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Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik
Εορτασμός του Αγίου Βλασίου, προστάτη του Ντούμπροβνικ
day that is dedicated to Dubrovnik's patron saint, Saint Blaise
Dubrovnik · Croatia
🗓️ When?
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📍 Where?
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
ℹ️ Details
- Website
- festa.hr
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik is a festivity organized on February 3 continuously since the year 972 AD in the City of Dubrovnik, Croatia on the occasion of the celebration of Saint Blaise's day. The festivity is based on the legend of the appearance of St. Blaise, who helped the people of Dubrovnik in defending their town against the Republic of Venice. It is attended by many people, including residents of the city, surrounding areas, other parts of Croatia, and neighboring countries, tourists, and representatives of state and local authorities of the Roman Catholic Church. It was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009. Festivity is also the Day of the City of Dubrovnik.
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