#dalmatia

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Did I ever tell you that the part of Croatia I am from is called Dalmatia?

[whencyclopedia]

The remains of the amphitheatre of Salona (Solin, Croatia), erected in the latter half of the 2nd century (c. 170 CE). The fights in the arena could be watched by some 17,000 spectators.

[allthingseurope]

Primosten, Croatia

[unbfacts]

Roman Emperor Diocletian was the first to step down willingly. In 305 AD, he retired to the Dalmatian coast to grow vegetables, especially cabbages. When asked to return as emperor, he replied, “If you could see my cabbages, you wouldn’t ask,” and lived out his days as a gardener by the sea.

[gorskivijenac]

Božidar Novaković, Serbian man from Bukovica, Dalmatia, Croatia, 1866. Russian Ethnographic Museum in Saint Petersburg

[snowyavis]

~ A witch's soul ~

In many Balkan folk beliefs, witches, like other supernatural beings, have a soul shaped like an animal, usually a flying animal such as birds or moths. Their souls can leave the body through the mouth, roaming freely while the body sleeps.

Jandrija's soul most commonly assumes the shape of a rooster. In this form he can't use his magical powers fully, and his body is vulnerable, but he feels a lot more at peace like this. He shows his "true" form only to other witches or people he deeply trusts.

[europeposts]

Saint Domnius Cathedral, Split, Croatia: The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, known locally as the Sveti Dujam or colloquially Sveti Duje, is the Catholic cathedral in Split, Croatia. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, currently headed by Archbishop Zdenko Križić. Wikipedia

[songs-of-the-east]

Serbian Folk Costume from Vrlika, Dalmatia, Croatia

From the private collection of Igor Macura. Photographed by Siniša Trifunović. Saint Nicholas church, Turija, Diocese of Bačka, Serbian Orthodox Church. Pictured: Deacon Nenad Erkman & Tamara Erkman.