Cruising
the Adriatic |
Overseas
Adventure Travel (OAT) always includes cultural immersion activities as an important part of their tours Throughout Croatia this week people are celebrating Carnival as a prelude to Ash Wednesday and Lent |
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We were given the opportunity to participate |
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People
paraded through the streets in costumes The purpose of Carnival is to "scare away Winter and welcome Spring" |
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We
entered this group into the contest |
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The
townspeople gathered for the festivities |
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The
Mayor presented a child with the "Key to the City" |
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Several
groups performed |
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The "Mayor of Zagreb" was burned
in effigy |
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Our group had a large audience
Video of our "performance" |
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We
won a prize |
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We
displayed our awards at our next stop Doris, our local guide, was responsible for our awards Now we visited her home & farm  |
Her
strategically located farm was occupied during the 1990s Homeland Wars |
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Her
parents prepared our lunch |
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We
toured the farm |
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Donkey
Milk is a highly prized local food used for medicinal purposes |
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