''Đakovački vezovi'' (, English: ''Embroideries of Đakovo'') is the biggest traditional festival in

Đakovo Đakovo (; hu, Diakovár) is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia. Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đakovo region ( hr, Đakovština ). Etymology The etymology of the name is the gr, διάκος (diákos) in Slavic form đ ...

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. The festival of ''Đakovački vezovi'' was founded in 1967, on the occasion of the international year of

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. It is considered one of the major cultural events of the whole of

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, together with '' Brodsko kolo'' and '' Vinkovačke jeseni''. The festival lasts for 2 weeks and usually ends on the first weekend of July when the main event, the

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of the

folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...

groups from all parts of Croatia, takes place. These folklore groups present traditional folk costumes and perform traditional songs and dances, or even customs. There are also special parts of the program such as the horse and wedding wagon show, the races of pure-bred white

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horses from the horse-breeding centre in Ivandvor, which has been breeding horses ever since 1506, the concerts in the

Đakovo Cathedral The Đakovo Cathedral or Cathedral basilica of St. Peter ( hr, Katedrala bazilika Svetog Petra) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek in Đakovo, Croatia. Đakovo Cathedral is the biggest sacral newly built buildin ...

and the tasting of delicacies and

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s. With the rich publishing activity until the present-day it has turned into one of the largest festival of this kind in Croatia.

References

External links

About ''Đakovački vezovi'' at the official web-site of the Tourist board of Đakovo
( English)
''Radio Osijek - Đakovački vezovi''
Recurring events established in 1967 Festivals in Croatia Đakovo 1967 establishments in Yugoslavia Tourist attractions in Osijek-Baranja County Summer events in Croatia Festivals in Yugoslavia {{Croatia-stub