: na obali maslina, u kontinentalnom dijelu vrbove mace. Blagoslovljena se grančica nosi kući i drži za križem ili iznad vrata do sljedeće godine.
The Sunday before Easter. Not a listed holiday, and it falls on a Sunday anyway. The date moves every year.
On Palm Sunday branches are blessed: olive on the coast, pussy willow inland. The blessed branch is taken home and kept behind a crucifix or above the door until the following year.
PAZI: Veliki petak NIJE neradni dan u Hrvatskoj. Sve normalno radi. Ovo iznenadi gotovo svakog stranca. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Radi se, ali se ne jede meso i dan je strog post. Navečer su križni putovi. Na Hvaru se u noći s Velikog četvrtka na Veliki petak odvija procesija Za križen kroz šest mjesta. Križonoše hodaju bosi cijelu noć, osam sati, i to bez prekida od 16. stoljeća. Na UNESCO-ovoj je listi.
CAREFUL: Good Friday is NOT a public holiday in Croatia. Everything is open and it is a normal working day. This catches out almost every foreigner. The date moves every year.
People work, but no meat is eaten and it is a strict fast day. Way of the Cross processions take place in the evening. On Hvar, through the night from Maundy Thursday into Good Friday, the Za križen procession crosses six villages: cross-bearers walk barefoot for eight hours without stopping, a custom unbroken since the 16th century and UNESCO-listed.
Neradni dan, ali pada u nedjelju pa ne oduzima radni dan. Sve je zatvoreno, restorani se popune. Datum se mijenja svake godine i pada na prvu nedjelju nakon prvog punog mjeseca poslije 21. ožujka.
Na Veliku subotu nosi se košarica u crkvu na blagoslov: šunka, hren, mladi luk, pisanice i pletena pogača. To se onda jede za uskrsni doručak, hladno i rano. Pisanice se tradicionalno boje lukovom ljuskom u crveno, a djeca ih tucaju, i pobjeđuje ono čije jaje ostane cijelo.
A public holiday, but it falls on a Sunday so it costs no working day. Everything closed and restaurants book out. The date moves every year: the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March.
On Holy Saturday a basket is taken to church to be blessed: ham, horseradish, spring onions, dyed eggs and a plaited loaf. That is the Easter breakfast, eaten cold and early. Eggs are traditionally dyed red with onion skins, and children knock them against each other, and the one whose egg survives intact wins.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Ovo je dan koji stvarno daje produženi vikend. Datum se mijenja svake godine, uvijek dan nakon Uskrsa.
Nema obreda, to je dan za izlet. Tradicionalno se ide u prirodu ili u posjete, a u nekim krajevima je i dan za polijevanje vodom.
Public holiday, everything closed. This is the one that actually gives the long weekend. Moves every year, always the day after Easter Sunday.
No ritual, this is the day for an outing. Traditionally people head into the countryside or go visiting; in some regions it is also the day for dousing people with water.
Spomendan. Radni dan. Obilježava pogubljenje Petra Zrinskog i Frana Krste Frankopana 1671.
Petar Zrinski i Fran Krsto Frankopan pogubljeni su u Bečkom Novom Mjestu 1671. nakon urote protiv Habsburgovaca. Njihovi su posmrtni ostaci vraćeni u Zagreb tek 1919. i počivaju u katedrali. Uz njih ide i rečenica 'Navik on živi ki zgine pošteno'.
Commemorative day, normal working day. Marks the execution of the nobles Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan in 1671.
Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were beheaded in Wiener Neustadt in 1671 after a conspiracy against the Habsburgs. Their remains were only returned to Zagreb in 1919 and lie in the cathedral. The line associated with them is 'Navik on živi ki zgine pošteno', which means he who dies honourably lives forever.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Tradicionalno se dijeli besplatan grah u parkovima.
Prvomajski uranak: ide se rano u park ili na izlet, i posvuda se dijeli besplatan grah s kobasicom iz golemih kotlova. Očekuj red, harmoniku i to da je sve zauzeto do devet ujutro.
Public holiday, everything closed. Traditionally marked with free bean stew in public parks.
The first of May starts early: people head to a park or into the countryside, and free bean stew with sausage is ladled out of enormous cauldrons. Expect a queue, an accordion, and every good spot taken by nine in the morning.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Dva sjećanja u jednom danu. 9. svibnja 1945. stupila je na snagu kapitulacija Njemačke i završio je Drugi svjetski rat u Europi. To je Dan pobjede nad fašizmom, koji se pod tim imenom obilježavao i u Jugoslaviji. Istog datuma 1950. Schumanova deklaracija predložila je zajedničku upravu nad ugljenom i čelikom, sjeme iz kojeg je izrasla Europska unija. Otud Dan Europe. Radni dan; zastave, polaganje vijenaca i prigodni programi.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Two commemorations in one day. On 9 May 1945 Germany's capitulation took effect and the Second World War ended in Europe. That is Victory over Fascism Day, marked under that name in Yugoslavia as well. On the same date in 1950 the Schuman Declaration proposed pooling coal and steel under a common authority, the seed of the European Union. Hence Europe Day. A working day; flags, wreath-laying and official programmes.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava konstituiranje prvog višestranačkog Sabora 1990. Datum je premješten na 30. svibnja 2020.; stariji kalendari navode 25. lipnja.
Slavi se konstituiranje prvog demokratski izabranog, višestranačkog Hrvatskog sabora 30. svibnja 1990., nakon prvih slobodnih izbora poslije Drugog svjetskog rata. Uzima se kao rođendan moderne hrvatske države.
Kao blagdan: Dan državnosti i neradni dan od 1990. do 2001. Od 2002. do 2019. spomendan pod imenom Dan Hrvatskoga sabora, radni dan. Od 2020. ponovno Dan državnosti i neradni dan. Zato stariji kalendari i navike još govore 25. lipnja.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the constitution of the first multi-party parliament in 1990. Moved to 30 May in 2020, so older calendars and older residents may still say 25 June.
Marks the constitution of the first democratically elected, multi-party Croatian Parliament on 30 May 1990, after the first free elections since the Second World War. Taken as the birthday of the modern Croatian state.
As a holiday: Statehood Day and a non-working day from 1990 to 2001. From 2002 to 2019 a commemorative working day under the name Croatian Parliament Day. Since 2020 Statehood Day and a non-working day again. That is why older calendars and older habits still say 25 June.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Uvijek 60 dana nakon Uskrsa, dakle uvijek četvrtak, pa mnogi uzmu i petak i naprave četverodnevni vikend. Datum se mijenja svake godine.
Procesije idu ulicama, a put se posipa laticama cvijeća i travom. Nose se baldahin i posvećeno tijelo, a na četiri postaje se staje i moli. U manjim mjestima cijelo selo ukrasi svoj dio puta.
Public holiday, everything closed. Always 60 days after Easter, so always a Thursday. Many people take the Friday off and make it a four-day weekend. The date moves every year.
Processions move through the streets over a path strewn with flower petals and cut grass. A canopy is carried above the consecrated host, with stops and prayers at four stations. In smaller places the whole village decorates its own stretch of the route.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava osnutak prve partizanske postrojbe 1941.
Datum obilježava osnutak Sisačkog partizanskog odreda u Brezovici 22. lipnja 1941. U Hrvatskoj se navodi kao prva oružana antifašistička postrojba u okupiranoj Europi. Za razliku od većine blagdana, ovaj je politički sporan i ne obilježavaju ga svi jednako.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the forming of the first anti-fascist partisan unit in 1941. Politically contested in a way most Croatian holidays are not.
The date marks the founding of the Sisak Partisan Detachment in the Brezovica forest on 22 June 1941, described in Croatia as the first armed anti-fascist unit in occupied Europe. Unlike most Croatian holidays this one is politically contested, and not everyone marks it the same way.
Spomendan, RADNI DAN. Pazi: do 2020. je ovo bio neradni blagdan i mnogi ga i dalje tako doživljavaju.
Slavi se 25. lipnja 1991., kada je Sabor donio Ustavnu odluku o suverenosti i samostalnosti Republike Hrvatske i Deklaraciju o proglašenju suverene i samostalne Republike Hrvatske, odnosno formalno proglašenje neovisnosti od Jugoslavije. Primjena je Brijunskom deklaracijom od 7. srpnja 1991. odgođena za tri mjeseca, a 8. listopada 1991. Sabor je raskinuo sve preostale državnopravne veze s Jugoslavijom.
Kao blagdan: devedesetih nije bio blagdan. Od 2002. do 2019. Dan državnosti i neradni dan. Od 2020. Dan neovisnosti, spomendan i radni dan.
Commemorative day and a WORKING day. Careful: this was a full public holiday until 2020 and plenty of people still treat it as one.
Marks 25 June 1991, when the Sabor adopted the Constitutional Decision on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia and the Declaration on the Establishment of the Sovereign and Independent Republic of Croatia, the formal declaration of independence from Yugoslavia. Its effect was suspended for three months under the Brijuni Declaration of 7 July 1991, and on 8 October 1991 the Sabor severed all remaining state ties with Yugoslavia.
As a holiday: not a holiday in the 1990s. From 2002 to 2019 Statehood Day and a non-working day. Since 2020 Independence Day, a commemorative working day.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obilježava kraj operacije Oluja 1995. Glavna svečanost je u Kninu.
Obilježava 5. kolovoza 1995. i ulazak u Knin na kraju operacije Oluja. Središnja je svečanost na kninskoj tvrđavi, s podizanjem zastave.
Public holiday, everything closed. Marks the end of Operation Storm in 1995 and the close of the Homeland War. Main ceremony in Knin.
Marks 5 August 1995 and the entry into Knin at the end of Operation Storm. The main ceremony is at Knin fortress with the raising of the flag.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Najveći ljetni katolički blagdan, velika hodočašća i najgužvovitiji dan na cestama prema moru.
Najveći marijanski blagdan. Marija Bistrica prima desetke tisuća hodočasnika, mnogi pješice i preko noći; isto vrijedi za Sinj i Trsat. Ako putuješ, ovo je najgori dan u godini za ceste prema moru i najskuplji tjedan za smještaj.
Public holiday, everything closed. The biggest Catholic feast of the summer, with major pilgrimages. The coast is at its fullest and the roads are at their worst.
The largest Marian feast. Marija Bistrica receives tens of thousands of pilgrims, many walking through the night; the same goes for Sinj and Trsat. If you are travelling, this is the worst day of the year for the roads to the coast and the most expensive week for accommodation.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Datum je obljetnica pakta Ribbentrop-Molotov iz 1939., kojim su nacistička Njemačka i Sovjetski Savez podijelili istočnu Europu. Europski parlament proglasio ga je danom sjećanja 2008./2009., a Hrvatska ga vodi kao spomendan. Sjećanje je na žrtve nacizma, fašizma i komunizma zajedno, što je i razlog zašto je u Hrvatskoj politički osjetljiv.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
The date is the anniversary of the 1939 Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, under which Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union carved up eastern Europe. The European Parliament proclaimed it a day of remembrance in 2008/2009 and Croatia keeps it as a commemorative day. It remembers the victims of Nazism, fascism and communism together, which is also why it is politically touchy in Croatia.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Poklapa se s Međunarodnim danom nestalih osoba. Hrvatska još traži oko 1.700 do 1.800 osoba nestalih u Domovinskom ratu. Više od trideset godina poslije, obitelji još čekaju grob. Središnja komemoracija je u Vukovaru.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Coincides with the International Day of the Disappeared. Croatia is still searching for roughly 1,700 to 1,800 people missing from the Homeland War; more than thirty years on, families are still waiting for a grave. The central commemoration is in Vukovar.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Nakon kapitulacije Italije 8. rujna 1943., ZAVNOH je 20. rujna donio odluku o priključenju Istre, Rijeke, Zadra i otoka Hrvatskoj, krajeva koji su između dva rata bili pod Italijom. Sabor istarskih predstavnika u Pazinu potvrdio ju je 25. rujna, i taj se dan obilježava. Spomendan je od 2005.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
After Italy's capitulation on 8 September 1943, the wartime Croatian assembly ZAVNOH resolved on 20 September to unite Istria, Rijeka, Zadar and the islands with Croatia, territories that had been under Italy between the wars. An assembly of Istrian representatives in Pazin confirmed it on 25 September, which is the day marked. A commemorative day since 2005.
Spomendan. Radni dan.
Slavi se 8. listopada 1991., dan kada je istekao brijunski moratorij i Sabor raskinuo sve državnopravne veze s Jugoslavijom. Toga je dana neovisnost stvarno stupila na snagu.
Kao blagdan: od 2002. do 2019. Dan neovisnosti i neradni dan. Od 2020. Dan Hrvatskoga sabora, spomendan i radni dan.
Commemorative day, normal working day.
Marks 8 October 1991, the day the Brijuni moratorium expired and the Sabor severed all state ties with Yugoslavia. That is the day independence actually took effect.
As a holiday: from 2002 to 2019 Independence Day and a non-working day. Since 2020 Croatian Parliament Day, a commemorative working day.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Obitelji idu na groblja sa svijećama i cvijećem; groblja i prilazi su krcati.
Groblja su puna, a svijeće se pale od jutra. Mirogoj u Zagrebu tog dana cijeli treperi u svjetlu svijeća. Ide se i na grobove daljnje rodbine, a cvijeće i lampaši se kupuju danima unaprijed. Nije tužan dan u smislu žalosti, nego više obiteljski i miran.
Public holiday, everything closed. Families visit cemeteries with candles and flowers. Cemeteries and the roads to them are packed.
Cemeteries fill up and candles are lit from morning. Zagreb's Mirogoj shimmers with candlelight from end to end. People visit the graves of distant relatives too, and flowers and candles are bought days in advance. It is not a mournful day so much as a quiet family one.
Crkveni dan, ali radni. Nastavak Svih svetih.
Nastavak Svih svetih, ali usmjeren na molitvu za pokojne. Manje je javan, više crkveni, i svijeće s jučer još gore.
A church day but a working one, following straight on from All Saints.
A continuation of All Saints, but turned towards prayer for the dead. Less public and more liturgical, with yesterday's candles still burning.
Običaj, ne blagdan. Sve radi. Martinje je dan kada se mošt 'krsti' u vino, uz puno fešta po vinorodnim krajevima.
Na Martinje se mošt 'krsti' u vino: netko se preruši u biskupa, izgovori se šaljiva propovijed i mladom se vinu da ime. Uz to ide martinjska guska ili patka s mlincima i crvenim kupusom. U vinorodnim krajevima, osobito u Zagorju, Slavoniji i Istri, ovo je jedan od najveselijih dana u godini.
Ako voziš toga vikenda ili navečer na sam dan, budi posebno oprezan: na cestama je više ljudi koji su slavili nego inače. Policija je pojačano prisutna i radi nasumične kontrole, pa računaj na zaustavljanja.
A custom, not a holiday, everything open. The day new wine is symbolically baptised; expect festivities in wine regions.
On St Martin's Day the new wine is 'baptised': someone dresses as a bishop, a mock sermon is delivered and the young wine is given a name. Roast goose or duck with mlinci and red cabbage goes with it. In wine country, especially Zagorje, Slavonia and Istria, this is one of the merriest days of the year.
If you are driving that weekend or on the evening itself, be especially watchful: there are more people on the roads who have been celebrating than usual. Police presence is stepped up, with spot checks along the way, so expect to be stopped.
Neradni dan. Puni naziv: Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje. Dan nacionalne žalosti za padom Vukovara 1991., ne slavlje. Neradni dan je od 2020.
Kolona sjećanja prolazi Vukovarom od bolnice do Memorijalnog groblja, nekoliko kilometara, desetci tisuća ljudi, u tišini. Prati se uživo na televiziji. Svijeće se pale i drugdje po zemlji. Nije prigoda za čestitanje ni za veselje.
Public holiday, everything closed. Full name: Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Homeland War and for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja. A day of national mourning for the fall of Vukovar in 1991, not a celebration, and greetings are out of place. Became a non-working day in 2020.
The Column of Remembrance walks through Vukovar from the hospital to the memorial cemetery, several kilometres, tens of thousands of people, in silence. It is broadcast live. Candles are lit across the country. This is not an occasion for greetings or good cheer.
Običaj, radni dan. Djeca navečer 5.12. ostavljaju čizmice; Nikola donosi darove, a Krampus šibu.
Navečer 5. prosinca djeca izglancaju čizmicu i ostave je na prozoru. Ujutro dobro dijete u njoj nađe slatkiše i sitnice; nevaljalo nađe šibu koju je ostavio Krampus. U praksi većina dobije i jedno i drugo, a šiba se često pozlati, pa je i kazna svečana.
A custom, working day. Children leave boots out on the evening of the 5th: Nikola brings presents and Krampus brings a birch rod (šiba).
On the evening of 5 December children polish a boot and leave it on the windowsill. In the morning a good child finds sweets and small gifts in it; a naughty one finds a birch rod left by Krampus. In practice most get both, and the rod is often gilded, so even the punishment is ceremonial.
Običaj, radni dan.
Na Luciju se u tanjur posije pšenica. Do Božića izraste u zeleni busen koji se veže trobojnicom i stavlja na stol ili pod bor. Koliko je gusta i zelena, toliko bi iduća godina trebala biti dobra.
A custom, working day.
On St Lucy's Day wheat is sown in a shallow dish. By Christmas it has grown into a green tuft, tied with a tricolour ribbon and set on the table or under the tree. The thicker and greener it grows, the better the coming year is supposed to be.
RADNI DAN, nije blagdan. Trgovine i uredi obično rade skraćeno i zatvaraju rano poslijepodne. Glavna večera je navečer.
Post do večere, pa bakalar, na bijelo ili kao pašteta. Kićenje bora je često tek tog dana. U ponoć je polnoćka.
A WORKING day, not a holiday. Shops and offices usually keep shorter hours and close in the early afternoon. The main family meal is in the evening.
A fast until the evening meal, then bakalar, salt cod, either whipped into a spread or stewed. The tree often goes up only on this day. Midnight mass follows.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno.
Za stolom je pečenica ili puretina s mlincima, sarma, i kolači koji su se pekli danima, orehnjača i makovnjača, a na obali fritule. Pozdrav je 'Sretan Božić', a odgovara se isto. Grad je potpuno prazan; nemoj računati ni na kavu.
Public holiday, everything closed.
The table carries roast pork or turkey with mlinci, sarma, and cakes baked days in advance: walnut and poppy-seed rolls inland, fritule on the coast. The greeting is 'Sretan Božić', returned in kind. The city is completely empty; do not count on getting so much as a coffee.
Neradni dan. Sve je zatvoreno. Drugi dan Božića, tradicionalno za posjete rodbini.
Drugi dan Božića je dan za obilaske: ide se rodbini i kumovima. Svi koji se zovu Stjepan slave imendan, a ime je dovoljno često da netko u društvu sigurno časti.
Public holiday, everything closed. The second day of Christmas, traditionally for visiting the wider family.
The second day of Christmas is for visiting: relatives and godparents. Everyone called Stjepan celebrates their name day, and the name is common enough that someone in the room is almost certainly buying a round.
RADNI DAN, nije blagdan. Trgovine i uredi obično rade skraćeno.
Silvestrovo. Radi se do ranog poslijepodneva, a onda doček, vani na trgu ili doma s prijateljima. U ponoć vatromet i telefoniranje rodbini.
A WORKING day, not a holiday. Shops and offices usually keep shorter hours.
Silvestrovo. People work until early afternoon, then see the year out, either on the main square or at home with friends. Fireworks at midnight and phone calls to relatives.
Ovo je pretplata, ne uvoz. Kalendar ostaje povezan s izvorom, pa ispravci i nove godine stižu sami. Gumb „Dodaj u svoj kalendar” nudi prečace za najčešće aplikacije, a ovdje piše što se iza njih događa i kako isto napraviti ručno.
Klikni Google Kalendar u izborniku. Otvori se calendar.google.com i pita „Dodati kalendar?”. Potvrdi i kalendar se pojavi među ostalim kalendarima.
Na mobitelu to napravi u pregledniku, ne u aplikaciji. Aplikacija Google Kalendar ne zna dodati kalendar iz linka, ali kad ga jednom dodaš na webu, pojavi se i u aplikaciji. Ako ga ne vidiš, u aplikaciji otvori postavke, nađi svoj račun i uključi ga.
Ručno: na webu lijevo uz „Drugi kalendari” klikni +, zatim „Pretplati se na kalendar” i upiši adresu kalendara:
30ec552c0c8fcb559ed1881f91c213bbce78e591d4d7e851c8e22944a9f15763@group.calendar.google.com
Klikni Apple Kalendar. Otvori se upit za pretplatu, potvrdi. Na iPhoneu i Macu to je isti korak.
Ručno na iPhoneu: Postavke › Aplikacije › Kalendar › Računi › Dodaj račun › Ostalo › Dodaj pretplaćeni kalendar, pa zalijepi adresu:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/30ec552c0c8fcb559ed1881f91c213bbce78e591d4d7e851c8e22944a9f15763%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
Na Macu: Kalendar › Datoteka › Nova pretplata na kalendar. Osvježavanje postavi na „svaki dan”.
Samsung Kalendar se ne zna pretplatiti na adresu kalendara. Prikazuje samo kalendare s računa koji su na telefonu. Zato ovaj kalendar prvo dodaj u svoj Google račun, a onda ga uključi u Samsung Kalendaru.
1. Na telefonu otvori ovu stranicu u pregledniku i klikni Google Kalendar. Prijavi se s istim Google računom koji telefon koristi, pa potvrdi „Dodati kalendar?”.
2. Otvori aplikaciju Google Kalendar. Izbornik (tri crte gore lijevo) › Postavke › ime novog kalendara, pod „Prikaži više” ako ga ne vidiš. Uključi Sinkronizaciju.
3. Otvori Samsung Kalendar. Izbornik (tri crte gore lijevo) › Upravljanje kalendarima › svoj Google račun, pa uključi kalendar.
Ako kalendar ostane prazan, otvori Postavke › Računi i sigurnosno kopiranje › Upravljanje računima › svoj Google račun › Sinkronizacija računa, i uključi Kalendar.
Nemoj koristiti „Uvoz događaja” u Samsung Kalendaru. To jednom prepiše datume i oni se poslije više ne osvježavaju.
Bez Google računa Samsung Kalendar ovo ne može. Zasebna aplikacija, na primjer ICSx⁵, drži pretplatu i prikazuje je u Samsung Kalendaru.
Outlook.com i Microsoft 365 na webu: klikni Outlook.com u izborniku. Ručno: Dodaj kalendar › Pretplata s weba, pa zalijepi adresu iznad.
Klasični Outlook za Windows: Datoteka › Postavke računa › Internetski kalendari › Novo.
Svaka aplikacija koja zna „pretplata na kalendar s adrese” ili „mrežni kalendar” prihvaća istu .ics adresu. Kopiraj je gumbom Kopiraj adresu i zalijepi.
Za pogledati bez pretplate: otvori u Google Kalendaru.
This is a subscription, not an import. Your calendar stays linked to the source, so corrections and new years arrive on their own. The "Add to your calendar" button offers shortcuts for the common apps. This section explains what happens behind them and how to do the same by hand.
Click Google Calendar in the menu. calendar.google.com opens and asks "Add calendar?". Confirm, and the calendar appears next to your other calendars.
On a phone, do this in the browser, not in the app. The Google Calendar app cannot add a calendar from a link. Once you add it on the web, it shows up in the app too. If you cannot see it, open the settings of the app, find your account and switch the calendar on.
By hand: on the web, next to "Other calendars" click +, then "Subscribe to calendar" and enter the calendar address:
30ec552c0c8fcb559ed1881f91c213bbce78e591d4d7e851c8e22944a9f15763@group.calendar.google.com
Click Apple Calendar. A subscription prompt opens. Confirm it. The step is the same on iPhone and Mac.
By hand on iPhone: Settings › Apps › Calendar › Accounts › Add Account › Other › Add Subscribed Calendar, then paste the address:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/30ec552c0c8fcb559ed1881f91c213bbce78e591d4d7e851c8e22944a9f15763%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
On a Mac: Calendar › File › New Calendar Subscription. Set auto-refresh to "every day".
Samsung Calendar cannot subscribe to a calendar address. It shows only the calendars of the accounts on your phone. So put this calendar in your Google account first, then switch it on in Samsung Calendar.
1. On the phone, open this page in the browser and click Google Calendar. Sign in with the same Google account the phone uses, then confirm "Add calendar?".
2. Open the Google Calendar app. Menu (the three lines, top left) › Settings › the name of the new calendar, under "Show more" if you do not see it. Turn Sync on.
3. Open Samsung Calendar. Menu (the three lines, top left) › Manage calendars › your Google account, then switch the calendar on.
If the calendar stays empty, open Settings › Accounts and backup › Manage accounts › your Google account › Sync account, and switch Calendar on.
Do not use "Import events" in Samsung Calendar. That copies the dates once, and they never update again.
Without a Google account, Samsung Calendar cannot do this at all. A separate app such as ICSx⁵ holds the subscription and shows it in Samsung Calendar.
Outlook.com and Microsoft 365 on the web: click Outlook.com in the menu. By hand: Add calendar › Subscribe from web, then paste the address above.
Classic Outlook for Windows: File › Account Settings › Internet Calendars › New.
Any app that offers "subscribe to a calendar by URL" or "network calendar" takes the same .ics address. Copy it with the Copy address button and paste it.
To look without a subscription: open in Google Calendar.