Informations about Croatia

Many events in the history of humanity fade thereafter in forgets, but others, leave their indelible marks so that the whole world sees. There is more than 350 years, the Croats launch such an influential occurrence. Although started at the 17th century in a small area on the Adriatic coast, the consequences of this event are always much obvious more the world. 600 million people now carry the omnipresent symbol of Croatia around their necks, close to their hearts.
Did you know that Croatia is the country of mother of the tie?

In its book, the Great History of the Tie (Flamarion, Paris, 1994), François Chaille indicates to us about the aspect of this article of the clothing and how it became with the mode. "... Around the year 1635, approximately six thousand soldiers and knights came to Paris to give in their support the King Louis XIII and cardinal Richelieu. Among them were a great number of Croatian mercenaries carried out by a prohibition, or viceroy Croatian.

The traditional equipment of these Croats awoke the interest because of the not very common and picturesque scarves distinctive attached about their necks. The scarves were made various fabrics, extending from the rough material for the common soldiers, with cotton and silk ends for leaders. This “Croatian model” elegant is immediately enamouré the French, who were enchanted by the new article of the clothing, which had been previously unknown in Europe.

For the valiant French leaders in the war of thirty-year, the advantage of the Croatian scarf of neck was its enviable practical character. Contrary to the collar of lace which had white and carefully to be starched kept, the scarf simply and loosely was attached around the neck without need for any additional care. Just like elegant that the stiff and high collars, the new scarves were less awkward, easier to carry and remained obvious under the soldats' deeply, of long hair.

Around the year 1650, during the reign of Louis XIV, the Croatian scarf was accepted in France, especially in front of the court, where military ornaments were admired much. The expression with the mode, “Croatian of”, soon transformed into a new French word, which exists always today: tie of. This innovation symbolized the size of the culture and elegance. On his return towards England of the exile, Charles II brought with him this new word of mode. Over the next ten years, this fashion novelty spread across Europe, have well have across the colonies one the unintermitting American… “

For this time at the 17th century, the derivatives of the croata of word have been present in many languages, (C. - with-D., English, German, French, Portuguese, Italian), meaning the scarf or the tie. It follows whereas Croatia is the country of mother of the tie, because France is the country of mother of the raised mode, Brésil of the coffee, Switzerland of cheese and the watches, Portugal of left wine etc
For those which seek an authentic Croatian tie, all the roads lead to Zagreb.

Maraskino - does a difficult liquor have to resist
You will wish to have a really authentic memory and which will recall you at the last days Zadar has? We recommend the Maraskino liquor to you whose taste and odor maintain the secrecies of the miraculous morello cherries “maraska”, cultivated close to Zadar. The stony ground, the red ground, much of sun and the wind “will bura” - are principal facts that the flavour of the liquor, which was transported in the boats with 17th and 18th centuries of Zadar towards all the parts of the world, that is to say exceptional.
Many eminent people had with pleasure drunk this Maraskino liquor, which is appreciated in particular at the court of England. It is known that the king George IV had sent these warships to take liquor cases and same the Victoria queen had not been able to resist the taste of this delicious drink. Napolen Bonaparte and its Generals celebrated their victories with the Maraskino liquor.

The pen “Penkalo” - the true Croatian invention
Slavoljub Penkala, one of the inventories most known in Europe, made its first pen in world in 1906 and the first pen has feather in 1907. Today, the pen “Penkala” is the Croatian original memory, which testifies to the industrial, of craft industry and cultural importance of Zagreb, at the beginning of the XXe century. At that time it, Zagreb was the industrial center of the tools has to write and the open factory has Zagreb exported its products everywhere in the world: Riga has, has Lawow, has Wien, has Paris, has London, has New York, has Los Angeles and same A Tokio and Singapore. Between the years 1914 and 1926, this factory was one of largest in the world.
The very known Parisian graphic designer Rafael Barda said that this pen “Penkala” is not only the Croatian memory but the European memory too. Each pen is a single memory, has its job number and the certificate in Croatian and twelve world languages.

Morcić - the traditional jewels of Rijeka
One of the single memories which will point out the tourists has their stay has Rijeka, in Kvarner and in Croatia, supposedly “morcić is also the traditional jewel”. It is for the majority the earrings decorated with the head with a black which carries the turban, although this same head with the turban appears on the pins, rings, needles for the ties and on the collars. It has to believe that this small morcić had magic forces and according to the legend, the women had begun it to carry to remember it the victory against the Turks at the 16th century.
The skilful hands of the jewellers has Rijeka made the design of these gravitational jewels for reasonable prices, which became, gradually the essential part of the collection of each woman. At the end of the 19th century, when this small black with the turban was worn like decoration on the various types of jewels, the morcić became the luxurious and expensive jewels, intended for the upper classes of the company.

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