"Procession of the Ljelje in the village of Gorjani, near Äakovo, Slavonia, Croatia (8 June 2014). Each year on [Pentecost] young unmarried women and girls from the village of Gorjani dress in traditional costumes, and following mass go in procession from house to house in the village, singing and dancing for their hosts. The women wear two types of costume ā the older participants (known as ākraljeviā or ākingsā) wear tall, elaborate hats and carry sabres; the younger girls (ākraljiceā meaning āqueensā) wear tiaras in their hair. The Procession of the Ljelje was inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009." - Rudolf Abraham
















