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Bol Carnival has a long tradition and popularity.

It is similar to other carnivals in Dalmatia but the masks, the messages in the parade, the verdict at the end - everything is mostly for local audience and understanding.

On Shrove Tuesday locals have the parade, than the reading of the sins and mistakes in Bol but the verdict goes to the creature responsible for all the unpleasant events that took place in the previous year. This creature is in Bol called Jure Karnavol. Locals burn him at the end and continue the carnival with food - famous Pašticada - music and party.

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It is said that the carnival originates from the time of the Roman Empire when all the Adriatic sea coastline was a part of that same Roman Empire. Though the customs have been changed significantly from that time, one thing has stayed the same & that is the carnival "motto" - "Everything is allowed during the carnival festival!"

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It begins each year on 6th January (Epiphany) and ends on the night before Ash Wednesday, on which a Fašnik - which symbolically represents all of the vices of the year past - is burned.
This creature is called Fašnik in Northern Croatia, Krnjo in Dalmatia and Pust in Primorje.

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The carnival in the port city of Rijeka is the largest and most famous Croatian carnival and has a long tradition. Festivities begin each year with the coronation of the freshly crowned prince and princess and the handing over of the keys to the town hall and end with a children's parade.

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The carnival traditions in Split differ from those previously mentioned because masked balls that were accompanied by fireworks and in accordance with the progressive ideas of the Renaissance were organized in city palaces, libraries and the city theater.Besides entertaining activities, carnival parades on the streets, Pierrots, harlequins, and historic plays, Split was also known for luxurious celebrations and impressive lighting.

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Well-known carnival customs in the Kvarner area include the procession of Zvončari (bell ringers) of Kastav near Rijeka. Dressed in sheepskins and hidden behind animal masks, they roam the streets to welcome the spring and exorcise evil spirits. The Zvončari wear white trousers, blue and white t-shirts, a sheep skin, a red bandana and bells. Since 2009, this tradition has been included on UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Although Shrove Tuesday isn't a national holiday in Croatia, in many Croatian schools students who dress up and wear costumes to school on this day are exempt from oral examinations!

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The carnival in Dubrovnik dates back to the 14th century. Since at that time masks were banned, people wore national costume instead. At the beginning of the 20th century social differences were very visible: while the aristocrats held their masked balls in palaces, the commoners celebrated on the streets below.

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We wish you an unforgettable carnival season, perhaps in a carnival parade in Croatia! 

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We wish you an unforgettable carnival season, perhaps in a carnival parade in Croatia! 

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Many of the foods traditionally enjoyed during carnival are made of the ingredients forbidden during lent, such as fat, eggs and meat.

Particularly popular savoury foods are pork and bacon and the most popular sweet food is the traditional, decorated doughnut.

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During the carnival days, the town streets are filled with complete carefree joy, thousands of masks conceal laughter and merry songs. On the other hand, not everything is so carefree - uncertainty goes on until the Fašnik, or rather the Prince of the Carnival, is put to trial, which is the central event of the carnival. In the main town square, a performance is staged where Fašnik, guilty of all things bad that happened in the last year, is tied. All the anger, sorrow and misery is vented upon him, and then on Shrove Thursday he is burned in a spectacular ceremony, the ancient belief being that this rids us of everything negative in the coming year. Once the Fašnik has been punished, a riotous celebration begins which should set the tone for the whole coming year

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The city of Pag on the northern Dalmatian island of the same name is the center of the carnival called "Robinja" (female slave). Pag's Robinja is a singing performance consisting of a dance with wooden axes accompanied by verse. The female slave character is played by a man dressed as a woman wearing a kerchief and accompanied by two boys. After all participants have formed an ellipse in front of the parish priest's house, a distinguished citizen's house or on the main square, the performance starts. The simple plot is based on selling the female slave. The opposing sides argue and retell past events. At the climax of the performance, the ellipse starts shrinking and the female slave escapes.