Board of FECC Croatia

FECC Croatia – Rijeka 2024.

The new board of FECC Croatia, President Jelena Grubelić Kušeta, Vice Presidents Željko Posilović, Marko Dadić and Secretary Dora Pilepić.

President
Jelena Grubelić Kušeta

Vice Presidents
Željko Posilović
Marko Dadić

Secretary
Dora Pilepić

FECC Croatia – TZGR Rijeka
Užarska 14
51000 Rijeka
fecc.croatia@gmail.com

FECC Croatia – Electoral Assembly – Rijeka 22.02.2020.

At the Electoral Assembly of FECC Croatia held in Rijeka on February 22. was elected the new presidency of FECC Croatia.

Ivana Bošković Ivičić from Bol on Brač has the great honor of chairing and representing Croatia in this large and important European organization. Two vice presidents, Ratko Baretić from Rijeka and Željko Posilović from Ivanić Grad, were also new elected, and the secretary is Branka Renko-Silov from Donji Zagon.

FECC Croatia

Ivana Bošković Ivičić – Bol, island Brač – centar.za.kulturu.bol@gmail.com – president

Ratko Baretić – Rijeka – ratko.baretic@ri.t-com.hr – vicepresident

Željko Posilović – Ivanić Grad – zeljko.posilovic@ivanic-grad.hr – vicepresident

Branka Renko-Silov – Donji Zagon – Novi Vinodolski – brankarenkosilov@gmail.com – secretary

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Secretary.

CATEGORY A

– TURISTIČKA ZAJEDNICA Grada Rijeke carnival 2022 report.
– TURISTIČKA ZAJEDNICA Grada Opatije
– OPĆINA Viškovo
– TURISTIČKA ZAJEDNICA Grada Dubrovnika
– TURISTIČKA ZAJEDNICA Grada Ludbrega
– OPĆINA Bol
– GRAD Ivanić Grad (2022 12th International Frog Carnival )
– GRAD Sinj
– TURISTIČKA ZAJEDNICA Grada Kaštela
– GRAD Senj

CATEGORY C

– KARNEVALSKA UDRUGA Markova Kumpanija – Pag
– KARNEVALSKA UDRUGA Veseli Oldtimeri – Rijeka
– UDRUGA žena i mladih Ključanke – Šenkovec
– UDRUGA. Balatura – Opuzen
– UDRUGA – Gradska glazba – Opuzen
– KARNEVALSKA UDRUGA Črna sraka – Sračinec
– KULTURNO UMJETNIČKO DRUŠTVO Prepuštovec – Zagreb
– KARNEVALSKA UDRUGA Murterske Poklade – Murter
– KAŠTELANSKA KARNEVALSKA UDRUGA Poklade – Kaštela

CATEGORY D

– Josip Silov – Donji Zagon
– Sanjin Đujić – Novi Vinodolski
– Daniela Monetti – Opatija
– Mate Mrakovčić – Krk
– Nada Mrakovčić – Krk
– Branka Renko-Silov – Donji Zagon
– Elaie Filipović – Viškovo
– Vesna Đujić – Novi Vinodolski
– Sandra Fabac – Fabci, Višnjan
– Ratko Baretić – Rijeka
– Goran Fabac – Fabci, Višnjan

Senator FECC – Slavko Linić – Rijeka

211. DONJOKAŠTELAN CARNIVAL – KAŠTELA, CROATIA

February 13th and 14th 2024.

Organized by Kaštela Carnival Association KKU Poklade, on Shrove Tuesday, the masked parade of the 211th Donj0 Kaštelan Carnival paraded from Nehaj to the port in Stara Kaštela. Happy parade of this international carnival, as it happens according to tradition, was led by the KKU Poklade flag. This meant that the groups headed by the Kaštel majorettes and the Croatian music society “Zrinjski” of Donja Kaštela were arriving, and then the mayor Denis Ivanović in the carriages accompanied by the carnival master Marko Grozdanić. Members of the Federation of Carnival Cities (FECC) followed. The queen of the carnival, Lara Bariši, also shone, as well as the queen of the 43rd Children’s Carnival, Martina Prkut, and for the first time, the prince of the Children’s Carnival, Bruno Pajdek.

There was no shortage of satirical points among the 30 gathered groups with around 400 participants who, in addition to the hosts and carnival associations from neighboring towns, came from Rijeka, Korenica, Otok and from Hungary, Slovenia, Nepal and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They all accompanied this year’s culprit for all the troubles that happened to the people last year. The duo were burned – Don Quixote who was riding a horse and brandishing a spear in his hand and Sancho Panza who was riding a donkey. They are the embodiment and synonym of everything bad that happened last year. In the evening, a traditional masked ball was held with the band Pink Panther.

In the morning, a reception was held for the first time in the Tourist Board of the town of Kaštela. The leaders of the visiting carnival groups and FECC members were received by the mayor Denis Ivanović, the director of the Tourist Association Nada Maršić, and the president of the KKU Poklade Ante Šuško with their colleagues and the carnival master Marko Grozdanić. As the vice-president of the Federation of European Carnival Cities, I awarded the director of the Tourist Board of the City of Kaštela, Nada Maršić, the FECC memorial plaque “Memoriam vivat” and the large FECC medal to Mayor Denis Ivanović. I also awarded the same medal to the president of the KKU Poklade, Anta Šuško.

KKU Poklade is the first registered carnival association in the former state and as such continues the tradition of the Donjokaštelan carnival that dates back to 1813. They are characterized by satirical points that make them recognizable and allegorical carts. For more than 30 years, they have been printing the satirical paper ‘Maškadur’, a satirically humorous paper in which numerous jokes and stories from real life, which were worth recording, prevail. Many academic artists, painters and sculptors were involved in the creation of “Krnja” (carnival doll – the culprit for all misfortunes), but other members of the society also help with their ideas. Most often, “Krnja” were state presidents, prime ministers or ministers. The society has about a hundred members, of various age groups and academic education. For more than 200 years, they have been an example of togetherness, joy and playful imagination. For two months, the association, or its members, prepare the allegorical floats, make masks, costumes and everything needed to hold the carnival parade. Due to the great effort and energy invested in nurturing the long-standing tradition of carnival festivities, due to the great effort involved in making the “Krnja” and due to the performance at foreign carnivals and numerous guest carnival associations that come to the Big international Donjokaštelan carnival every year, KKU Poklade was included in the Croatian Association of Carnivalists and The Federation of European Carnival Cities in the A and C categories.

On the second day, I held a meeting with the members of the KKU Poklade and the director of the Tourist Board of the town Kaštela in order to thank them for their warm hospitality and congratulate them on their many years of work in preserving the carnival tradition and the great organization of the 211th Donjokaštelan Carnival. The future of their carnival and FECC membership was also discussed. I suggested that they think about organizing Dies Natalis in 2025 or 2026. This implies that the president Lars Algell and the general treasurer of FECC Aleksandar Cicimov will come to their carnival on a scouting trip next year.

FECC International Vice President. Josip Silov

211. DONJOKAŠTELANSKI KARNEVAL – KAŠTELA, HRVATSKA,

13. i 14.02.2024.

U organizaciji Kaštelanske karnevalske udruge Poklade na pokladni utorak maškarana povorka 211. Karnevala Donjih Kaštela prodefilirala je od Nehaja do luke u Starome. Veselu povorku ovog međunarodnog karnevala, kako to prema tradiciji i biva predvodila je zastava KKU Poklade. Značilo je to da pristižu grupe na čelu kojih su bile Kaštelanske mažoretkinje i Hrvatsko glazbeno društvo “Zrinjski” Donja Kaštela, a potom na kočijama gradonačelnik Denis Ivanović u društvu meštra karnevala Marka Grozdanića. Uslijedili su članovi Federacije karnevalskih gradova ( FECC ). Zasjala je i kraljica karnevala Lara Bariši, kao i kraljica 43. Dječjeg karnevala, Martina Prkut te po prvi puta i princ Dječjeg karnevala, Bruno Pajdek.

Satiričnih točaka nije nedostajalo među 30-ak okupljenih grupa sa oko 400 sudionika koje su osim uz domaćine i karnevalske udruge iz susjednih mjesta, pristigle iz Rijeke, Korenice, Otoka te iz Mađarske, Slovenije i Bosne i Hercegovine. Svi zajedno dopratili su ovogodišnjeg krivca za sve nevolje koje su se narodu dogodile prošle godine. Užgan je i spaljen dvojac – Don Kihot koji je jahao na konju i mlatarao kopljem u ruci i Sančo Panza koji je jahao magarca. Oni su oličenje i sinonim za sve loše što se dogodilo prošlu godinu. U večernjim satima, održan je tradicionalni maskenbal uz grupu Pink Panter.

U jutarnjim satima po prvi puta održan je prijem u Turističkoj zajednici grada Kaštela. Voditelje gostujućih karnevalskih grupa i članove FECC-a primili su gradonačelnik Denis Ivanović, direktorica Turističke Zajednice Nada Maršić, i predsjednik KKU Poklade Ante Šuško sa suradnicima te meštar karnevala Marko Grozdanić. Kao potpredsjednik Federacije Europskih karnevalskih gradova dodijelio sam direktorici Turističke zajednice Grada Kaštela Nadi Maršić memorijalnu plaketu FECC-a „Memoriam vivat“ i veliku medalju FECC-a gradonačelniku Denisu Ivanoviću. Istu medalju dodijelio sam i predsjedniku KKU Poklade Anti Šušku.

KKU Poklade je prva registrirana karnevalska udruga u bivšoj državi i kao takva nastavlja tradiciju Donjokaštelanskog krnjevala koji datira iz 1813. Odlikuju se satiričnim točkama po čemu su prepoznatljivi te alegorijskim kolima. Više od 30 godina tiskaju satirični list ‘Maškadur’ satirično humoristični list u kojem prevladavaju brojne šale, vicevi i pričice iz stvarnog života, koje su vrijedile biti zabilježene. U izradi „Krnje“ izmijenili su se i mnogi akademski umjetnici, slikari i kipari ali svojim idejama potpomažu i ostali članovi društva. Najčešće su „Krnje“ bili predsjednici država, premijeri ili ministri. Društvo ima stotinjak članova, raznih dobnih skupina i akademske školovanosti. Više od 200 godina primjer su zajedništva, veselja i razigrane mašte. Udruga, odnosno njeni članovi dva mjeseca spremaju alegorijska kola, izrađuju maske, kostime i sve što je potrebno za održavanje karnevalske povorke. Zbog velikog truda i energije uloženog u njegovanje dugogodišnje tradicije pokladnih svečanosti, zbog velikog truda oko izrade “Krnje” te zbog nastupa na inozemnim karnevalima i mnogobrojnih gostujućih karnevalskih udruga koje svake godine dolaze na Veliki donjokaštelanski krnjeval, KKU Poklade uvrštena je u Hrvatsku udrugu karnevalista i Federaciju europskih karnevalskih gradova u A i C kategoriji.

Drugi dan održao sam sastanak sa članovima KKU Poklade i direktoricom TZ grada Kaštela kako bih se zahvalio na toplom gostoprimstvu i čestitao na dugogodišnjem radu na čuvanju karnevalske tradicije i sjajnoj organizaciji 211. Donjokaštelanskog karnevala. Bilo je riječi i o budućnosti njihovog karnevala i članstva u FECC-u. Predložio sam im da razmisle o organizaciji Dies Natalisa 2025. Ili 2026. godine. To podrazumijeva da iduće godine na njihov karneval dođu u scouting trip predsjednik Lars Algell i generalni rizničar FECC-a Aleksandar Cicimov.

Međunarodni potpredsjednik FECC-a. Josip Silov

41 st CARNIVAL in Rijeka – Croatia

January 17th – February 14th 2024

The Rijeka Carnival is a rare combination different carnival traditions: centuries-old domestic carnival customs with the influence of Venetian and Austrian carnival specialties. With its long-standing tradition and influence on the social community, the Rijeka Carnival is the largest and best-known public event in the Kvarner area and, in recent times, the most recognizable part of the image of the city of Rijeka itself.

Its magnificent parades: the Children’s and the Great International Parade, as well as the many and varied contents make it one of the most special carnivals in Europe and the most significant carnival event in Croatia. As such, the carnival is recognized outside of Croatia and thus included in the list of the 500 most important events in Europe (Top 500 European Events), while the Sunday Times included it among the 24 most exotic events in the world. Furthermore, in 2008, the Rijeka Carnival and the Dubrovnik Summer Games were included in the book “501 event that you must visit”, and in 2010 the Tourist Board of the city of Rijeka was awarded with the prestigious award GOLDEN HEART OF TOURISM as the organizer of the Rijeka Carnival, the best tourist event in Southeast Europe in 2009. Also, in 2018, the Rijeka Carnival was awarded the Simply the best award in the category of Manifestations – multi-day thematic events for creativity, innovation, development and improvement of the tourist offer which, based on the traditions and customs of the local community, through various programs shape a unique national manifestation that significantly enriches the Croatian tourist offer.

The Rijeka Carnival is the main asset during the pre-season and during the event manifestation, not only Rijeka and Opatija but also the wider region, record excellent results as part of their activities, all based on the Rijeka Carnival and the program held under a common name.

The Rijeka Carnival is a cultural heritage of Croatia, a strong tourist asset of the city of Rijeka, fun – a sports and cultural event loved by citizens of all generations and interests. Rijeka’s carnival is unique and experienced personally because it is prepared with love. For the people of Rijeka, carnival is not just a mask on the face – it is a way of life, it is the fifth part of Rijeka season!

The six-century-long carnival tradition in the city of Rijeka is celebrated with a series of special programs as part of the Rijeka Carnival program. The Rijeka Carnival traditionally begins with the feast of St. Anton, January 17 and lasts until Ash Wednesday or “Clean Wednesday” on February 14 (movable date). The numerous programs of this year’s Rijeka Carnival simply flew by in a little less than a month, but certainly left everyone to enjoy the events to their liking, and there was everything – from the election of the carnival queen, carnival exhibitions, sports (masked bocce ball, Mololongo run, carnival snowboard session), concerts, songs, masquerade dances, karaoke and pajama parties, children’s redoubts and parades, theater performances and humanitarian events.

The humanitarian heart of the Rijeka Carnival shined again this year in as many as seven humanitarian actions, which included the last exhibition of Photo Studio Kurti – “Smiling Faces of the Rijeka Carnival”. In its 12th edition, the Crinoline Night on Brod Marina raised funds for the UZOR Association, which runs a safe house in Rijeka, and the funds for the Humanitarian Carnival Gala Party in the Governor’s Palace, which was attended by many dignitaries and diplomats, were also intended for that association. A traditional voluntary blood donation was held at the Vežica Fire Station, and the Čiket Carnival Association organized two humanitarian parties, from which all collected funds were donated to the association of leukemia and lymphoma patients from Čakovec. Rijeka Craftsmen’s Association and VJ Primorski in cooperation with the Rijeka Rotary Club again organized two of the finest humanitarian actions as part of the Rijeka Carnival. The masked iota was sold for the benefit of the Lighthouse Association, and the manestra for the Down Syndrome Association – Rijeka 21.

Guests and visitors from all over the world came to Rijeka for the final weekend of Rijeka Carnival.

12. Crinoline night on Brod Marina February 9th 2024.

The Crinoline Night is organized by the Carnival Association Veseli Oldtimeri and is held thanks to the cooperation with Botel Marina, and under the auspices of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka. At Botel Marina this year, a large number of carnivalists and friends of carnival gathered from 11 countries of the world: Italy, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA and Croatia, so much so that the big deck started be too small. The ball was attended by representatives of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, namely 5 women leaders led by Deputy Prefect Marina Medarić, the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka led by director Petar Škarpa, members of the Federation of European Carnival Cities, namely 5 members of the International Bord and one senator led by President Lars Algell, the president of the Rijeka Carnival Association Maja Stepančić, Rijeka Carnival Master Sandi Pribanić and this year’s queen Sara Đukić, honorary Master Toni Škrobonja with his wife and two previous queens, the legendary clown Karmelino, and the captains and ladies from the Šibenik Association of Captains brought a special guest, Suzanne Schreiner from Miami, President of FECC Lars Algell, along with greetings to all present and congratulations to the organizers, awarded President Đurđica Margetić and Jelena Grubelić-Kušeta small FECC medals.

Humanitarian carnival gala party February 10th 2024

On Saturday, February 10, 2024, a Humanitarian Carnival Gala Party was held at the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Coast in Rijeka, organized by the City of Rijeka, the Rotary Club of Rijeka – Sveti Vid, with the support of the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka and the Maritime and History Museum of Croatia. littoral. This ball is a tribute to the time when ladies and gentlemens came in carriages from Vienna, Pest, Venice… and Rijeka was the center of carnival events in Europe at that time. The beautiful ambience of the Governor’s Palace hosted numerous dignitaries, ambassadors and consuls, representatives of our friend cities, the Federation of European Carnival Cities, as well as famous people from the public life of the city and other distinguished guests who could feel our tradition, friendliness, beauty, elegance and humanity. All proceeds will be donated for humanitarian purposes to the non-profit Association Uzor, which runs a shelter and counseling center for women and children victims of violence.

The turnout for the ball this year was a record. Thus came the ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic corps in Croatia: Riza Poda, Embassy of Albania, Richard Mason Rodgers, Embassy of Australia, Anar Imanov, Embassy of Azerbaijan, Ayman Tharawt Amin Abdel Aziz, Embassy of Egypt, Fabien Guillaume Edmond Fieschi, Embassy of France, Raj Kumar Srivastava , Embassy of India, Suwartini Wirta, Embassy of Indonesia, Jesica Eva Blitt, Embassy of Canada, Hong Sung-wook, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Eduardas Borisovas, Embassy of Lithuania, Kennedy Bin Mayong Onon, Embassy of Malaysia, Charlotte van Baak McCulloch, Embassy of the Netherlands, Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, Embassy of Norway, Paweł Czerwiński, Embassy of Poland, Nathalie Rayes, Embassy of the USA, Simon Derek Thomas, Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jun Goto, Third Secretary at the Embassy of Japan, Zhiquan Xu, Second Secretary at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China . The representatives of the friendly cities also announced that they would come to the ball: Nikola Đurašković, mayor of Cetinje and Mirko Stanić, president of the Assembly of Prijestonica Cetinje; Albert Käuflein, Deputy Mayor of Karlsruhe; Ivana Stijelja from Rostock, Hakan Temel and Katharina Schlicht from Neuss, Erika Bertazzo, Silvia Bottaro and Beatrice Picelli from Este, Andrea Fabbri, deputy mayor of Faenza and Davide Agresti, head and Zijad Lugavić, mayor of Tuzla, as well as Lars Algell, president of the Federation of European Carnival Cities . The gala party was attended by the indispensable Master Sandi Pribanić and the Rijeka Carnival Queen Sara Đukić.

The guests were greeted with chosen words by the mayor of Rijeka, Marko Filipović, and the president of the Rotary Club of Rijeka – St.Vid, Kristijan Zulle. The group Cubismo, known to all lovers of salsa and Latin jazz, and dancers from Eli Bašan’s Dance School Dansel, were in charge of the musical part of the program, and the leading pair were Lena Stojiljković and Dražen Zima.

Reception of Mayor Marko Filipović in the salon of the City of Rijeka on February 11th 2024

On the eve of the 41st International Carnival Parade, the mayor of Rijeka Marko Filipović with his deputies Sandra Krpan and Goran Palčevski, the director of the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka Petr Škarpa, Master Sandi Pribanić and the Queen of the Rijeka Carnival Sara Đukić met with representatives of the Federation of European Carnival Cities and masked groups from abroad and from various parts of Croatia who, after this meeting, along with groups from the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, will participate in the International Carnival Parade.

Mayor Filipović thanked all the representatives of the visiting carnival groups and the Federation of European Carnival Cities (FECC) for recognizing Rijeka as the capital of carnival, for promoting the Rijeka Carnival throughout Croatia and abroad and participating in nurturing the carnival tradition. On behalf of the carnival groups, Liljana Garbata from the Polantana Carnival Association from Kaštel Kambelovac thanked them for their hospitality. “We are proud that this year we are coming with our craziness so that we can all enjoy together,” said Garbati. On behalf of all FECC members, President Lars Algell from Sweden thanked for the warm hospitality and presented Mayor Filipović with a FECC memorial plaque and a large FECC medal. He also presented the same medal to the director of the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka, Petar Škarpa. This was followed by an exchange of gifts and commemorative souvenirs.

41st Big international carnival parade in Rijeka February 11th 2024.

As part of the finale of the 41st Rijeka Carnival, 93 groups danced through Rijeka’s Korza. 59 allegorical cars and over 9,000 masquerades showed their beautiful masks that they worked hard to make throughout the year. We could see robots, builders, barbies, postmen, vikings and numerous masks that occupied Rijeka’s Korzo with their colorfulness. 12 foreign groups from Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Montenegro, India, China and the Republic of North Macedonia also walked the route and created an international masked frenzy. Face painting and the sale of carnival souvenirs were organized for all those interested during the carnival parade. This year’s edition of the 41st International renewed carnival parade traditionally ended with the passing of the Halubaj bell ringers and the return of the City Key to Rijeka Mayor Marko Filipović. Under the direction of the Pom-F-Ri group, Pust (carnival doll – the culprit for everything bad that happened last year) was burned, which officially brought the Rijeka Carnival to end. The party continued in numerous city locations deep into the night, where the real masquerade madness lasted until the morning hours.

Photos and videos of the International Carnival Parade of the Rijeka Carnival have toured and will tour the world, spreading the message of friendship and positive energy that ruled the center of Rijeka on Sunday. Those who participated in the parade and watched the most beautiful carnival live, will carry the memory of its 41st edition in their hearts and pass on their experiences and love for the carnival to generations to come.

We congratulate the employees of the Rijeka Tourist Board who were the main organizers of the 41st Rijeka Carnival, as well as everyone else who organized numerous accompanying events. They enabled us to enjoy 4 days of carnival events that we will remember for a very long time. Dear friends, thank you very much for your warm hospitality.

Josip Silov, International FECC Vice-president

41. KARNEVAL U RIJECI – Hrvatska, 9.-11.02.2024.

Riječki karneval izrastao je na mesopusnoj tradiciji primorske regije. Rijedak je spoj

različitih karnevalskih tradicija: stoljetnih domaćih karnevalskih običaja uz utjecaj venecijanskih i austrijskih karnevalskih posebnosti. Svojom dugogodišnjom tradicijom i utjecajem na društvenu zajednicu, Riječki karneval najveći je i najpoznatiji javni događaj na području Kvarnera te u novije vrijeme najprepoznatljiviji dio imidža samog grada Rijeke.

Njegove veličanstvene povorke: Dječja i Velika međunarodna povorka, te brojni i raznovrsni sadržaji čine ga jednim od najposebnijih karnevala u Europi i najznačajnijim mesopusnim događajem u Hrvatskoj. Karneval je, kao takav, prepoznat i izvan granica Hrvatske te je tako uvršten na listu 500 najvažnijih zbivanja u Europi (Top 500 European Events), dok ga je Sunday Times uvrstio među 24 najegzotičnija događaja na svijetu. Nadalje, 2008. godine Riječki karneval i Dubrovačke ljetne igre uvršteni su u knjigu „501

događaj koji morate posjetiti“, a 2010. godine Turističkoj zajednici grada Rijeke dodijeljeno je

prestižno priznanje ZLATNO TURISTIČKO SRCE kao organizatoru Riječkog karnevala, najbolje turističke manifestacije Jugoistočne Europe u 2009. godini. Također, u 2018. godini Riječkom karnevalu je dodijeljena nagrada Simply the best u kategoriji Manifestacije – tematska događanja višednevnog trajanja za kreativnost, inovativnost, razvoj i unapređenje turističke ponude koji na podlozi tradicije i običaja lokalne zajednice, kroz različite programe oblikuju jedinstvenu nacionalnu manifestaciju koja značajno obogaćuje hrvatsku turističku ponudu.

Riječki karneval je glavni adut za vrijeme predsezone, a za vrijeme održavanja

manifestacija, ne samo Rijeka i Opatija već i šira regija, bilježe odlične rezultate u sklopu svojih aktivnosti, a sve temeljem Riječkog karnevala i programa koji se održava pod zajedničkim imenom.

Riječki karneval je kulturna baština Hrvatske, jak turistički adut grada Rijeke, zabavno –

sportska i kulturna manifestacija omiljena od strane građana svih generacija i interesa. Riječki je karneval jedinstven i doživljava se osobno jer se priprema s ljubavlju.

Za Riječane karneval nije samo maska na licu – to je način života, to je peto riječko

godišnje doba!

Šest stoljeća duga karnevalska tradicija u gradu Rijeci u sklopu programa Riječkog

karnevala obilježava se nizom prigodnih programa. Riječki karneval tradicionalno započinje s

blagdanom sv. Antona, 17. siječnja i traje sve do Pepelnice ili „čiste srijede“ 14.veljaće (pomični blagdan). Brojni programi ovogodišnjeg Riječkog karnevala u nešto manje od mjesec dana jednostavno su proletjeli, ali svakako ostavili svakome da uživa u manifestacijama po svojem guštu, a bilo je svega – od izbora kraljice karnevala, karnevalskih izložbi, sporta (maškarano boćanje, run Mololongo, carnival snowboard session), koncerata, pjesme, maškaranih plesova, karaoke i piđama partija, dječjih reduta i povorka, kazališnih predstava do humanitarnih događanja. Humanitarno srce Riječkog karnevala i ove godine zasjalo je u čak sedam humanitarnih akcija u koju je uključena posljednja izložba Foto studija Kurti-„Nasmiješena lica Riječkog karnevala“. Noć krinolina na Brodu Marina u svojem 12. izdanju prikupljala je sredstva za Udrugu UZOR koja vodi sigurnu kuću u Rijeci, a toj udruzi namijenjena su i sredstva sa Humanitarnog karnevalskog gala party u Guvernerovoj palači, na kojem su se okupili mnogi uglednici i diplomati. U Vatrogasnom domu Vežica održano je tradicionalno dobrovoljno darivanje krvi, a Karnevalska udruga Čiket organizirala je dvije humanitarne zabave od kojih su sva prikupljena sredstva donirana udruzi oboljelih od leukemije i limfoma iz Čakovca. Udruženje obrtnika Rijeke i VJ Primorski j.d.o.o. u suradnji s Rotary klubom Rijeka ponovno je organiziralo dvije najfinije humanitarne akcije u sklopu Riječkog karnevala. Maškarana jota prodavala se u korist Udruge Svjetionik, a maneštra za Udrugu Down sindrom – Rijeka 21.

Na završni vikend u Rijeku su doputovali gosti i posjetitelji iz cijeloga svijeta.

12. Noć krinolina na Brodu Marina 09.02.2024.

Noć krinolina organizira Karnevalska udruga Veseli Oldtimeri i održava se zahvaljujući suradnji s Botelom Marina, odnosno s Andrejem Kušetom i Jelenom Grubelić Kušeta, a pod pokroviteljstvom Primorsko-goranske županije i Turističke zajednice grada Rijeka.

Na Botelu Marina ove godine okupilo se mnoštvo karnevalista i prijatelja karnevala iz čak 11 zemalja svijeta: Italije, Švedske, Njemačke, Austrije, Slovenije, Srbije, Crne Gore, Sjeverne Makedonije, Bosne i Hercegovine, USA i Hrvatske, toliko da je velika paluba počela biti premalena. Balu su nazočili predstavnici Primorsko-goranske županije i to 5 pročelnica na čelu sa zamjenicom župana Marinom Medarić, Turističke zajednice grada Rijeke na čelu sa direktorom Petrom Škarpa, članovi Federacije Europskih karnevalskih gradova i to 5 članova Izvršnog odbora i jedan senator na čelu s predsjednikom Larsom Algellom, predsjednica Riječke udruge karnevalista Maja Stepančić, Meštar Riječkog karnevala Sandi Pribanić i njegova ovogodišnja kraljica Sara Đukić, počasni Meštar Toni Škrobonja sa suprugom i dvije predhodne kraljice, legerdarna klaunica Karmelino, a kapetani i dame iz Šibenske udruge kapetana doveli su posebnu gošću Suzanne Schreiner iz Miamija, Predsjednik FECC-a Lars Algell, uz pozdrave svima nazočnima i čestitke organizatorima, dodijelio je predsjednici Đurđici Margetić i Jeleni Grubelić-Kušeta male medalje FECC-a.

Humanitarni karnevalski gala party 10.02.2024.

U Pomorskom i povijesnom muzeju Hrvatskog primorja Rijeka, u subotu, 10. veljače 2024. godine održao se je Humanitarni karnevalski gala party, u organizaciji Grada Rijeke, Rotary kluba Rijeka – Sveti Vid, uz podršku Turističke zajednice grada Rijeke i Pomorskog i povijesnog muzeja Hrvatskog primorja. Ovaj bal je homage vremenu kada su gospoda dolazila u kočijama iz Beča, Pešte, Venecije… i Rijeka je tada bila centar karnevalskih zbivanja u Europi. Prekrasni ambijent Guvernerove palače i ove je godine ugostio brojne uglednike, veleposlanike i konzule, predstavnike naših gradova prijatelja, Federacije evropskih karnevalskih gradova te poznata lica iz javnog života grada i drugi uvaženi gosti koji su mogli osjetiti našu tradiciju, druželjubivost, ljepotu, eleganciju i humanost. Sav prihod bit će doniran u humanitarne svrhe neprofitnoj Udruzi Uzor koja vodi sklonište i savjetovalište za žene i djecu žrtve nasilja.

Odaziv na bal ove je godine bio rekordan. Tako su došli veleposlanici i predstavnici diplomatskog zbora u Hrvatskoj: Riza Poda, Veleposlanstvo Albanije, Richard Mason Rodgers, Veleposlanstvo Australije, Anar Imanov, Veleposlanstvo Azerbajdžana, Ayman Tharawt Amin Abdel Aziz, Veleposlanstvo Egipta, Fabien Guillaume Edmond Fieschi, Veleposlanstvo Francuske, Raj Kumar Srivastava, Veleposlanstvo Indije, Suwartini Wirta, Veleposlanstvo Indonezije, Jesica Eve Blitt, Veleposlanstvo Kanade, Hong Sung-wook, Veleposlanstvo Republike Koreje, Eduardas Borisovas, Veleposlanstvo Litve, Kennedy Bin Mayong Onon, Veleposlanstvo Malezije, Charlotte van Baak McCulloch, Veleposlanstvo Nizozemske, Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, Veleposlanstvo Norveške, Paweł Czerwiński, Veleposlanstvo Poljske, Nathalie Rayes, Veleposlanstvo SAD-a, Simon Derek Thomas, Veleposlanstvo Ujedinjene Kraljevine Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske, Jun Goto, treći tajnik u Veleposlanstvu Japana, Zhiquan Xu, drugi tajnik u Veleposlanstvu NR Kine. Da će doći na bal najavili su i predstavnici gradova prijatelja: Nikola Đurašković, gradonačelnik Cetinja i Mirko Stanić, predsjednik Skupštine Prijestonice Cetinje; Albert Käuflein, zamjenik gradonačelnika Karlsruhea; Ivana Stijelja iz Rostocka, Hakan Temel i Katharina Schlicht iz Neussa, Erika Bertazzo, Silvia Bottaro i Beatrice Picelli iz Estea, Andrea Fabbri, zamjenik gradonačelnika Faenze i Davide Agresti, pročelnik te Zijad Lugavić, gradonačelnik Tuzle kao i Lars Algell predsjednik Federacije europskih karnevalskih gradova. Gala partyju su prisustovali i neizostavni meštar Sandi Pribanić i Kraljica Riječkog karnevala Sara Đukić.

Goste su biranim riječima pozdravili gradonačelnik Rijeke Marko Filipović i predsjednik Rotary kluba Rijeka – Sv.Vid Kristijan Zulle. Za glazbeni dio programa bila je zadužena grupa Cubismo, poznata svim ljubiteljima salse i latino jazza te plesači iz Plesne Škole Dansel Elija Bašana, a voditeljski par bili su Lena Stojiljković i Dražen Zima.

Prijem gradonačelnika Marka Filipovića u salonu Grada Rijeke 11.02.2024.

Uoči 41. Međunarodne karnevalske povorke, gradonačelnik Rijeke Marko Filipović sa zamjenicima Sandrom Krpan i Goranom Palčevskim, direktorom Turističke zajednice grada Rijeke Petrom Škarpom, Meštrom Sandijem Pribanićem i kraljicom Riječkog karnevala Sarom Đukić susreo se s predstavnicima Federacije Europskih karnevalskih gradova, te maškaranih grupa iz inozemstva i iz raznih dijelova Hrvatske koji će, nakon ovoga susreta, uz grupe iz Primorsko-goranske županije, sudjelovati u Međunarodnoj karnevalskoj povorci.

Gradonačelnik Filipović zahvalio se svim predstavnicima gostujućih karnevalskih grupa te Federacije europskih karnevalskih gradova (FECC) što prepoznaju Rijeku kao prijestolnicu karnevala, što diljem Hrvatske i u inozemstvu promoviraju Riječki karneval i sudjeluju u njegovanju karnevalske tradicije. U ime karnevalskih grupa na gostoprimstvu zahvalila se Liljana Garbati iz Karnevalske udruge Polantana iz Kaštel Kambelovca. „Ponosni smo što i ovu godinu dolazimo s našim ludostima da svi zajedno uživamo“, kazala je Garbati. U ime svih članova FECC-a predsjednik Lars Algell iz Švedske zahvalio se na toplom gostoprimstvu te gradonačelniku Filipoviću uručio memorijalnu plaketu FECC-a i veliku medalju FECC-a. Istu medalju uručio je i direktoru Turističke zajednice grada Rijeke Petru Škarpi. Uslijedila je razmjena poklona i prigodnih suvenira.

41. Velika međunarodna karnevalska povorka u Rijeci 11.02.2024.

U sklopu finala 41. Riječkog karnevala, riječkim Korzom proplesale su 93 grupe. 59 alegorijskih kola i preko 9.000 maškara pokazalo je njihove predivne maske koji su vrijedno izrađivali tijekom cijele godine. Mogli smo vidjeti robote, građevinare, barbike, poštare, vikinge i brojne maske koje su svojim šarenilom okupirale riječki Korzo. Trasom je prošetalo i 12 inozemnih grupa iz Italije, Slovenije, Mađarske, Crne Gore, Indije, Kine i Republike Sjeverne Makedonije te su stvorile međunarodno maškarano ludilo. Za sve zainteresirane za vrijeme održavanja karnevalske povorke bilo je organizirano oslikavanje lica i prodaja karnevalskih suvenira. Ovogodišnje izdanje 41. Međunarodne obnovljene karnevalske povorke tradicionalno je završilo prolaskom Halubajskih zvončara i vraćanjem ključa Grada gradonačelniku Rijeke Marku Filipoviću. U režiji grupe Pom-F-Ri i ove godine je spaljen Pust čime je Riječki karneval službeno priveden kraju, a zabava se nastavila na brojnim gradskim lokacijama duboko u noć. Pravo maškarano ludilo trajalo do jutarnjih sati.

Fotografije i snimke Međunarodne karnevalske povorke Riječkog karnevala obišle su i obilazit će svijet šireći poruku prijateljstva i pozitivne energije koja je u nedjelju vladala centrom Rijeke. Oni koji su sudjelovali u povorci i pratili najljepšu karnevalsku priredbu uživo, uspomenu na njeno 41. izdanje nosit će u srcu te doživljaje i ljubav prema karnevalu prenositi generacijama koje dolaze.

Čestitamo djelatnicima Turističke zajednice Rijeka koji su bili glavni organizatori 41. Riječkog karnevala, ali i svima ostalima koji su organizirali brojna popratna događanja. Omogučili su nam da 4 dana uživamo u karnevalskim manifestacijama koje ćemo pamtiti vrlo dugo. Dragi prijatelji, veliko vam hvala na toplom gostoprimstvu.

Josip Silov, međunarodni FECC potpredsjednik

Report from the 8th International carnival ( Srakarski Fašnik ) in Sračinec – Croatia January 26th-28th 2024

The municipality of Sračinec is located north-west of the city of Varaždin and is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Croatia. It consists of two places: Sračinec and Svibovec Podravski. This year, the 8th International Sracar Carnival took place in Sračinec. The main organizer is the Black Magpie Masquerade Association (Udruga maškara Črna sraka) from Sračinec, and the Municipality of Sračinec is involved as financial, technical and organizational support of this project.

This year, the International Srakar carnival attracted about fifty carnival groups and numerous guest members of the Federation of European Carnival Cities from Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Croatia, with more than 1,100 masked participants.

The two-day program of the Srakarski Fašnik attracted many locals as well as visitors from Croatia and neighboring countries.

The organizers have prepared a two-day program this year as well:

Friday – January 26th 2024 – In the morning hours, the carnival flag was raised in front of the Sračinec Cultural Center, and the mayor of the Sračinec Municipality, Božidar Novoselec, handed over the keys to the masquerades. The key was taken by the president of the Black Magpie Masquerade Association, Slobodan Droždek, who is also the leader and manager of the Srakar carnival. With that, the masquerades took over power in Sračinec. The Mayor of the Municipality of Sračinec, Božidar Novoselec, said on that occasion: “Simply, we are proud of our carnival! Thank you to everyone who will parade our Sračinec tomorrow, I wish all the guests and FECC members a warm welcome, and we invite all the locals to come out to the streets and celebrate together with the masquerades.”

In the afternoon, two exhibitions were opened in the hall of the House of Culture. The first exhibition “Traditional Masks of Europe” with a collection of 92 exhibits representing 62 carnival regions from 22 European countries was prepared by the married couple Nikola and Marina Vrančić from Grobnik near Rijeka. They are the proud authors and owners of a unique collection of authentic replicas of traditional European masks. Each doll is about 50 cm tall and is handmade down to the smallest detail, in which a lot of time and effort, and most of all love, was invested. Also, it is important to emphasize that each miniature is different and special, and some parts of the clothes are made from worn parts of clothes that they wore but also collected on numerous tours around Europe. Also, they try to stick to the rule that parts of the equipment must be made of the same materials as the original masks. The author of the second exhibition “Carnival photos from Europe” is Slovenian photographer Janko Levanič from Ptuj, otherwise a member of the Federation of European Carnival Cities.

Saturday – January 27th 2024 – As part of the eighth annual Srakar carnival, members of the Federation of European Carnival Cities visited the County Palace in Varaždin. The happy and dear guests were received by the prefect of Varaždin County Anđelko Stričak, and the director of the Tourist Board Goran Mališ. “I congratulate the organizers on another successfully organized carnival and I wish everyone a good and happy gathering. Srakar’s Carnival certainly belongs to our tourist attractions that attract more and more guests and visitors every year. The participants will certainly contribute to the attractiveness of the carnival with their colorful costumes and varied choreography¨ – said the prefect. The host of the reception was informed about the program itself by the Mayor of Sračinec Božidar Novoselec and the President of the Municipal Council of Sračinec Krunoslav Lukačić. On behalf of all the guests, Josip Silov, vice president of the Federation of European Carnival Cities, addressed the hosts and pointed out, “I am extremely glad that this year we are also participating in the Srakar Carnival, which has become recognizable throughout Croatia and Europe in recent years. Fašnik is very well organized and always has a great atmosphere. The organizers should definitely be thanked for their work in preserving traditions and carnival customs. I thank the prefect for the reception and express my great pleasure that we had the opportunity to see the new Visitor Center in Varaždin.” As a memento, the prefect Anđelko Stričak received a FECC badge, and the chief organizer of the carnival, Slobodan Drožđek, president of the Črna sraka Sračinec Masquerade Association, received a small FECC medal. . Slobodan Drožđek thanked the hosts for the reception, support and promotion and invited everyone to Sračinec to see the two carnival exhibitions and participate in the carnival parade.

The start of the 8th International Carnival Parade in Sračinec was marked by the bandits of the association KUM Maruševec. The parade was led by Black Magpie from the eponymous association of carnival hosts, the mayor, the president of the Municipal Council and members of the Federation of European Carnival Cities. A cheerful carnival parade took over the streets of Sračinec. A large number of locals and visitors enjoyed the excellent masks, varied costumes and imaginative choreography. Numerous groups of different bell ringers from Slovenia and Croatia chased away the clouds and winter so that sports planes and paragliders could fly above the carnival participants. Special praise goes to the Association of Veterans of the Homeland War and the firefighters from Svibovec Podravski who worked to secure the parade, as well as the fishermen and members of the Sračinec Svibovec Pensioners’ Association who prepared food and refreshments for all the guests for two days. Everyone felt welcome.

Both evenings ended in the carnival tent where the hosts and guests enjoyed the musical programs prepared by the hosts.

We would like to thank the hosts for their warm hospitality and congratulate them on the excellent organization of the 8th International Srakar Festival.

Josip Silov.

International FECC vice-president

Izvješće sa 8. Međunarodnog Srakarskog fašnika u Sračincu – Hrvatska 26.-28.01.2024.

Općina Sračinec smještena je sjeverno-zapadno od grada Varaždina i jedna je od najgušće naseljenih općina u Hrvatskoj. Čine ju dva mjesta: Sračinec i Svibovec Podravski. U Sračincu se ove godine održao 8. Međunarodni Srakarski fašnik. Glavni organizator je Udruga maškara Črna sraka iz Sračinca, a Općina Sračinec uključuje se kao financijska, tehnička i organizacijska podrška ovog projekta.

Ove godine Međunarodni Srakarski fašnik privukao je oko pedesetak karnevalskih skupina i brojne goste članove Federacije Europskih karnevalskih gradova iz Slovenije, Bosne i Hercegovine, Sjeverne Makedonije i Hrvatske, s više od 1100 maskiranih sudionika.

Dvodnevni program Srakarskog fašnika, privukao je mnogobrojne mještane ali i posjetitelje iz Hrvatske i susjednih zemalja.

Organizatori su i ove godine pripremili dvodnevni program:

Petak 26.01.2024. – U jutarnjim satima ispred Doma kulture Sračinec podignuta je karnevalska zastava, a načelnik Općine Sračinec Božidar Novoselec predao je ključeve Općine maškarama. Ključ je preuzeo predsjednik Udruge maškara Črna sraka Slobodan Droždek koji je ujedno voditelj i menadžer Srakarskog karnevala. Načelnik Općine Sračinec Božidar Novoselec tom je prigodom istaknuo: „Jednostavno, ponosni smo na naš fašnik!. Hvala svima koji će sutra prodefilirati našim Sračincem, svim gostima članovima FECC-a želim srdačnu dobrodošlicu, a sve mještane pozivamo da iziđu na ulice i vesele se zajedno s maškarama.“ Time su maškare preuzele vlast u Sračincu.

Poslijepodne su u dvorani Doma kulture otvorene dvije izložbe. Prvu izložbu “Tradicijske maske Europe” sa kolekcijom od 92 eksponata koje predstavljaju 62 karnevalska kraja iz 22 Europske zemlje pripremili su bračni par Nikola i Marina Vrančić iz Grobnika pokraj Rijeke. Oni su ponosni autori i vlasnici jedinstvene kolekcije autentičnih replika tradicijskih maski Europe. Svaka je lutka visine oko 50 cm i do najmanjih detalja, ručni rad, u koji je uloženo jako puno vremena i truda, a najviše ljubavi. Također, važno je naglasiti kako je svaka minijatura različita i posebna, a pojedini dijelovi odjeće izrađeni su od iznošenih dijelova odjeće koju su nosili ali i skupljali na brojnim gostovanjima širom Europe. Također, nastoje se držati pravila da dijelovi opreme moraju biti od identičnih materijala kao i kod originalnih maski. Autor druge izložbe „Karnevalske fotografije iz Europe“ je slovenski fotograf Janko Levanič iz Ptuja, inače član Federacije Europskih karnevalskih gradova.

Subota 27.01.2024. – U sklopu održavanja osmog po redu Srakarskog fašnika Županijsku su palaču u Varaždinu i ove godine posjetili članovi Federacije europskih karnevalskih gradova. Vesele i drage goste primio je župan Varaždinske županije Anđelko Stričak, a uz njega je prijemu nazočio i direktor Turističke zajednice Goran Mališ. „Čestitam organizatorima na još jednom uspješno organiziranom fašniku te svima želim dobro i veselo druženje. Srakarski fašnik svakako spada u naše turističke sadržaje koji svake godine privlače sve više gostiju i posjetitelja. Sudionici će svojim šarenim kostimima i raznolikim koreografijama svakako doprinijeti atraktivnosti fašnika¨ – rekao je župan. O samome programu domaćine prijema su informirali načelnik Općine Sračinec Božidar Novoselec te predsjednik Općinskog vijeća Općine Sračinec Krunoslav Lukačić. U ime svih gostiju, domaćinima se obratio Josip Silov, potpredsjednik Federacije Europskilh karnevalskih gradova i istaknuo „Iznimno mi je drago da i ove godine sudjelujemo na Srakarskom fašniku koji je posljednjih godina, postao prepoznatljiv diljem Hrvatske, ali i Europe. Fašnik je jako dobro organiziran i uvijek vlada odlična atmosfera. Organizatorima svakako treba zahvaliti na radu oko očuvanja tradicije i pokladnih običaja. Zahvaljujem se županu na prijemu te izražavam veliko zadovoljstvo što smo imali prilike razgledati novi Centar za posjetitelje u Varaždinu.“ Za uspomenu župan Anđelko Stričak je dobio značku FECC-a, a glavni organizator fašnika Slobodan Drožđek, predsjednik Udruge maškara Črna sraka Sračinec malu medalju FECC-a. Zahvalivši se domaćinima na prijemu Slobodan Drožđek pozvao svih u Sračinec na dvije karnevalske izložbe i karnevalsku povorku te se zahvalio Varaždinskoj županiji i Turističkoj zajednici na podršci i promociji.

Start 8. Međunarodne karnevalske povorke u Sračincu označili su kuburaši udruge KUM Maruševec. Kolonu je vodila Črna sraka iz istoimene udruge domaćina fašnika, načelnik, predsjednik Općinskog vijeća i članovi Federacije Europskih karnevalskih gradova. Vesela karnevalska povorka preuzela je ulice Sračinca. Velik broj mještana i posjetitelja uživali su u odličnim maskama, raznolikim kostimima i maštovitim koreografijama. Brojne grupe različitih zvončara iz Slovenije i Hrvatske otjerali su oblake i zimu pa su iznad karnevalista mogli letjeti sportski avioni i paraglajderi. Posebna pohvala ide Udruzi veterana domovinskog rata i vatrogascima iz Svibovca Podravskog koji su radili na osiguranju povorke kao i ribičima i članicama Udruge umirovljenika Sračinec Svibovec koji su dva dana pripremali hranu i okrepu za sve goste. Svatko se osjećao dobrodošao.

Obje večeri završile su u karnevalskom šatoru gdje su domaćini i gosti uživali u glazbenim programima koje su domaćini pripremili.

Zahvaljujemo domaćinima na toplom gostoprimstvu i čestitamo na sjajnoj organizaciji 8. Međunarodnog Srakarskog fašnika.

Josip Silov,

Međunarodni FECC potpredsjednik

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13th International Frog Carnival in Ivanić-Grad – Croatia June, from 2nd- 4th 2023

On Saturday, June 3rd, a large international parade of the 13th International Frog Carnival was held in Ivanić-Grad. 19 carnival groups from Croatia and Slovenia took part with around three hundred participants.. The carnival took place as part of the Ivanić-Grad City Day. This year, the carnival had slightly fewer participants, but it still took place in a good atmosphere with a lot of joy, fun and variety. Honorary guests of the carnival were: from Slovenija General Secretary of FECC Mr. Branko Brumen, 18th Prince of Ptuj Hinko Šoštarić with his wife, and FECC members from Croatia Đurđica and Ivan Margetić from Rijeka, Sandra and Goran Fabac from Višnjan and Željko Posilović as a representative of the City Ivanić-Grada, and Janko Levanič, FECC member and official videographer from Slovenia.

The co-organizer of the carnival was the Tourist Board, and the sponsor was Ivanić Grad.

To all the participants in the parade and all the visitors, the Frog Carnival Association would like to thank from the bottom of our hearts.

See you at the 14th Frog Carnival 2024.

President of the Frog Carnival Association and head of the carnival

Katica Miljan

U subotu 03.06.2023. godine održana je velika međunarodna povorka 13. Žabarskog međunarodnog karnevala u Ivanić-Gradu na kojem je sudjelovalo 19. Skupina iz Hrvatske i Slovenije sa oko tristo sudionika. Karneval se održao u sklopu Dana grada Ivanić-Grada. Ove godine karneval je bio sa nešto manje sudionika, ali je ipak prošao u dobrom ozračju s puno veselja, zabave i raznolikosti. Počasni gosti karnevala bili su: Generalni sekretar FECC-a gospodin Branko Brumen, 18. Ptujski princ Hinko Šoštarić sa suprugom, te članovi FECC-a Đurđica i Ivan Margetić iz Rijeke, Sandra i Goran Fabac iz Višnjana, Željko Posilović kao predstavnik Grada Ivanić-Grada, te Janko Levanič, član FECC-a i službeni snimatelj iz Slovenije.

Suorganizator karnevala bila je Turistička zajednica, a pokrovitelj Ivanić Grad.

Svim sudionicima u povorci i svim posjetiteljima, Karnevalska udruga Žaba od sveg srca zahvaljuje.

Vidimo se na 14. Žabarskom karnevalu.

Predsjednica Karnevalske udruge Žaba i voditeljica karnevala

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Report from the 40th Rijeka Carnival. February 17th-20th 2023.

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Report from the 210th International Donjokaštela Carnival

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ONE SPECIAL CARNIVAL STORY AND GOOD WORK BY THE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN CARNIVAL CITIES

MAJUR, Croatia 03.06.2022.

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New members

Category A

1.City Senj.

They have a great carnival tradition, and organize winter traditional carnival 362 years and summer tourist carnival 49 years and also many carnival events. The carnival is organized by the Tourist Organization with the support of the City of Senj. The host of the carnival is Ivan Prpić, director of the Center for Culture. In addition, they attend many carnivals throughout Croatia and abroud. They were one of the first FECC members from Croatia. After a long break, they renew their membership.

2.2 Kaštela Tourist Board

They have a great carnival tradition, and have been organizing carnival events and a satirical carnival since 1813. In addition, they attend many carnivals throughout Croatia and abroud. The carnival is organized by the Tourist Organization with the support of the City of Kaštela. The director of the tourist office is Nada Maršić.

Category C

Carnival Kaštela Association “Poklade”

They were one of the first FECC members from Croatia. After a long break, they renew their membership. They are co-organizers of the big and children’s carnival in Kaštela.2

Category D

1. Ratko Baretić – Rijeka has been a member of category A for 18 years as a member of the Governing Board of the City of Rijeka Tourism Organization and participated in the work of many of our FECC Conventions.

2. Goran Fabac – Fabci, Višnjan is a member of the carnival group and works in organizing the carnival in Višnjan as well as in the preparation of the new carnival in Poreč. His wish is to preserve the tradition of masking in Istria.

We marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of FECC Croatia in 2020 in Rijeka.

Branka Renko – Silov, secretary FECC Croatia

Members in pictures, better than a long speech.

Category A.