St. Martin's day, Sv. Martin na Muri



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St. Martin's day celebration is along with St. Vincent's celebration the traditional celebration in Kaikavian region. It is traditionaly the day when must becoms wine, and gets baptised.

St. Martin was a saint who was born in 4th. century close to the what was to become Kaikavian region in futurein Sombatel, Sombatel, today in Hungary, so the Via Sancti Martina goes also through Kaikavian region (Sv. Martin na Muri and Dugo Selo).
There are churches and chapels dedicated to St. Martin across the Kaikavian region: St. Martin na Muri in Medjimurje, in  Podravina church of St. Martin in Virje, Martin-Breg and medieveal church of St. Martin over Dugo Selo in Prigorje, Martinec in Zagorje and church of St. Martina in Bojačno, to name only a few.

On every hill in every valley, city and village in Kaikavian region in North Croatia, St. Martin's day is celebrated: in Samobor, Sveti Ivan Zelina, Velika Gorica, Jastrebarsko, Sv. Martin, Sv. Urban, Koprivnica, ..  

  • Koprivnica - The big Martin's špelancija 25.10.2014. There is a train Martin-express going from Zagreb in the morning and going back from Koprivnica in the evening.
  • Bolfan Vinski Vrh - Martinje 8.11. Hraščina/Breznički Hum 
  • Novi Marof - Martinje 9.11.2014
  • Zagorska sela, Church of St. Martina Bojačno
  • more to come..
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Traditional folk song about St. Martin in Kaikavian language:

Došel bu došel Sveti Martin

Nikaj na svetu lepšega ni
nego gorica kada rodi

Kumek moj dragi daj se napij
dugo nas ne bu daj se ga vži


Kumek vu kleti pri lajtu stoji,
kumu nazdravla, ter mu veli

Trsje bum rezal, kolil ga bum,
Onda još lepo kopal ga bum

Došel bu došel sveti Mihal
On ga bu zorel, ja ga bum bral

Došel bu došel sveti Martin,
On ga bu krstil ja bum ga pil

Došel bu došel Božić do nas
Vince pri sercu grelo bu nas

Bogu za nj fala lepa naj bu
Da nam v veselje služilo bu



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