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If I was born in….
Just imagine, if you will, that you were born and are growing up in ANY other country on the planet! How would your life be the same? How would your life be different?
First, choose any city and country from either Asia, Australia/Pacific, Europe, Africa, Middle East, or South America. Close your eyes and point! Then explore and create! What would your life look like if you were born in… Cairo, Egypt? Edinburgh, Scotland? Lima, Peru? You decide!!
City, Country…(once you’ve chosen your country, pick a city)
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea.
Language: Croatian
Summary: Croatia extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in the northwest to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the Danube in the east; its central region is covered by the Dinara mountain range, and its southern parts extend to the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
Holidays: New Year's Day Fri, Jan 1, 2021, Epiphany Wed, Jan 6, 2021, Easter Sun, Apr 4, 2021, Easter Monday Mon, Apr 5, 2021, Labour Day Sat, May 1, 2021, Statehood Day Sun, May 30, 2021, Feast of Corpus Christi Thu, Jun 3, 2021, Anti-Fascist Struggle Day Tue, Jun 22, 2021, Victory Day Thu, Aug 5, 2021, Feast of Assumption Sun, Aug 15, 2021, All Saints' Day Mon, Nov 1, 2021, Remembrance Day for the victims of the Homeland War and Remembrance Day for the victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja Thu, Nov 18, 2021, Christmas Day Sat, Dec 25, 2021, Saint Stephen's Day Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Religion: According to 2011 Census, population of Croatia is predominantly Roman-Catholic (86.28%). Second largest religious group are Orthodox Christians (4.44%), mostly members of Serbian Orthodox Church. Other significant religious groups are also Muslims (1.47%) and Protestants (0.34%).
Equality: Legal status
Gender equality is part of Article 3 of the Constitution of Croatia. A Gender Equality Ombudsman and the Office for Gender Equality has existed since 2003. Women's suffrage was introduced when the second Yugoslavia was formed in 1945.
Music: In Croatia both pop and rock are popular, as well as pop music influenced by Dalmatian or Slavonian folk elements. Since the mid-20th century, schlager and chanson-inspired music have formed the backbone of the Croatian popular music.
Summary: Cuisine: Croatian seafood dishes include: Squid – Croatian: lignje, grilled, fried, stuffed or prepared as stew and served with polenta. Octopus salad – Croatian: salata od hobotnice; octopus can also be prepared brudet style, with red wine, or baked pod pekom. Cuttlefish risotto – Croatian: Crni rižot'
Breakfast: A 'traditional' breakfast in continental Croatia would typically consist of polenta and cornbread with lard and a sprinkling of paprika and a strong coffee. With time eggs started to get introduced and have become part of the breakfast staple as well as cold cuts and pickles.
Lunch: Well-known local Croatian traditional foods you should try on your adventures include Mljet lobster, Ston oysters, Kvarner scampi, Istrian truffles, veal and pork from Slavonia, turkey from Zagorje and Istria, Pag cheese and the Lika cheese škripavac, delicious Palacinke pancakes, extra virgin olive oil, and pumpkin.
Dinner: Squid – Croatian: lignje, grilled, fried, stuffed or prepared as stew and served with polenta. Octopus salad – Croatian: salata od hobotnice; octopus can also be prepared brudet style, with red wine, or baked pod pekom. Cuttlefish risotto – Croatian: Crni rižot' Tuna.
Snacks: Top 5 Croatian Travel Snacks Napolitanke. These flaky wafer cookies should almost be illegal for their addictiveness. Tortica. My other very favorite Croatian treat. Smoki. These are the Croatian alternative to chips and they are tasty, salty, peanut flavored, crunchy, airy, delightful puffs. Stapici. Bananko. Vic Crackers. Petit Keks. Jaffa Keks.
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