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Konavle is an agricultural region. In the past, when people lived only by their own resources, they had to live in accordance with natural cycles. They tracked the weather and followed the annual rhythm in order to be as successful as possible in producing their goods. Natural cycles determined economic activities, which in turn affected the rhythm of social events throughout the year. Festivals became the markers between the different agricultural activities. Thus, the seaso

170 years ago, on July 4, 1855, the great Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac was born in Cavtat. He is most significant for the Croatian...

Easter is the most important Christian holiday. The date varies each year and depends on the movement of the moon in the period after...

The celebration of St. Blaise (Sv. Vlaho) has been held continuously every year since 972. According to legend, that year the saint, with...

The winter period in Konavle is full of celebrations and joy, and among them Christmas is the crown of all events. In autumn, as the...

In the entire Mediterranean area, including the Balkans and beyond, there were always ways in which women styled their hair and covered...

Earrings are one of the most popular and oldest forms of jewelry in the world. They were mostly worn by women, though men occasionally...

In the heart of Konavle, in the village Mihanići, the artist Mijo Šiša Konavljanin was born in 1946. He became a visual chronicler of...

Mijo Šiša Konavljanin* (1946 – 2017) was the only self-taught Konavle folk painter. Though he is often referred to as a naïve painter, he...

Undivided family households [ 1 ] were found all over the Balkans, dating back hundreds of years. The names they used for their groups...