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International Folklore Festival in Zagreb 2014 dedicated to the region of Medjimurje in Croatian north

Posted on July 12, 2014September 7, 2026 by Nenad N. Bach and Darko Žubrinić

Foreign folklore groups from Belgium, Egypt, Irak, Italy, Canada, Columbia, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia

Croatian dance from Međimurje on the north-west of Croatia, from the village of Sveta Marija (St. Mary).
Međimurje has beuatiful, tender, poetic songs. We offer you to listen to Croatian folk song “Vuprem oči“,
superbly interpreted by a French choir Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs de Lambres lez Douai, directed by Mr. Jérôme Cupelli:


Chapeau!

 
48. Međunarodna smotra folklora:
Međimurska baština, regije na hrvatskom sjeveru

48. Međunarodna smotra folklora u Zagrebu, 16.-20. srpnja 2014., osobitu pozornost posvećuje folkloru i drugoj baštini Međimurja, najsjevernijeg dijela Hrvatske. Na Smotri sudjeluju i odabrana folklorna društva iz drugih krajeva Hrvatske, Međimurci koji žive u Ljubljani i folklorni ansambli iz udaljenijih stranih zemalja. Uz Smotru na pozornicama održavaju se i izložbe, plesne i glazbene radionice te koncerti tradicijske (pučke) crkvene glazbe i etnoglazbe. Zagrebačka Međunarodna smotra folklora je festivalska priredba nacionalnog značenja jer afirmira specifične vrijednosti nacionalne kulture, ali i jednakovrijednog zavičajnog plesnog, glazbenog, jezičnog i običajnog izražavanja te vrijednosti svjetske kulturne baštine.
 
48th International Folklore Festival:
the heritage of Međimurje, a region on Croatian North

The 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, 16-20 July 2014, is dedicated to the folklore and heritage of Međimurje, the northernmost part of Croatia. Participants of the Festival also include folklore groups from other parts of Croatia, as well as groups coming from distant foreign countries. Stage performances will be complemented by exhibitions, dance and music workshops, as well as traditional church music and world music concerts. International Folklore Festival in Zagreb is an event of national significance, since it valorizes specific aspects of national culture, as well as regional dances, music, languages, and customs, but also the cultural heritage from around the world.


Picturesque costumes from the village of Duboševica in Slavonia, from Baranja near the Danube river, on Croatian north-east.

 
Sudionici iz Hrvatske / Participants from Croatia
Međimurska županija / Međimurje county

  • ČAKOVEC / Kulturno-umjetnička udruga “Veseli Međimurci“ Jelena Tisaj i Neven Kolarić
  • ČAKOVEC / Ženska vokalna skupina Pjevačkog zbora “Josip Štolcer Slavenski“
  • DOMAŠINEC / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo „Domašinec“ Cecilija Merkač Hudopisk
  • DONJA DUBRAVA / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Seljačka sloga“
  • DONJI KRALJEVEC / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo općine Donji Kraljevec
  • DONJI VIDOVEC / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Donji Vidovec“ Alojz Nestić
  • GARDINOVEC / Udruga građana “Gardruža“
  • GORIČAN / Hrvatsko kulturnoumjetničko društvo “Goričan“
  • KOTORIBA / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Kotoriba“
  • MALA SUBOTICA / Kulturnoumjetnička udruga “Zvon“ župne zajednice Mala Subotica
  • MIHOVLJAN / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Mihovljan“
  • NEDELIŠĆE / Kulturno-umjetnička udruga “Seljačka sloga”
  • OREHOVICA / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Fijolica“
  • PODTUREN / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Podturen“
  • PRELOG / Kulturna udruga “Seljačka sloga“
  • SELNICA / Udruga “Pikač“
  • STRAHONINEC / Pjevački zbor Strahoninec
  • SVETA MARIJA / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Ivan Mustač – Kantor“
  • ŠTRIGOVA / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Sv. Jeronim“
  • TURČIŠĆE / Kulturno-umjetnička udruga “Lafra“
  • VRATIŠINEC / Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Vinko Žganec”
  • ZASADBREG / Kulturno-umjetnička udruga “Zasadbreg“

Crkveni pjevači / Church singers

  • ČAKOVEC / Mješoviti CPZ župe Sv. Nikole Biskupa
  • PODTUREN / Ženski CPZ župe Sv. Martina Biskupa
  • SVETA MARIJA / Mješoviti CPZ Sv. Cecilija župe UBDM
  • SVETI JURAJ NA BREGU / Kvintet Horvat, župa Sv. Jurja Mučenika
  • ŠTRIGOVA / Mješoviti CPZ župe Sv. Marije Magdalene

Ostali sudionici iz Hrvatske / Other participants from Croatia

  • DUBOŠEVICA / Osječko-baranjska županija Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Mladi Šokci“
  • KUPINA / Brodsko-posavska županija Kulturno-umjetničko društvo “Kupina“
  • ZEMUNIK / Zadarska županija Kulturnoumjetničko društvo “Sveta Kata“

Sudionici iz inozemstva / Foregin participants

  • BELGIJA / Hasselt (Flandrija) Folklorna skupina “De Boezeroenen“
  • EGIPAT / Egyptian National Folklore Troupe
  • IRAK / Sulaimaniya (Kurdistan) Glazbeni ansambl “Payiz”
  • ITALIJA / Casamazzagno Folklorna skupina “I Legar”
  • KANADA / Mississauga (Ontario) Hrvatska župna folklorna grupa “Sljeme“
  • KANADA / Edmonton (Alberta) Ukrajinski plesači “Viter”
  • KANADA / Selkirk (Manitoba) Ukrajinski plesni ansambl “Troyanda”
  • KOLUMBIJA / Santiago de Cali Folklorna fondacija “Colombia”
  • MAĐARSKA / Salgotarjan Plesna folklorna skupina Nógrád
  • MAKEDONIJA / Çegran (Čergane) Albansko kulturno društvo “Jahi Hasani”
  • SLOVAČKA / Detva Folklorna skupina “Detva“
  • SLOVENIJA / Ljubljana Međimursko folklorno društvo

More detailed information: International Folklore Festiva, Zagreb


Croatian and Maori XMAS in New Zealand
TARARA

From the village of Štrigova in Međimurje. There is an old local tradition that St. Jerome was born in Štrigova.
Representatives of the village of Mihovljan, on the north of the Croatian captial Zagreb.
A dance from Mala Subotica, a village in Međimurje.
Croatian folklore group from the village of Kupina from Slavonija, south-east of Croatia, near the Sava river.
Mrs. Cecilija Merkač Hudopisk from Domašinec in Međimurje, in her traditional dress.
Singers from the twon of Čakovec in Međimurje.
Totally different dresses, singing and folk dances from Zemunik, near the city of Zadar on Croatian south.
All the photos are from  the Internatinal Folklore Festival, Zagreb.

Another fantastic folklore festival in Croatia – in Đakovo:


47. Đakovački vezovi, 2013, with special guests from New Zealand – TARARA
A more detailed report about their spectacular appearances in Croatia will follow soon.

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