International conference in Carmelite convent of St. Elijah in Busko Blato in Bosnia and Herzegovina

F. Zvonko Martić, Croatian Carmelite in the Convent of St. Elijah in Buško Blato, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.

International scientific symposium Passion as inepuisable inspiration of culture: PASSION HERITAGE OF CROATIANS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA in Carmelie Convent of St. Elijah, 26-29 May 2011 The conference has been organized by the Passion Heritage Zagreb, Croatian Carmelitan Province Zagreb, Convent – spiritual center “Carmel of St. Elijah” Buško Blato. Carmelite Convent in Buško Blato  keeps 143 completed national costumes of Croatian collected throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some of them are exhibited within the Carmelite convent on the large photos.

Opening concert at the Carmel of St Elijah in Buško Blato, 26 May 2011. Miserere nobis by maestro don Dragan Filipović has been played and sung by
Pro Musica and Gaudeamus choirs from Mostar, the Symphony Orchestra from Mostar, and by students of the Music Academy of the University of Split.

Conducted by Hari Zlodre.

The concert was held in the church of St Elijah on the left.

Jozo Čikeš, president of Pasionska baština (Passion Heritage society, Zagreb) and f. Zvonko Martić from the St. Elijah convent in Buško Blato.
Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.


The lectures by Slobodan Lang and Adalbert Rebić have not been delivered due to their absence.

Selected lectures Marija Šeremešić: Doprinos karmelićana o. Ladislava Markovića i o. Ivana Keravina kulturi hrvatskog naroda Sombora i okolice [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_marija_seremesic-4.mp3"] Zvonko Martić: Crkveno pučko pjevanje korizmeno uskrsnog vremena u Bosni i Hercegovini [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_zvonko_martic_crkveno_pucko_pjevanje-4.mp3"] Marko Tokić: Pasionska baština u usmenoj književnosti u okolici Tomislavgrada [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_marko_tokic-4.mp3"] Ana Pintarić: Stjepan Tomić, Bosna koje nema – interpretacija [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_ana_pintaric_ff_osijek-4.mp3"] Franc Križnar: Moj pogled na više od desetgodišnju suradnju s Udrugom Pasionska baština Hrvatske… [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_franc_kriznar-4.mp3"] Hrvojka Mihanović Salopek: Marijanska svetišta južne Hrvatske [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_hrvojka_mihanovic_salopek-4.mp3"] Vesna Svaguša: Preferencijalna opcija za siromahe [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_vesna_svagusa_kap_dobrote-4.mp3"] Jozo Čikeš: Nacionalno i društveno [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_jozo_cikes_pasionska_bastina-4.mp3"] Damir Tadić: Uspon i stradanje hrvatskog gradskog stanovništva u Livnu u Drugom svjetskom ratu [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_damir_tadic_livno-4.mp3"] Vido Bagur: Etnografska istraživanja tradicijske kulture Hrvata u BiH: susreti s ljudima i njihovim patnjama [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_vido_bagur_etnografska_istrazivanja-4.mp3"] Smiljana Šunde: Tito na Trgu Bana Josipa Jelačića ljeta Gospodnjega 2011. [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_smiljana_sunde_krug_za_trg-4.mp3"] Stipe Tadić: Caru carevo, Bogu Božje [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_stipe_tadic_inst_pilar_zg-4.mp3"] Stjepan Pepeljnjak [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato0_stjepan_pepeljnjak-4.mp3"] Interview with Mrs. Marta Vidić [MP3] from the village of Vidovice near Orašje, B&H singing her song Kad je Isus u mom srcu [MP3] (When Jesus is in my heart)

Flying rev. Zvonko Martić… Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.

Darko Žubrinić, Zdravka Bušić, Vesna Svaguša (of Kap Dobrote – Drop of Goodness) and Smiljana Šunde (newspaper-woman of Croatian Radio and publicist).
Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.

Vido Bagur delivered a talk about ethnographic research of traditional culture of Croatians in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zdravka Bušić, behind her Stipe Tadić

Stipe Tadić and Jozo Čikeš. Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.

Zvonko Martić, Ana Pintarić (dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Osijek), and Darko Žubrinić. Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.


Jozo Čikeš, celebrating 20 years of existence of Pasionska baština (Passion Heritage Society) in Zagreb, founded in 1992. Photo by Tomislav Pintarić.

Darko Žubrinić and Hrvojka Mihanović-Salopek

Darko Žubrinić and Marija Šeremešić from Bački Monoštor

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Croatian national costumes from the village of Uzdol

Discussing details with rev. Zvonko Martić. Breathaking view to the lake of Buško blato.

Program of the concert in Carmelite convent of St. Eliah in Buško Blato,
dedicated to traditional church singing of Lenten chants from various parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A few examples of traditional Croatian church singing in B&H Pjevačka skupina iz Kreševa [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato2_kconcert_kresevo-4.mp3"] Pjevačka skupina iz Luga i Brankovića u okolici Žepča [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato2_koncert_zepce_lug_brankovici-4.mp3"] Pjevačka skupina iz Kupresa [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato2_koncert_kupres_finale-4.mp3"]

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Croatian national costumes from the town of Kreševo in central Bosnia.
With Franciscan convents of Kraljeva Sutiska and Fojnica, the Kreševo convent is the most famous in B&H.

Croatian national costume from the region of Orašje, villages of Bok and Vidovice

Singers from Lug and Brankovići near the town of Žepče

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Dr. Stjepan Pepeljnjak, distinguished Croatian microbiologist, a member of Passion Heritage Society from Croatia’s capital Zagreb,
 attantively follows the concert. The Mostar TV and Sarajevo TV registered the whole event with their cameras.

F. Zvonko Martić with Mrs. Marta Vidić from the village of Vidovice near Orašje, north-east of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mrs. Marta is a living encyclopedia of old chants and verses, and also a talented poet.

Dancing kolo (circular dance): native dancers with a few scientists from Zagreb

Breakfast, before the morning Sunday Mass.
Fantastic Croatian national costumes from Bosanska Posavina on the north-east of B&H.

Dr. Stjepan Pepeljnjak in a friendly chat with majka Luce (Mother Luce) from Vidovice in Bosanska Posavina, near Orašje.
She has lost her husban and child during the Serbian agression on Croatia and B&H.

Awaiting the beginning of morning Sunday Mass in Buško Blato.
An interesting view to traditional Croatian poculice covering heads of women.
Singing original church songs: Faljen Isus, Majko naša [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato1_misa_orasje_faljen_isus_majko_nasa-4.mp3"],
Zdravo Tijelo Isusovo, u jaslice položeno [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato1_misa_orasje_zdravo_tijelo_isusovo_u_jaslice_polozeno-4.mp3"]

Singing after the Sunday mass.


Moj dragane sa onoga svijeta, javi mi se priko Interneta!
Blago onom ko se s nama druži, život mu je i ljepši i duži! [audio src="https://croatia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/busko_blato1_orasje_javi_mi_se_priko_interneta1-4.mp3"]




Croatian women in central Bosnia tattoo their hands even today. This is centuries old tradition.

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Spirituality of Croatians in Bosnia and Herzegovina.






The statue of St. Eliah near the Carmelite convent in Buško Blato.
The above 5 photos taken by Tomislav Pintarić from the city of Osijek.

On the way back to Zagreb, near the Croatian pre-Romanesque church of Sv. Spas from the 9th century, between the towns of Kijevo and Knin.


Participants of the conference.

The spring of Cetina river is one of the most beautiful springs in Croatia. It is about 1.5km from the church of Sv. Spas.

A view from the other side. The spring is about 385 m deep.

Crystal clear, drinkable water – one of the greatest natural values of Croatia.