Croatian Cultural Gazette - April 2021
(Slijedi prijevod na hrvatski)
Happy Spring! It is so lovely to see the sunshine after such a long and gloomy winter.
1. CROFEST AND OTHER EVENTS
Since the pandemic restrictions continue to impact how we congregate and communicate, we are unable to host CROfest 2021. However, we are hopeful that we will re-launch CROfest in 2022.
Our folklore group Zagreb was also unable to travel (for the second year in a row) to attend the Croatian Canadian Folklore Federation West (CCFFW) festival. The event that was supposed to have been held in Edmonton in 2020 and rescheduled to 2021 was cancelled. We anticipate a return to normal next year.
2. CROATIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL PROGRAM
During this past year, we launched four Croatian language classes—introductory, beginners, intermediate, and advanced. A total of 30 adult learners attend the classes, which will run until June 2021.
Thank you to our instructors, Ivan Hrgovich, Josipa Stojković, Stanka Koren, and Mary Čolak for their dedication and support. However, CCSV extends a very special thank you to Ivan Hrgovich for his many years of Croatian language teaching in our community and sometimes being the only instructor to carry the school. Ivan was also instrumental in researching and implementing the use of the school’s Croatian language textbooks that are currently used in our classrooms.
If you are interested in becoming a Croatian language instructor, please contact us for more information (info@ccsv.ca). We are always looking for qualified teachers.
Our language program is currently supported through Croatian grants, which allow us to pay a small stipend to our teachers and cover other school expenses.
Our next language class intake is in October 2021, so if you or someone you know is interested in learning (or re-learning) Croatian, now is the time to register! You can do so at https://ccsv.ca/class-registration.
Through a joint effort of CCSV’s Mary Čolak and Ana Bačić, Croatian Language Program Coordinator in Canada, CCSV is working on developing and implementing Croatian language broadly in British Columbia. This is a very exciting initiative that, if successful, will see students of Croatian language earning credit toward their provincial studies. We will keep you posted about our progress.
3. FOLKLORE AND CROATIA GRANT
In anticipation of in-person gatherings again, Croatia has approved 70.000 kn (about $14,000) in funding for CCSV to purchase new folklore costumes for our group, Zagreb. The slated costumes are from the Turopolje region, which will be highlighted at our next CROfest and CCFFW festival in 2022.
If you would like to join our folklore group—either as a dancer or musician—now is the time to register. Please contact info@ccsv.ca for more information.
Our folklore dance instructor, Suzi Matković and folklore music director, Hrvoje Kegalj look forward to expanding the group!
4. SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISING!
In anticipation of CROfest 2021, Suzana Hedji, on behalf of CCSV, prepared sour cabbage heads for cabbage rolls (price: $10 for small, $15 for large).
Stephanie Kalabrić also still has some Croatian Dessert cookbooks for sale (author: Andrea Pisac) (price: $55 per book).
Please consider purchasing cabbage heads and cookbooks to show your support for CCSV and our work in promoting Croatian culture in the broader Victoria and Vancouver Island communities.
Contact info@ccsv.ca for more information or to place your order.
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Sretno Vam proljeće! Tako je lijepo vidjeti sunce nakon duge i tmurne zime.
1. CROFEST I OSTALA DOGAĐANJA
Budući da ograničenja zbog pandemije i dalje utječu na način na koji se okupljamo i komuniciramo, ove godine nismo bili u mogućnosti održati CROfest. Međutim, nadamo se da ćemo ga ponovno pokrenuti 2022. godine.
Radi pandemije, naša folklorna skupina Zagreb nije mogla otputovati (drugu godinu zaredom) na festival Hrvatskog kanadskog folklornog saveza (CCFFW) u Edmonton 2020 i 2021. godine. Očekujemo povratak u normalu sljedeće godine.
2. PROGRAM HRVATSKOG JEZIKA
Tijekom prošle godine pokrenuli smo četiri razreda hrvatskog jezika—uvodni, početni, srednji i napredni. Ukupno 30 odraslih učenika pohađa nastavu koja će trajati do lipnja 2021. godine.
Hvala našim učiteljima—Ivanu Hrgovichu, Josipi Stojković, Stanki Koren i Mary Čolak—na njihovoj predanosti i podršci. Međutim, HKDV upućuje posebnu zahvalnost Ivanu Hrgovichu za njegovo dugogodišnje podučavanje hrvatskoga jezika u našoj zajednici, a ponekad je bio i jedini instruktor koji je nosio teret škole. Ivan je također pronašao udžbenike hrvatskoga jezika koji se trenutno koriste u našim učionicama.
Ako ste zainteresirani da budete učitelj hrvatskog jezika, kontaktirajte nas na info@ccsv.ca. Uvijek tražimo kvalificirane učitelje.
Naš program hrvatskog jezika ima potporu Hrvatske države koja nam omogućuje da nagrađujemo naše učitelje i kupujemo školski pribor.
Sljedeća nastava hrvatskog jezika je u listopadu 2021, pa ako ste vi ili netko koga znate zainteresirani za učenje hrvatskog jezika, molimo vas da se registrirate na https://ccsv.ca/class-registration. Sada je vrijeme za registraciju!
U ime HKDV, Mary Čolak surađuje s Anom Bačić, koordinator hrvatske nastave u Canadi. Također, surađujemo s Veleposlanstvom u Ottawi da bih poboljšali učenje hrvatskog jezika u našoj provinciji i Canadi. Ovo je vrlo uzbudljiva inicijativa koja će, ako bude uspješna, omogućiti studentima hrvatskoga jezika „credit“ na studijima. Obavijestit ćemo vas o našem napretku u slijedećim mjesecima.
3. FOLKLOR I NOVČANA PODRŠKA DOMOVINE
Očekujući ponovno zajednička okupljanja, Hrvatska država nam je odobrila 70.000 kn (oko $14,000) za kupnju novih nardonih nošnji za našu folklornu grupu, Zagreb. Nošnje su iz Turopolja, koje će biti nošene na našem sljedećem festivalu CROfest i CCFFW iduće godine.
Ako se želite pridružiti našoj folklornoj skupini—bilo kao plesač ili glazbenik—sada je vrijeme da se registrirate. Molimo kontaktirajte info@ccsv.ca za više informacija.
Naša učiteljica folklornog plesa, Suzi Matković, i direktor glazbe folklora, Hrvoje Kegalj, raduju se vašoj podršci!
4. PODRŽITE NAŠE INICIJATIVE ZA „FUNDRAISING“
Prodajemo glavice kiselog kupusa ($10 za male glave i $15 za velike glave) i Hrvatsku kuharicu o desertima (autorica: Andrea Pisac) ($55). Ususret CROfestu 2021, Suzana Hedji je pripremila glavice kiselog kupusa, a također, Stephanie Kalabrić prodaje knjige za prikupljanja sredstava za HKDV.
Ako želite kupiti kupus ili kuharicu, možete kontaktirati nas na info@ccsv.ca.
Vaš doprinos pomaže opstanak našeg Kulturnog Društva da možemo i dalje raditi na širenju hrvatske kulture u našem gradu. Unaprijed hvala na podršci.