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(E,H) ALKA 287th traditional one
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By Nenad N. Bach
Published on 08/5/2002
 

 

ALKA

Croatia

New Country

Old Civilization

Sun Aug 4, 2002

Croatian knight Denis Gugic celebrates after winning at the 287th traditional Alka Festival at 
Sinj, Croatia, Aug. 4, 2002. The Alka Festival involves competitive knights jousting at high speedin this colourful and folkloric celebration, to the support of thousands of spectators. This annualfestival dates back to a victory against the Turkish invading army in 1715. (AP Photo/BozidarVukicevic) 


Croatian knights stand in line before they start to run the Alka competition at the 287th 
traditional Alka Festival in Sinj, Croatia, Sunday Aug. 4, 2002. Alka involves competitive knightsjousting at high speed in this colourful and folkloric celebration, to the support of thousands ofspectators. This annual festival dates back to a victory against the Turkish invading army in1715. (AP Photo/Bozidar Vukicevic) 


Na 287. Alki u Sinju na 4. kolovoza 2002. godine okupila se ponosna, pobjednicka, prkosna,europska / civilizacijska, viteska Hrvatska. Kazu (mediji), desetak tisuca dusa. Najprominentnijipocasni gost bio je princ Karl von Habsburg s obitelji. Mnogi oporbeni politicari i saborskizastupnci, hrvatski generali, zupani, gradonacelnici, dr. Zvonimir Separovic... Mnostvonovinara, od poznatih Josip Jovic, Josko Celan, Jeffrey Kuhner... I puno lijepoga svijeta. 

Viteski je Sinj jako jako lijep gradic. Otkrice, u svakom pogledu.. U malom parku pored crkve isamostana osim drazesne fontane nalaze se i tri biste istaknutih Sinjana: s jedne je strane bistapisca Dinka Simunovica, s druge akademika Stjepana Gunjace, a u sredini bista Dusana Zanka,istaknutog kulturnog djelatnika (1904.1980.) Iz Sinja je i Miko Tripalo, ali i dr. fra Mirko Covic,Mikin gimnazijski profesor, kasnije becki emigrant, koji je nenadano umro u Becu na dan Titovasprovoda!) Grad, vitesko natjecanje, konje ... to treba vidjeti i dozivjeti. 

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(E,H) ALKA 287th traditional one

 

ALKA

Croatia

New Country

Old Civilization

Sun Aug 4, 2002

Croatian knight Denis Gugic celebrates after winning at the 287th traditional Alka Festival at 
Sinj, Croatia, Aug. 4, 2002. The Alka Festival involves competitive knights jousting at high speedin this colourful and folkloric celebration, to the support of thousands of spectators. This annualfestival dates back to a victory against the Turkish invading army in 1715. (AP Photo/BozidarVukicevic) 


Croatian knights stand in line before they start to run the Alka competition at the 287th 
traditional Alka Festival in Sinj, Croatia, Sunday Aug. 4, 2002. Alka involves competitive knightsjousting at high speed in this colourful and folkloric celebration, to the support of thousands ofspectators. This annual festival dates back to a victory against the Turkish invading army in1715. (AP Photo/Bozidar Vukicevic) 


Na 287. Alki u Sinju na 4. kolovoza 2002. godine okupila se ponosna, pobjednicka, prkosna,europska / civilizacijska, viteska Hrvatska. Kazu (mediji), desetak tisuca dusa. Najprominentnijipocasni gost bio je princ Karl von Habsburg s obitelji. Mnogi oporbeni politicari i saborskizastupnci, hrvatski generali, zupani, gradonacelnici, dr. Zvonimir Separovic... Mnostvonovinara, od poznatih Josip Jovic, Josko Celan, Jeffrey Kuhner... I puno lijepoga svijeta. 

Viteski je Sinj jako jako lijep gradic. Otkrice, u svakom pogledu.. U malom parku pored crkve isamostana osim drazesne fontane nalaze se i tri biste istaknutih Sinjana: s jedne je strane bistapisca Dinka Simunovica, s druge akademika Stjepana Gunjace, a u sredini bista Dusana Zanka,istaknutog kulturnog djelatnika (1904.1980.) Iz Sinja je i Miko Tripalo, ali i dr. fra Mirko Covic,Mikin gimnazijski profesor, kasnije becki emigrant, koji je nenadano umro u Becu na dan Titovasprovoda!) Grad, vitesko natjecanje, konje ... to treba vidjeti i dozivjeti. 

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