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Flag of Dubrovnik Republic with Saint Blaise holding City model Procession held on 3 February 2014. The Festivity of St. Blaise was first celebrated in the year 972 and was a feast for all the inhabitants of the Dubrovnik Republic. To allow everyone to participate, the so-called "Sloboština of St. Blaise" was introduced.
Saint Blaise (Croatian: Sveti Vlaho or Sveti Blaž) is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa. At Dubrovnik, his feast is celebrated yearly on 3 February, when relics of the saint, his skull, a bit of bone from his throat and his right and left hands are paraded in reliquaries.
Music in Dubrovnik advanced with the support of the most affluent nobility. The first musical groups were formed to perform concerts in celebration of the city's patron, Saint Blaise (locally Sveti Vlaho). For these performances only the most talented musicians were selected.
The Dubrovnik Summer Festival puts on dramatic music and ballet. It was founded in 1950. The Osor Musical Evenings was founded in 1976 and takes place in July and August. It plays classical Croatian masters. The Musical Evenings in Donat takes place during the summer in Zadar. It was founded in 1961, and plays old music.
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A patronal feast or patronal festival [a] [3] (Spanish: fiesta patronal; Catalan: festa patronal; Portuguese: festa patronal; Italian: festa patronale; French: fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin.
The Dubrovnik Summer Festival is held annually since 1950 in July–August in Dubrovnik. [59] The International Puppet Festival (PIF) is held in Zagreb in mid-September, with hundreds of puppet groups from all around the world having participated in the puppet shows, seminars and exhibitions. The inaugural PIF was held in 1968, and it has since ...
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