On May 30th, 2024, we were honored to participate in the Croatian Statehood Day celebration and in the inaugural Croatian Heritage Day in Ontario. This day is now officially recognized as an observance day in the Province of Ontario, and we are truly proud of that. This is an achievement of enormous significance for Croatians in Ontario, and we are thankful to the Consulate General in Mississauga under the leadership of the Counsel General Mr. Ante Jovic for their tireless efforts to make this happen. The event was co-organized by the Canadian Croatian Chamber of Commerce, which unveiled a unique commemorative coin to honor this historic occasion.
Klapa Kartolina contributed to the event by singing the National Anthems of Croatia and Canada and a few traditional klapa songs during the official program and at the after party. Our performance was part of a larger Croatian folklore engagement at the event where colleagues from the groups Zvuci Hrvatske and Zrinski Frankopan performed and presented our national heritage.
It is great to be part of the Croatian community, at home, as well as abroad!
Dana 30. svibnja 2024. imali smo čast sudjelovati na proslavi Dana državnosti Republike Hrvatske i inauguralnom Danu hrvatske baštine u Ontariju. Ovaj dan je sada službeno priznat kao spomendan u provinciji Ontario i svi smo na to iznimno ponosni. Ovo je postignuće od velikog značaja za Hrvate u Ontariju i zahvaljujemo Generalnom konzulatu u Mississaugi pod vodstvom Generalnog konzula gospodina Ante Jovića, na neumornom trudu da se to ostvari. Događaj je suorganizirala Kanadska Hrvatska gospodarska komora, koja je u čast ove povijesne prilike predstavila jedinstvenu prigodnu kovanicu.
Klapa Kartolina doprinijela je događaju otpjevavši himne Hrvatske i Kanade te nekoliko tradicionalnih klapskih pjesama tijekom službenog programa i na prijemu. Naš nastup je bio dio većeg hrvatskog folklornog angažmana na manifestaciji na kojoj su nastupili i prikazali našu narodnu baštinu kolege iz grupa Zvuci Hrvatske i Zrinski Frankopan.
Lijepo je biti dio hrvatske zajednice, kako u domovini, tako i u inozemstvu!
Photos by Walter Sudetic and Klapa Kartolina
