The masquerade gathered orchestras, majorettes, and troupes from Vojvodina and the region
The Croatian Cultural And Educational Society Jelačić from Petrovaradin and the Association of Citizens Petrovaradin Media restored the tradition and brought Novi Sad to a great tourist event – “Petrovaradin Carnival.”
The central event was the “Great Carnival Parade,” which started at the Church of St. George in Petrovaradin. The masquerade gathered orchestras, majorettes, and troupes from Vojvodina and the region, and citizens whose carnival customs attracted attention joined the gathering.
At the opening of this year’s program, the guests and the media were addressed by Tomislav Žigmanov, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, Aleksandar Petrović, Assistant Mayor of Novi Sad, Goran Kaurić, Deputy Provincial Secretary for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities and Mirko Turšić, President of HKPD “Jelačić.”
It was the second edition of the renowned Petrovaradin Carnival after a break of eight decades
“In this way, by combining the tradition of multicultural politics in Novi Sad, through integration with the tourist offer, I think a combination of all that is good has been made,” said Tomislav Žigmanov, minister for human and minority rights.
“In 2022, Novi Sad was the European Capital of Culture; 2019 was the European Youth Capital. We were proud of these prestigious titles, but not only that, but Novi Sad is also a city of festivals and a city of carnival”, says Aleksandar Petrović, assistant mayor of Novi Sad.
“I had the opportunity to read in the archives of Novi Sad newspaper reports from the 1930s describing columns of citizens of Novi Sad who crossed the bridge to participate in such an event, and here it is slowly returning,” said Goran Kauric, Deputy Provincial Secretary for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities.
The event offered numerous exhibitions, performances, and workshops for children during ten festival days at several places in the city
“The point of the whole story is for people to be today what they are not during the year. That’s what a man needs to get out of himself, whether with imagination, humor, song, or dance. That’s something he needs to show today under a mask,” says Mirko Tursic, president of HKPD Jelacic. As part of the music program of the event, a performance of the “Cocktail Band” was held, and the event offered numerous exhibitions, performances, and workshops for children during ten festival days at several places in the city.
It was the second edition of the renowned Petrovaradin Carnival after a break of eight decades. The Petrovaradin Carnival will apply for entry into the Federation of European Carnival Cities, and the foundation for membership is precisely its maintenance, which began in the thirties of the last century.
