Zvončari
Sign in to saveZvončari ("bellmen") is the characteristic folk custom maintained in the region around Rijeka, west Croatia. It was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
Key facts
- Clothing type.name
- Zvončari
- Clothing type.image_file
- File:Grobnički dondolaši (group).jpg
- Clothing type.caption
- Zvončari at the Rijeka Carnival
- Clothing type.location
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Croatia
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 00243
- Intangible heritage.Region
- ENA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2009
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 4th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Zvončari ("bellmen") is the characteristic folk custom maintained in the region around Rijeka, west Croatia. It was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
The custom dates to Slavic pagan antiquity and remains typical for this region. The primary task of Zvončari is to scare away evil spirits of winter and to stir up a new spring-time cycle. During the Rijeka Carnival, Zvončari march from village to village throughout the region, following the same centuries-old route, making an extraordinary amount of noise, fueled in part by the wine provided by the locals' en route.