CROWN - Croatian World Network - http://www.croatia.org/crown
Zagreb AdvEnt Days among the most interesting in Europe
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10924/1/Zagreb-AdvEnt-Days-among-the-most-interesting-in-Europe.html
By Nenad N. Bach and Darko Žubrinić
Published on 11/19/2016
 
The Zagreb Advent Days are among the most beautiful events of this kind in Europe, accompanied with a peaceful mood, specific music, domastic food, and unusual sceneries in richly decorated Croatia's capital. In the recent years, Zagreb was voted the best Christmas place in Europe. On the photo the advent wreath created by members of the OZANA Association for persons in need.

Listen to Croatian advent songs



"Padaj s neba roso sveta" ("Fall from the Sky, sacred dew") is a well known Croatian advent song
composed by Josip Vallinger around 1861 in the town of Đakovo



Zdravo Djevice Bogorodice (Hail Virgin Mary)



Dr. Agneza Szabo: Advent in Croatian history and culture (introduction by Professor Vladimir Ćepulić); in Croatian




"Raduj se o Betleme" ("Rejoice o Bethlehem") - traditional advent song




"Padaj s neba roso sveta" (Fall from the Sky, sacred dew) - Croatian advent song, Župa Sveti Petar (St Peter Parish, Zagreb)



Advent wreath created by members of the OZANA Association for persons in need, Zagreb.

Formated for CROWN by Darko Žubrinić
Distributed by www.Croatia.org . This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!