Kao nekad pred Božić (English: As it used to be before Christmas) is an annual one-day christmas music festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It was established in 1999 as a joint venture by Croatian and Catholic cultural and religious organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The founder of this festival is Marijo Pejic.[3] The festival is held in the Dom Mladih.[4] It hosts numerous renowned church choirs, folklore groups and contemporary pop musicians. Guests and performers have included Goran Karan, Oliver Dragojević, Dražen Žerić, Klapa s Mora, Rajko Dujmić and others.[5][6]
| Kao nekad pred Božić | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Christmas carols, Christmas music |
| Dates | 6 December |
| Location(s) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
Apart from hosting a large christmas music concert, the festival also hosts numerous folklore and cultural groups that present traditional folk dances and kolos from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the diaspora.[7][8]
References edit
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- ^ "U Sarajevu održan festival božićnih pjesama, narodnih igara i običaja". bljesak.info.
- ^ "Kao nekad pred Božić: Blagdanska atmosfera u Domu mladih". oslobodjenje.ba. 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Festival Kao nekad pred Božić ove godine u Domu mladih". doznajemo.com.
- ^ "Festival "Kao nekad pred Božić 2017" u Sarajevu". fokus.ba. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Festival "Kao nekad pred Božić 2017"". dnevni-list.ba.