Festival Božićno silo, Grude
2019
[en] Christmas Feast in Grude
The Christmas Feast in Grude, organized by the Davorija association from Grude, takes place every year at the end of December. At this festival, various forms of traditional gange singing and playing of traditional musical instruments such as "diple" and "gusle" are usually presented.
The "VIII. Christmas Feast of Grude" Festival was held on December 21st, 2019. It was an international event, featuring nineteen performers from three countries.:
- guslar Jure Miloš from Grude;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda i Imotskog iz Hrvatske u sastavu Milan Škoro, Stjepan Jelić i Krešimir Bušić;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda Jure Miloš, Ivan Alpeza i Vinko Alpeza;
- narodni guslar Stevan Mišo Popović iz Nikšića iz Crne Gore;
- gangaška skupina iz Posušja Ante Grubišić, Josip Bašić, Tomislav Kovač i Jure Begić;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda i Širokog Brijega Vinko Alpeza, Blago Karačić, Ivan Grubišić i Grgo Bondža;
- guslar Ilija Proleta iz Stoca;
- ženska gangaška skupina iz Posušja i Tomislavgrada Nada Jukić, Anđa Markić, Ruža Bagarić, Celija Mašić i Luca Matić;
- diplar Nediljko Madžar iz Drniša iz Hrvatske,
- ženska gangaška skupina iz Gruda Drina Sesar, Snježana Grizelj, Anđa Prlić, Lenka Prlić;
- narodni guslar Milan Vujović iz Nikšića iz Crne Gore;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda Mate Tolić, Jure Miloš i Mile Čale;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda Mile Sesar, Mile Prlić, Srećko Spajić, Ante Boban, Smiljan Glavaš;
- guslar Mate Grubišić iz Posušja;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda Ivan Ćorluka, Jure Ćorluka, Petar Miloš;
- gangaška skupina iz Posušja Ante Grubišić, Josip Bašić, Tomislav Kovač, Jozo Penava;
- narodni guslar Kosta Plakalović iz Vučje Luke iz Crne Gore;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda i Posušja Stjepan Jelić, Jure Begić;
- gangaška skupina iz Gruda Stjepan Jelić, Goran Marić i Damir Miloš.
This festival is recognized by visitors and the wider public as a place where ENKB performances are regularly presented, ranging from traditional songs ** gange; ** playing and singing with the traditional instrument "gusle", playing on the traditional instrument ** diple.
City of Grude abound with natural, historical and cultural heritage, of which the remains of an Early Christian Church and Museum in Gorica, as well as the Adventure Park Peć-Mlini, are particularly noteworthy.
The Festival Organizer has its own website on the domain udruga-davorija.com where more information about the festival and activities of the Davorija Association can be found..
