CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS IN CROATIA First primary school Vrbovec

I. osnovna škola Vrbovec, VRBOVEC, Croatia

Saint Nicholas During Advent, we celebrate Saint Nicholas Day on the 6th of December The night before St. Nicholas’s day, the children clean their boots and put them in the windows before going to sleep. In the morning, when they wake up, they are welcomed by boots full of gifts

The Krampus gives birches to naughty children St. Nicholas comes with Krampus (a boogeyman-like creature) which scares naughty children

On Christmas tree, every family went to cut down their own Christmas Tree Fathers would bring the trees into the house

Midnight Mass Exactly on midnight people go to the Midnight Mass

On Christmas Eve we decorate the whole house

FOOD

People in Croatia usually eat cabbage rolls. Carp (Šaran) Many families eat carp on Christmas

fish shrimps with vegetables On Christmas Eve people usually fast, which means they don’t eat meat

octopus and potatoes salmon

French salad octopus salad

bread cake stump

gingerbread

peaches cookies with jam

cake with poppy cake with walnuts

Christmas morning On Christmas morning, children look under the tree for presents which were left by Santa Claus.

ZAGREB (the capitol of Croatia)

DUBROVNIK

SPLIT

SAMOBOR

Sretan Boži ć i sretna nova godina We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year