Senj Summer Carnival Cover Image

Senjski Ljetni karneval
Senj Summer Carnival

Author(s): Sanja Schneider
Contributor(s): Sanja Kalapoš Gašparac (Translator)
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Tourism
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: Senj; Summer Carnival; tourism; heritage;

Summary/Abstract: The paper shows the history of the Summer Carnival of Senj, and is primarily based on the author’s own fieldwork research. The carnival was founded in 1976, and had its peak in year 2000. Although designed to be a tourist attraction, the Summer Carnival can thank its existence to the hundred-year-old carnival heritage, especially evident from the saturnalia component of the Carnival.

  • Issue Year: 32/2002
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 75-99
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Croatian