BOSNIA: KRALJEVA SUTJESKA CATHOLIC MONASTERY COMES UNDER FIRE
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A Catholic monastery has come under fire in Bosnia as simmering tensions again erupt.
There's local speculation the rocket grenade attack could be linked to next week's visit to Bosnia by Pope John Paul.
Three explosions damaged the facade and shattered windows of a medieval Franciscan monastery about 55 miles north of Sarajevo late on Saturday night.
Since early March, at least three Catholic churches and two Muslim mosques have been damaged in attacks in Bosnia.
Kraljeva Sutjeska monastery - north of the capital Sarajevo - came under attack from three rocket grenades late Saturday night.
Nobody was injured at the time of the incident, but damage was caused to the walls and windows of the monastery.
The Superior of the monastery Simic Slavko said that Bosnian police arrived at the scene very soon after the attack and conducted an investigation along with U-N police.
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As you see yesterday night at half past eleven three grenades have fallen. Two of them fell behind the monastery and they didn't make any damage and one of them has fallen just here in this wall, and as you can see all windows are damaged. Glass is broken, we have about 40 windows.
SUPER CAPTION: Simic Slavko, Superior of the monastery
There are no suspects at present but residents of Kraljeva Sutjeska are connecting it with the Pope's visit to Bosnia next week.
Preparations for the Pope's visit on April 12 are proceeding in Sarajevo - where security will be tight in the still ethnically and religiously divided city
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Villagers celebrate Christmas just as their ancestors did 500 years ago
Forget Christmas shopping or luxury ski holidays, in a small Bosnian village, occupants still keep to the same festive traditions as their ancestors.
They celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ as their relatives did some five-hundred years ago.
The bells are ringing out in the Roman Catholic monastery of Kraljeva Sutjeska, remotely placed among the mountains of central Bosnia.
It was once the centre of Bosnia's medieval kingdom, home to two dynasties of kings and queens during the 14th and 15th centuries.
Franciscan priests brought faith and Roman Catholic traditions here during the 9th century and spread them far and wide.
It's remained almost unchanged ever since.
Traditional clothing and jewellery from medieval times is still worn by the village's residents.
Christmas prayers start around a month before the actual day, locals dress up to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus as tradition dictates.
But there's no shopping sprees here or a rush to make holiday bookings, just ancient traditions kept in the hearts and minds of the villagers.
Here in this Franciscan church, they celebrate the life of the Bosnian Queen, Katarina Kosaca - she transformed the whole region during her 15th century rule.
A dedicated Roman Catholic, Katarina, left all her land to the Vatican and died in Rome in 1478. Soon after she was beatified by the church.
Franciscans arrived here at a very early stage and we still keep the same tradition in Bosnia Hercegovina, especially our Christmas tradition, says priest Stjepan Duvnjak, who calls himself the 'keeper of historic and cultural treasure' of Kraljeva Sutjeska.
These Christmas traditions here are in fact very simple and through these traditions we can see the simplicity of Bethlehem.
One ancient tradition here are the tattoos of crosses painted on the hands of the village's women, they date back to the time of Queen Katarina.
To show dedication and obedience to the church, all women in Kraljeva Sutjeska, at around 10-years of age are tattooed with a cross on the back of their hands.
Some residents say the tattoos were also made to distinguish between Roman Catholics and Turkish Muslims after the Ottoman Empire controlled the area that is now modern day Bosnia in the 14th century.
Retaining the traditional Christmas celebration, the people of Kraljeva Sutjeska prepare a modest and simple meal on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas Eve we make the Christmas bread, it's made only with flour and salt, and than we bake it, says Mara Bolic, a local villager who cooks for 17 members of her family.
We also make plain beans, we add just a little bit of oil and garlic and that's it, that is our dinner on Christmas Eve.
Families dress in traditional clothes, gather and pray by the table.
Simple bread and bean meals are meant to resemble those eaten by their ancestors.
But to get celebrations started, villagers gather outside the monastery and sing traditional Christmas carols and play music with traditional instruments like the Sargija - an old guitar still used in some parts of the Balkans and Turkey.
There isn't a happier day than Christmas day, reads one lyric in a song sung by Kraljeva Sutjeska women.
The clothes worn by people in the village date back hundreds of years, it's all kept in the family and passed down from generation to generation.
Women from Kraljeva Sutjeska parish wear these traditional clothes only on Christmas, we all dress up nicely, we bring the sargija (folk version of an old guitar) and violin and we dance folk dances, says local villager, Nevenka Vazgec.
We sing Christmas songs, happy songs, for our soul.
Famed for their clothes and necklaces made of pure gold sovereigns, Kraljeva Sutjeska women are especially proud of their dress on Christmas day.
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Bosnian voters don folk costumes to take part in election
(7 Oct 2018) In small village in central Bosnia that once was the home to the country's kings, women keep the tradition alive by donning folk costumes on important days.
It was so on election day on Sunday when the women of Kraljeva Sutjeska (king's canyon) turned out to vote dressed in traditional village dresses and black head scarves that date back centuries.
We want to show our folk clothes, we want to keep it (tradition) alive, said Nevenka Vazgec, 62.
As long as I live the clothes will live.
Home to a Catholic monastery, an old mosque and a fortress, the village is listed as one of the tourism attractions in Bosnia.
But it has not escaped the fate of many other rural places which have virtually emptied since the 1992-95 war.
Out of 12,000 pre-war residents only 1,000 remain in the village now.
The women say they still hope people will return and revive the village despite the hardship of everyday life in Bosnia.
Ana Komso, 57, lamented that now everyone is gone.
Our children are gone. I wish my children were here, she said. I would be really happy if my children came back home.
Tens of thousands of Bosnians have left to look for a better life elsewhere because of unemployment and lack of hope.
Divisive policies of nationalist politicians have held back the country's progress toward the European Union and NATO.
On Sunday, Bosnians are voting in a presidential and parliamentary election that could decide the country's future course if voters decide to turn their back to ethnic divisions and embrace change and reform.
Franciscan priest Zeljko Brkic said people are disappointed with everything politicians are doing, but they (women) hope this election will bring a better future.
You see they are singing, wearing these folk clothes, they cherish the tradition, he said.
It shows that today is actually a sort of a holiday for them. They happily come out and vote, and vote for officials whom they believe could bring better conditions.
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Kraljeva Sutjeska & Bobovac | Zračni snimci | 2014
Pogledajte Kraljevu Sutjesku i Bobovac iz zraka.
Srednjobosansko naselje Kraljeva Sutjeska smješteno je u kotlini kroz koju protječe rječica Trstionica.Na samom rubu naselja, u podnožju brda Teševa, smješten je franjevački samostan s crkvom. Kroz gotovo šest i pol stoljeća samostan je duhovno i kulturno središte toga kraja.
Bobovac je srednjovjekovni grad, u kojem je bilo sjedište bosanskih vladara, a nalazi se nedaleko od Kraljeve Sutjeske.
U blizini samostana nalaze se temelji staroga kraljevskog dvora iz vremena prije turskog osvojenja Bosne. Uz kraljevsku palaču otkriveni su i ostaci crkve (dvorske kapele), koja je po svoj prilici građena u gotičkom slogu.
Sadašnja crkva, bazilikalnog tipa u neorenesansnom slogu, izgrađena je 1906-08. prema nacrtima arhitekta Josipa Vancaša. Sa svoja dva vitka zvonika ona ide u red lijepih arhitektonskih ostvarenja. Njezinu je ponutricu oslikao Marko Antonini 1908. god. Budući da je crkva posvećena Sv. Ivanu Krstitelju, središnja je Antoninijeva slika Krštenje na rijeci Jordanu smještena u konhi apside. U kripti crkve nalazi se kameni sarkofag iz 15. stoljeća, za koga se donedavno smatralo da čuva posmrtne ostatke pretposljednjeg bosanskoga kralja.
Sutješki samostan vrlo je bogat kulturno-povijesnim i umjetničkim sadržajima: brojni arhivski dokumenti, dragocjene stare knjige, zbirka slika, te kovinski i tekstilni predmeti umjetničkoga obrta.
Sutješka župa brojala je 1991. 12.500 katolika (1974:10.670). Zbog ratnih događanja 1992-95. većina katolika sutješke župe je izbjegla. Povratak je slab tako da župa danas ima tek 1.840 vjernika.
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In a small village in central Bosnia that once was home to the country's kings, women keep tradition alive by donning folk costumes on important days like Sunday's election. The women of Kraljeva Sutjeska turned out to vote dressed in traditional village dresses and black head scarves, a style of dress that dates back centuries. We want to show our folk clothes, we want to keep it (tradition) alive, said Nevenka Vazgec, 62. As long as I live the clothes will live. Home to a Catholic monastery, an old mosque and a fortress, the village is considered a tourist attraction, but it has not escaped the fate of many other rural places that have virtually emptied since the 1992-95 war. Out of 12,000 pre-war residents, only 1,000 remain in the village now. The women say they still hope people will return and revive the village despite the hardship of everyday life in Bosnia. Now everyone is gone, Ana Komso, 57, lamented. Our children are gone. I wish my children were here, she said. I would be really happy if my children came back home. Tens of thousands of Bosnians have left to look for a better life elsewhere because of unemployment and lack of hope. Divisive policies of nationalist politicians have held back the country's progress toward the European Union and NATO. On Sunday, Bosnians voted in a presidential and parliamentary election in which voters may decide to turn their back to ethnic divisions and embrace change and reform. Franciscan priest Zeljko Brkic said, People are disappointed with everything politicians are doing, but they (women) hope this election will bring a better future. You see they are singing, wearing these folk clothes, they cherish the tradition, he said. They happily come out and vote for officials whom they believe could bring better conditions. ———— Jovana Gec contributed from Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Putopisi Pogar Bobovac Kraljeva Sutjeska
Kraljevski grad Bobovac, Kraljeva Sutjeska. Stolno mjesto bosanskih vladara u XIV. I XV. stoljecu - Bobovac the capital of the Bosnian Kingdom. Place that hold court of the Bosnian monarchs in the 14th and 15th century.