Published on 12/23/2008

Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2009 Happy Holidays Blagoslovljen Božić Sretna Nova 2009 Happy Hanukkah Happy Kurban Bajram Happy Kwanzaa. We wish to all of us THE WORLD PEACE more transparency in human behavior and a safe planet. NO MORE WARS. No Fear.

World Peace in 2009. See few traditional and non-traditional cards sent to us. Few of many.

Jelačić Square, Zagreb Croatia

U TO VRIJEME GODIŠTA

   D       G    A7   D
1. U to vrijeme godišta

   D         G    A7    D
   Mir se svijetu navješta

   D7  G      A7    D
   Porođenjem Djetešca

   Bm     Em    A7   D
   Kom je Majka Djevica.

2. Anđeli se javili
   Rajsku pjesmu slagali
   Slava Bogu pjevali
   A mir ljudma prosili.

3. Djeva Sina rodila,
   Đavlu silu slomila,
   Svijetu Spasa podala,
   Nama majka postala.

This Croatian Christmas carol (originally known as "U se vrime godišća") is known in more than 50 (fifty) different melodic versions in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bačka.

For more songs click to an extraordinary page prepared for you by prof.dr. Darko ŽubrinićČ http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/bozic.html

Painters have used the idea of the nativity scene with people of an ethnic group in their native costumes, as well as local scenery, to help them identify with the birth of Jesus. Many churches in Europe have such scenes, going back to paintings of medieval times. A good example is in the church in Sestine, near Zagreb. This was a popular subject for earlier greeting post-cards, as it is for Christmas cards today, such as the exceptional one below: costumes from all parts of Croatia. Notice the contribution of the tamburitza orchestra, another folk element, inserted. (Courtesy of John Ivan Filcich)

art work: Boris Ljubicic

art work: Miro Sinovcic

Modern Christmas Card

Boris Ljubičić

From CROWN - NBM Team 2008

Darko Žubrinić
Marko Puljić
Violi Calvert
Ratimir Mocnaj
Joza Vrljičak
Katarina Čuvalo
Robert Malković
Dino Rulli
Stephenie Rulli
Lea Bach
Nenad Bach