A special edition of Welcome to Dubrovnik dedicated to St. Blaise
˝The day that comes once a year˝, the Festivity of St. Blaise, has already been
celebrated for 1044 years, and this year is wholly marked by our patron because on
the occasion of the 1700th anniversary the his martyrdom, the City of Dubrovnik has
proclaimed 2016 the Year of St. Blaise. As a contribution to the celebration of the
Year of St. Blaise and inspired by the desire for our tourists and visitors to become
acquainted with all segments of the Festivity, we have published a special issue
dedicated to the importance and figure of St. Blaise in addition to the regular edition
of the magazine.
Kandelora and doves that are set free, an inspirational anthem to St Blaise, flags and
folk costumes, prelates, the secular city leaders, diplomats and politicians, throat
blessing, majestic procession of believers ... For centuries, the festival has been
unchanged, as well as the affection of inhabitants of Dubrovnik and its surrounding to
their patron St. Blaise, his character and work that is woven into all aspects of
Dubrovnik past and present. In 2009 this celebration was inscribed on UNESCO's
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.