Shrovetide custom in Vrbica
Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage:
Date of inscription:
09/05/2014
Subdomains:
The Vrbiške šeme are a Shrovetide group consisting of white and black characters wearing leather masks, with the most distinctive figures being the white and black hunter. On Shrove Sunday, they perform a silent theatre play in Vrbica, on Tuesday they go around the village collecting gifts, and on Wednesday they burn the Pust (Shrovetide figure).
The bearer of the element of the intangible cultural heritage is (1):
1. Cultural Tourism Society Vrbišće šjme.
