DAY of the CITY of DUBROVNIK Festivity of Saint Blaise 2017

DAY OF THE CITY OF DUBROVNIK Festivity of Saint Blaise 2017

Thursday, 26 January 2017 8:00 pm ˝Klapa Festivity˝ Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik Marin Držić Theatre

Friday, 27 January 2017

9:00 pm Dubrovnik Rock Parade Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik and Klub Lazareti Lazaretto

Saturday, 28 January 2017

8:00 pm ˝Four Tenors˝ gala concert Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik Lacroma

Sunday, 29 January 2017 7:00 pm Concert: ˝Dubrovnik Opera Divas˝ Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik Church of St. Blaise

Monday, 30 January 2017 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshop ˝Ahead of the Festivity˝ - workshop on making the traditional ˝Saint Blaise Cookie˝ Organised by: DEŠA Association - Dubrovnik Lazaretto

6:00 pm Presentation of book about the worship of St. Blaise in visual representations Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik Hall of Mirrors

6:00 pm Three days of holy mass for the Saint Blaise Festivity Led by the Very Reverend Josip Barišić, Pastor of Čilipi Parish Church of St. Blaise

7:30 pm Art exhibition ˝Little St. Blaise by Josip Ivanović˝ Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik Marin Držić Theatre

Tuesday, 31 January 2017 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshop ˝Ahead of the Festivity˝ - a workshop on making the traditional dish Žrnovo macaroni Organised by: DEŠA Association - Dubrovnik Lazaretto

7:30 pm 4th scientific conference ˝Ahead of the Festivity˝ on the topic: ˝The Economy of Salvation – the Salvation of the Economy˝ Organised by: ˝Christian Social Circles˝ Association, Zagreb John Paul II Hall

Wednesday, 1 Friday 2017 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ˝Ahead of the Festivity˝ - a workshop on making the traditional dish Mljet macaroni Organised by: DEŠA Association - Dubrovnik Lazaretto

11:00 am Workshop on traditional dishes for the St. Blaise Festivity Organised by: Festa Dubrovnik, the DEŠA Association – Dubrovnik, and the Tourism and Hospitality School Restoran Mimoza

11:00 am Presentation of the magazine Welcome to Dubrovnik no. 29 for 2017 Organised by: City of Dubrovnik Tourist Board Friars Minor Monastery

5:00 pm Theatrical storytelling for children ˝Libro of St. Blaise˝ Teatar Lero Lazaretto

7:00 pm Exhibition of paintings by the artist Elias Ayoub ˝Love in Damascus˝ Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik 8:00 pm Concert for the Festivity of St. Blaise and the Day of the City of Dubrovnik Performed and organised by: the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra (concert organised in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Croatian - Austrian Society of Dubrovnik) Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Thursday, 2 Friday 2017 – CANDLEMAS

8:00 Tribute to the fallen defenders of the City of Dubrovnik Organised by: City of Dubrovnik Memorial at the Boninovo Cemetery

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Humanitarian event ˝Bitter Orange Days˝ Organised by: DEŠA Association – Dubrovnik and Dubrovačka naranča (Eng: ˝Dubrovnik Orange˝) Luža

12:00 pm Presentation of the preliminary program of the 68th Dubrovnik Summer Festival Organised by: Dubrovnik Summer Festival Festival Palace

1:00 pm Wine Festivity Festa Dubrovnik, Chamber of Economy of Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and Chamber of Trades and Crafts of Dubrovnik-Neretva County City Café (Gradska kavana)

2:45 pm Parade of the City of Dubrovnik Marching Band and performance with the Cathedral Choir Stradun

3:00 pm The Banner of St. Blaise gathers the city standards In front of the Church of St. Blaise

3:30 pm Opening Ceremony of the Festivity of St. Blaise In front of the Church of St. Blaise

5:30 pm Celebratory Evening Mass and Concert Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

7:00 pm ˝Candlemas Dinner˝ Fort Revelin

Friday, 3 Friday 2017

6:00 am Patriotic hymn with the ringing of the city bells, music, and muskets Platoon of Dubrovnik Musketeers Great Pier in the Old City harbour

7:00 am First mass in the Church of St. Blaise, parade of Grand Masters, musketeers, city band, and standard bearers to Ploče Church of St. Blaise - the city standards are joined by banners from the east of the City, and together they go to Pile to wait for the banners from the west side of the City - at Pile the banners are waved in honour of St. Blaise and they enter the City; heading towards the Cathedral the standard bearers salute the patron saint’s church

7:00 am Patriotic Hymn Organised by: the City of Dubrovnik Marching Band Stradun

10:00 am CELEBRATORY LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Led by His Excellency Egidije Ivan Živković, Ph.D., the Bishop of Eisenstadt in Burgenland, Austria In front of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Mass is followed by the CELEBRATORY PROCESSION THROUGH THE CITY

1:00 pm Banquet in honour of St. Blaise (traditional dirty macaroni, doughnuts, and a glass of wine) Luža

3:30 pm Banner men greet the Cathedral, bishops and Grand Masters In front of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

4:00 pm Tombola (Eng: ˝raffle˝) In front of Luža

Saturday, 4 Friday 2017

9:00 am X. International Chess Tournament ˝Dubrovnik Open 2017˝ Organised by: Chess Club ˝Dubrovnik˝ Hotel Petka

Sunday, 5 Friday 2017

8:00 am gathering of banners and pilgrims In front of the Church of St. Blaise and walk to Gorica

9:00 am Celebration of St. Blaise at Gorica, holy mass Gorica of St. Blaise

12:00 pm Return of standard bearers to the City, lowering of the banner of St. Blaise, raising of the national flag, and holy mass with which the Festivity of St. Blaise for 2017 officially ends. In front of the Church of St. Blaise