A Deeper Understanding of Croatia’s Culture
Summary of article:
In this article, many cultural aspects of Croatia and Croatian people were introduced and touched upon. It talks about how Croatia, which is located in Southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea, is a country filled with people varying from mainly Croats, to Serbs, Hungarians, and Gypsies. Some things which are mentioned in the article are how Croatian people go about their life and some of the cultural, more traditional, things they do. Such as, meeting someone for the first time and how to be a guest by offering the homeowner flowers or chocolates and making sure to greet them with a handshake, eye contact, and verbal greeting. That's not all, it also covers topics such as traditional proposes, end of life celebrations, and lastly talks about how their culture is evolving and modernizing,
In this article, many cultural aspects of Croatia and Croatian people were introduced and touched upon. It talks about how Croatia, which is located in Southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea, is a country filled with people varying from mainly Croats, to Serbs, Hungarians, and Gypsies. Some things which are mentioned in the article are how Croatian people go about their life and some of the cultural, more traditional, things they do. Such as, meeting someone for the first time and how to be a guest by offering the homeowner flowers or chocolates and making sure to greet them with a handshake, eye contact, and verbal greeting. That's not all, it also covers topics such as traditional proposes, end of life celebrations, and lastly talks about how their culture is evolving and modernizing,
My observations:
Some things of which I observed and had some thoughts on are how traditional Croatian culture still is. With all the modern things coming into the world, many cultures have evolved very extremely and to the point where their entire traditional culture is only read in books. Reading this article made it seem as though if you were to go to Croatia, you would experience that "whole new country" old world feel since they do incorporate so much of their traditional culture. I can even clarify that it is true, since my mom's parents are 100% Croatian, living in America, they still visit their home and ell me all about it. Croatia is still very traditional considering how modern the world id becoming. Their culture may still be evolving, but they make sure to preserve their very important traditions which I think is awesome and very important for their culture.
Relation to culture of Croatia:
This article is spot-on when it comes to relating to Croatia's culture. It pinpoints only few of the traditional culture which Croatians have but makes sure to send a very strong message relating to their culture. I think that message is that even though modernization is spreading through their country, their culture and traditions are strong enough and important enough to these people that they will fight to keep their traditions real. I think that really shows how important their culture is to them.