In all parts of Kutina, in the orchards and in the house yards, in addition to schools and public buildings, there are visible quinces. Ever since the human mind remembers, quince was part of the Kutina’s walls separating households, along with other fruit trees. Therefore, the tourist initiative was that the quince (dunja) became the symbol of Kutina, using the old name Kotonja in the connection of Kutina-Kotunja-Dunja. The family farms started producing quince jams, and tra

Ugljan hides many traditional customs, but the most interesting ones are to be found in the Association Điran, named after a favourite flower on the island. The association gathers the women and some men from Ugljan and protects the traditions of the old from this part of the island. We talk to Mrs. Ingrid and Mrs. Sjajna from Điran in the association's headquarters in Ugljan. Here they show us a typical Ugljan female folk costume. Among pictures adorning the space we notice

When someone meets Mrs Mirjana Pleše, this person for sure will learn much. This extraordinary woman is among the fans of Lokve antiques, running a NGO that tries to preserve the traditional Lokve spiritual and material culture and to revive an interest for traditional Lokve artisan crafts. The members make research projects in Lokve traditional music and instruments, famous persons from Lokve, old Lokve pictures, traditional architecture, old crafts, Lokve dialect, Lokve cus