2026Easter - Set

“Kornjača i drugi predjeli” (The Turtle and Other Landscapes) is the title of a poetry book by Danijel Dragojević, and the turtle, in a very precise visual metaphor, represents the town of Korčula. Rounded on its island–peninsula and crisscrossed by a grid of streets truly resembling a turtle, it protects with the shell of its rooftops not only tangible but also intangible heritage from fading: tradition, faith, customs. Thus its ancient Easter rites of Vela Setemana (Holy Week) rank among the most impressive events and scenes in the Mediterranean breviary and calendar of our Adriatic towns. Among all the days of the Week, Good Friday stands out in particular, when confraternities, in a nighttime procession, carrying torci and “veli vosak”, that is, large hand-painted wax candles, with their reflections on ancient liturgical objects, singing the Passion, carry through the town the light of repentance and hope.