Croatia: Showcasing Pride in Victory Of Freedom

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inavukic

August 13, 2013

Croatian Victory & Thanksgiving Day Celebrations Cavoglave 2013 - Photo Marko Perkovic Thompson FB — Croatian Victory & Thanksgiving Day Celebrations
Cavoglave 2013 – Photo Marko Perkovic Thompson FB

Reading my previous post on the official celebration of Croatian Victory Day, Thanksgiving Day and Veteran’s Day on Monday 5 August in Knin one might easily conclude that in Croatia there is a certain wave of political manipulation designed to suffocate the joy people are entitled to express when celebrating their victory of freedom and democracy. One wouldn’t be too wrong in making such conclusions for had the Croatian politicians worked closely with various veterans’ organisations and local community bodies during the past 18 years public celebrations of 5 August would be a widespread affair throughout Croatia. The way such celebrations should be because the victory and freedom affects one and all.

But, regretfully, politicians (and some media) have often interpreted the very popular celebration of 5 August that takes place in Cavoglave/ Sibenik-Knin County as unwelcome, as nationalistic – which is simply mean. Since the government and its satellites failed miserably at encouraging people to celebrate their victory for free Croatia the people found their own way to celebrate. And all the power to them, I say.

More than 120,000 people attended the Croatian Victory Day celebrations at Cavoglave this year, which was crowned by the musical concert headed by Marko Perkovic Thompson, a most popular musician who had often been targeted by those who seem to want to kill off love for Croatia as a nationalist.

The Cavoglave celebration seems to me to be exactly what Croatia Victory Day celebrations should be in every town and village and city across Croatia. The day commenced with an early morning Mass for late president Franjo Tudjman and all the fallen and deceased veterans, then ensued parades and showcasing of folkloric groups from many areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and then came the legendary musical concert and fireworks. Congratulations to the organisers of Cavoglave celebrations, and may the spirit of true joy found there spread all over Croatia, in spite of political machinations that downplay the value of self-determination and the sacrifices made in achieving it. Ina Vukic, (Prof); B.A., M.A.Ps. (Syd)

A selection of photographs from Croatia Victory Day celebrations in Cavoglave:

Croatian Victory and Thanksgiving Day Celebration Cavoglave 2013 - Photo Marko Perkovic Thompson FB — Croatian Victory and Thanksgiving Day Celebration
Cavoglave 2013 – Photo Marko Perkovic Thompson FB

Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013 Photo: Marko Perkovic Thompson FB — Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013
Photo: Marko Perkovic Thompson FB

Cavoglave Croatian Victory Day 2013 Photo: Marko Perkovic Thompson FB — Cavoglave Croatian Victory Day 2013
Photo: Marko Perkovic Thompson FB

Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013 Photo: sibenskiportal.com — Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013
Photo: sibenskiportal.com

Cavoglave Croatian Victory Day 2013 Photo: uz-gange-i-bukaru.com — Cavoglave Croatian Victory Day 2013
Photo: uz-gange-i-bukaru.com

Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013 Photo: dalmacijanews.com — Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013
Photo: dalmacijanews.com

Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013 Mass Photo: uz-gange-i-bukaru.com — Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013 Mass
Photo: uz-gange-i-bukaru.com

Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013 Photo: index.hr — Cavoglave Croatia Victory Day 2013
Photo: index.hr

Cavoglave Croatian Victory and Thanksgiving Day 2013 Marko Perkovic Thompson singing at the concert:

Cavoglave, Croatia, Croatian Victory and Thanksgiving Day, Croatian Victory Day 2013, Franjo Tu, Marko Perkovic Thompson

42 responses to “Croatia: Showcasing Pride in Victory Of Freedom”

Lucian Bureriu

August 13, 2013

CONGRATULATIONS!

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Thank you Lucian!
  
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Jure

August 13, 2013

This is one event I’d truly love to take my kids to next year. Unfortunately we’ll be heading home a touch too early.

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Perhaps the year after Jure – it gets bigger and better and it’s fun, fun, fun – friends everywhere, I’m sure your kids would absolutely love it
  
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gpcox

August 13, 2013

I believe it is good for the morale of every country to carry on with traditions.

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Me too gpcox – if we forget the traditions of our ancestors we lose ourselves too, I think
  
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Ajaytao2010

August 13, 2013

I Nominated you for A Bunch of Awards – 13 Nominations

please choose any 3 awards out of the 13
accept it and oblige

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Thank you Ajaytao2010 – I’ll “wear” them with pride, just like I do the ones you bestowed upon me before – I managed to load them on my site with a link to you only two days ago and I’ll do it again. Did not have time to send you message about that but know: I am grateful at your gesture and generosity. Peace and love
  
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  1. Ajaytao2010
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    oh dear thank you so much my pleasure
    we are friends no thanks dear
    
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  2. inavukic
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    Friends indeed, across oceans, across the skies
    
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  3. Ajaytao2010
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    yes dear that’s the spirit
    
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prayingforoneday

August 13, 2013

Please accept
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/2-free-awards-from-a-friend/
I see Ajay has gave you the same award..

Sorry.. x lol

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Thank you Shaun – love the consideration and thought and I’ll accept gladly. I have only three days ago loaded onto my site with link to your Shine On Award you kindly sent my way couple or so weeks ago but just had no time to send you a message about it despite the fact that we exchanged comments during that time. Much appreciate and cherish your gesture, Shaun.
  
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  1. prayingforoneday
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    Take your time. please…
    Thank you for accepting..
    
    Hugs x
    
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  2. inavukic
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    🙂 Hugs back
    
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  3. prayingforoneday
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    🙂
    
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f4ischer

August 13, 2013

I love the pride and spirit. it shows even in the pictures. such joy! 🙂

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Yes, it’s nice to see. Thanks f4ischer
  
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tonyburkinshaw

August 13, 2013

Hi there,
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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Cheers, Tony
  
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prayingforoneday

August 13, 2013

MY GOD CROATIAN GIRLS ARE PRETTY…

x

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1. inavukic
  
  August 13, 2013
  
  Oh yeah! 🙂
  
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  1. prayingforoneday
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    HELL YEAH..:-)
    Wooooooooooooooo
    
    Sorry, got all American there lol
    
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  2. inavukic
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    Excitement in any language is great
    
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  3. prayingforoneday
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    Even German?
    
    Think about this now babe…x lol
    
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  4. inavukic
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    Excitement is excitement 🙂 I think just express it differently between cultures 🙂
    
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  5. prayingforoneday
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    This is true..
    Here we all put in a kilt and play bagpipes in the rain at a full moon…
    
    Buying that?
    
    lol
    
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  6. inavukic
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    🙂 🙂 🙂 Heard the rumours and tendencies to say well why not do cross ones mind 🙂
    
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  7. prayingforoneday
    
    August 13, 2013
    
    HA HA HA xx
    
    Love the humour with you, really do.. x
    
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  8. inavukic
    
    August 14, 2013
    
    Thanks Shaun – I reckon the time we spend toiling at blogging, hoping to make a difference in this world gives us such few moments of reward as in humour – lucky to posses the sense – ah, healthy minds are the ticket 🙂
    
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  9. prayingforoneday
    
    August 14, 2013
    
    HA! “The Ticket”
    We say that here also 🙂
    
    And yeah, fun 1st, life 2nd..
    
    x
    
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  10. inavukic
    
    August 14, 2013
    
    🙂
    
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  11. prayingforoneday
    
    August 14, 2013
    
    😀
    
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limseemin

August 14, 2013

Hey, me bringing surprise for u. Check it out!

“Wow” and “Thanks”

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1. inavukic
  
  August 14, 2013
  
  Thank you limseemin, will gladly add the award to my site. Much appreciate your kind gesture, I have added the previous Very Inspiring Blogger award with link to you from previous sessions but had no time to let you know. I will add your new one and thank you very much. Best regards, Ina
  
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koca1111s

August 14, 2013

In Knin to whistle all the children of Traitors in Croatia!

After one hour, sad Victory Day celebrations in Knin any news on Radman public television home began with the issue of Knin whistleblowers. In communications, sociologists, psychologists, political scientists, and even politicians poems treats by the dozen ‘expensive’ tv-minute central log of whether the whistleblowing premiere was justified or not, is that a huge insult to all those present defenders and political ‘elite’, because whistling is Behold, overshadowed pretty grim celebration of Victory Day …. in Knin? Even catastrophic falls Croatian rating to junk level, worrisome economic decline, then ‘government’ of production and a decline in GDP came in second place, preceded by democratic whistling intended not only to government incompetence … but wider, much wider, all Judah !
“This is the real yogurt-revolution (?) Will always be a fool (like him!, Nap. A.) and gnarled branches,” he exclaims excitedly our ‘war minister’, Fred Flintstone, Serbian-law-says of his colleagues! Yet in the end, it’s only a ‘disturbing public order and peace, “said Ostojic neo-communist” People’s Militia “and bring one 61-year-old standard whistleblowers, who will likely undergo sophisticated torture would not paid and other’ nuisance ‘! And on that same central diary Radman public TV stations ‘even a single word’ about a truly magnificent celebration that same day, Victory Day in Mark Čavoglave on which was attended by at least 120,000 young people smiling-patriots, 24 times more than in Knin. Should boo party profiteers Goran Radman, his employers from the Croatian Parliament as well as its anti-Croatian editors-robin, rigid Judah! The only thing we have over TV … learn to Čavoglave everything went fine, there was no ‘disturbing public order’ and apparently there was no law prohibited Ustasha caps so that bother our political Traitors who publicly earlier ‘blew All currency ‘our war.
http://koca111.blogspot.com/2011/10/blazeni-ivan-pavao-drugi-u-splitusolinu.html#.T6WGb-hUwZA

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Deodatta Shenai-Khatkhate

August 14, 2013

Dear inakuvic,

I have nominated you as one of the Top Five Outstanding Bloggers for “Semper Fidelis Award” – unconditionally. Please do check the link below for further details:
http://deodatusblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/nominating-top-five-outstanding-bloggers-for-the-semper-fidelis-award/

Thanks and Congrats!

-Deo

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1. inavukic
  
  August 14, 2013
  
  Thank you so very much Deo I will place it on my site with pride and link to you. Cheers
  
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  1. Deodatta Shenai-Khatkhate
    
    August 15, 2013
    
    Hvala! I appreciate your acceptance of the award, and most importantly, your encouraging support.
    
    Best Regards,
    -Deo
    
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  2. inavukic
    
    August 15, 2013
    
    🙂 love the Hvala Deo. Hvala! 🙂
    
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IdealisticRebel

August 16, 2013

I love the photos.i feel closer to my grandparents now thanks to you and you kind messages. Thank you my friend. Hugs, barbara

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1. inavukic
  
  August 17, 2013
  
  Thank you Barbara – indeed photos speak a thousand words. Hugs back to you
  
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I’m Ina

I was born in Croatia and live Australia. I have been described as a prominent figure known for my contribution to the Croatian and wider societies, particularly in the context of Croatia’s transition from communism to democracy, as well as for my many years of work as a clinical psychologist and Chief Executive Officer of government-funded services for people with disabilities, including mental health services, in Australia. In 1995, the President of the Republic of Croatia awarded me two Medals of Honor, the Homeland War Memorial Medal and the Order of the Croatian Trefoil for her special merits and her contribution to the founding of the Republic of Croatia. I have been a successful blogger since 2011 and write extensively in the English-language on issues related to Croatian current affairs and democracy, as well as the challenges Croatia faced and still faces in its transition from communism. My goal is to raise awareness of these connections and issues worldwide.

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