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8.5 Case Study Event 4
Figure 8.9 Improvised Bus Parking and Stands with the Local Food and Beverage
Offer Next to the Monument
ably windy and cloudy weather without rain, the event attracted a lot of
participants – it is estimated that there were many more visitors than in
the previous years – who completely filled up the event area. There were
representatives of all generations, with the late middle-age and older-age
groups heavily dominating. Many individuals wore the so-called Titovka
– a green side cap characteristic of the Yugoslav Partisans – or its Slove-
nian version called the Triglavka.
The brass band from Buje accompanied the arrival of flag-bearers at
10.45 (with a 15-minute delay); visitors stood up respectfully. The presen-
ter addressed the participants with ladies and gentlemen and comrades
in three languages: Croatian, Italian and Slovenian. The greeting of the
still living combatants of Kućibreg triggered spontaneous applause. After
the national anthem of Croatia and anthem of the Istrian County, which
only strengthened the regional character of the ceremony, a minute of si-
lence was observed to mark respect for the victims of fascism, nazism,
and the fight for independence in the 1990s. The presenter then high-
lighted some facts from the past and present, i.e. the construction of the
monument in 1959, values of anti-fascism, coexistence (convivenza), tol-
erance and similar values. Visitors were then welcomed and hospitably
addressed in three languages by the host Mayor of Buje, who was the first
honorary speaker. He recapped the main points of his speech in the Italian
and Slovenian language as well. In his speech, he highlighted the impor-
tance of a common fight, comradeship, the preservation of the memory of
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Figure 8.9 Improvised Bus Parking and Stands with the Local Food and Beverage
Offer Next to the Monument
ably windy and cloudy weather without rain, the event attracted a lot of
participants – it is estimated that there were many more visitors than in
the previous years – who completely filled up the event area. There were
representatives of all generations, with the late middle-age and older-age
groups heavily dominating. Many individuals wore the so-called Titovka
– a green side cap characteristic of the Yugoslav Partisans – or its Slove-
nian version called the Triglavka.
The brass band from Buje accompanied the arrival of flag-bearers at
10.45 (with a 15-minute delay); visitors stood up respectfully. The presen-
ter addressed the participants with ladies and gentlemen and comrades
in three languages: Croatian, Italian and Slovenian. The greeting of the
still living combatants of Kućibreg triggered spontaneous applause. After
the national anthem of Croatia and anthem of the Istrian County, which
only strengthened the regional character of the ceremony, a minute of si-
lence was observed to mark respect for the victims of fascism, nazism,
and the fight for independence in the 1990s. The presenter then high-
lighted some facts from the past and present, i.e. the construction of the
monument in 1959, values of anti-fascism, coexistence (convivenza), tol-
erance and similar values. Visitors were then welcomed and hospitably
addressed in three languages by the host Mayor of Buje, who was the first
honorary speaker. He recapped the main points of his speech in the Italian
and Slovenian language as well. In his speech, he highlighted the impor-
tance of a common fight, comradeship, the preservation of the memory of
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