Croatia is full of tradition as well as it is full of life, and the sixth Pula Carnival which kicked off this Saturday is no exception to that.
As Glas Istre/Danijela Basic Palkovic writes on the 8th of February, 2020, Pula’s citizens and visitors were delighted with the Pula Carnival procession that marched into the City of Pula on Saturday. Vibrant colours, thousands of masked faces, clowns, bells, trolls, superheroes, princesses and more dominated the popular Istrian city’s streets – all of them were part of the sixth Pula Carnival, which is getting better and more interesting each and every year.
The Pula Carnival is also heavily supported by numerous residents of the city who came out to watch the procession led by the Pula Majorettes and the Pula City Wind Orchestra. The procession was attended by 27 groups and almost a thousand people in masques who, owing to their apparently endless originality and creativity, evoked cheers and laughter from all those gathered.
“It’s good when the masques take over the city,” said some of the comments in reference to the Pula Carnival, and it was quite difficult to decide on whose mask was better this year. Those in masks gathered at Veli Vrh and were led by carnival master Damir Pletikos Koroman. The children were most delighted with the colourful trolls, and the already famous bell-ringers, with their distinctive dancing and ringing, justifiably received a standing ovation.
The masquerade groups included groups from Istria, Kvarner, and even neighbouring Slovenia and Italy, all of whom attracted attention with their crazy, creative and above all original costumes. Saturday was perfect for being outdoors thanks to the favourable weather conditions, so the audience was far from lacking. Many people from Pula, from the youngest to the oldest, put on masks and came to the carnival for a dose of fun.
Watch the video of the amazing Pula Carnival below:
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