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52nd Vinkovci Autumn Festival sees folklore troupes walking in procession

Author: Roberta Mlinarić

ZAGREB, Sept 17 (Hina) - Around 4,000 members of some 80 folklore troupes from Croatia and abroad on Sunday walked in procession through the streets of Vinkovci as part of the 52nd edition of the Vinkovci Autumn Festival, held once a year in that eastern Croatian town.

President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who attended the event, said that the festival in Vinkovci was an exceptional cultural event that had preserved the Croatian language, culture and customs also in times when that was not easy, "when there were those who tried to eradicate both our songs and our language, and sometimes our very identity."

The festival started on September 8 and ends today, with the procession of folklore troupes which attracted about 10,000 visitors.

The first edition of the Vinkovci Autumn Festival was held in 1966.

(Hina) rml

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