Our tradition & culturethrough symbols

with different tasks

for students in class by Nada Bujas

First symbol – cravat = CroatiaFirst symbol – cravat = Croatia

ONLY

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Yes, yes… but later about…

• Dalmatian dog

• Šibenik cap

• Game called trilja

• For now – only…

CRAVAT

CRAVAT or TIE

• A cravat, symbol of culture and elegance, is associated with Croats.

• They have not actually patented it, but they spread it as an accesorry across Europe in the 17th century.

• Then it became and, to this day, remained a necessary article of clothing under the name of Croatia.

What is the histoy of the cravat

• After Turkish attacks, the Croatian Military Boreder was formed and its soldiers were an inexhaustible source for other European battlefields.

• They participated in the German Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and they were easily recognized because of the scarves around their necks, a forerunner of the cravat.

• From 1635 Croatian soldiers also served in France and in 1667 a special regiment named Royal Cravates was formed.

• Common soldiers wore scarves made of rough and crude materials and officers wore scarves made of fine cotton or silk.

Battle dress

and a kind of identification • These neck scarves were a

part of Croatian because uniforms did not exist at the time.

• It is known that the French king Louis XIV - Sun King started to wear a cravat because it was more practical and more beautiful than the starched high-lace collar the French used to wear.

• When the most powerful European king put on the cravat, a became popular.

• The court even employed a cravat-maker (cravatier) who delivered a few cravats to the king on a daily basis so he could choose the one that suited him most.

• Today cravat – part of male fashion

New fashion style

Task for students

• Every Czech student in class should try to tie a cravat to himself or to another student

• Croat students will assist and help you

Task for Czech students

Draw red-white chessboard on white thin cardboard paper (20 x 20 cm)

• Devide paper on 5 columns and rows

• Start with left uper part colored in red– Students in group needs: pencil, triangle or

ruler, red marker.