Hrvatski
Opening of the exhibition "Let's not forget to congratulate/Collection of postcards and greeting cards"
On Wednesday, 01.05.2019. the traditional event Ophodi Jure zeleni was held. The program itself was preceded by the presentation of the exhibition and catalog Let's not forget to congratulate - Collection of postcards and greeting cards. The director of the Museum of Croatian Zagorje, Nadica Jagarčec, the head of the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec, Tatjana Brlek, the acting head of the Department for Ethnographic and Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture, Mladen Kuhar, and the author of the exhibition, Anita Paun-Gadža, addressed those present.
In the continuation of the program, customs related to the worship of St. George are presented. The custom of the procession of jurjaš has great significance for the inhabitants of Hrvatski Zagorje, and the reason lies in the fact that St. George is the patron saint of our region. Jurjev customs in the territory of NW Croatia have the property of cultural property and are on the list of protected intangible cultural property of the Republic of Croatia, and this year the tours were marked with the commemoration of 50 years of registration of the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec in the register of cultural monuments of the 1st category.
Jurjaši visited the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec, gave gifts to the hosts with green twigs, and in return they received gifts: eggs, bacon, homemade sausages and wine..This year, in addition to the traditional patrols of the jurjaš performed by the Ethno Association "Zipka" under the name Jura zeleni, the program also presented Jurjev customs through a stage presentation called Zeleni Jura in the Zagorje region performed by the Zabok Ensemble. According to tradition, the program ended with the lighting of the Jurjev bonfire with songs and dancing, and then with a tasting of the traditional dish of chirps.