Preliminary communication
Tricolors on Maypoles as a Manifesto of Stratification in the Croatian Political Scene in Vela Luka at the End of the 19th Century
Tonko Barčot
; Arhivski-sabirni centar Korčula-Lastovo
Abstract
This text analyzes a newly discovered document from the District Council in Korčula from 1893, describing the events surrounding the raising of maypoles in Vela Luka. The focus of the analysis is on previously unknown details of this traditional May 1st custom on the western part of the island of Korčula, with special attention given to the political background of the events. The analysis emphasizes that the prominent display of the Croatian tricolor on the maypoles served as a tool in the political struggle of opposition members of the Croatian Party of Rights. This symbol served as a manifesto for the stratification of the theretofore unified Croatian political scene on the island.
Keywords
May 1st; Maypole; pine tree; Vela Luka; municipality of Blato; Croatian tricolors; 1893; stratification of the Croatian political scene
Hrčak ID:
314814
URI
Publication date:
1.12.2023.
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