Glorija Peranic: Children Matter Regardless of Their Obedience
October 9, 2020 - For the past seven years, Glorija Peranic has worked with children, for children, and along with children. Now she is an educator for their upbringing and gives practical advice to hundreds of parents.
After graduating from her undergraduate studies for early and preschool education in Rijeka, Glorija enrolled in college in Zagreb and became a Master of Educational Rehabilitation. Through her studies, she volunteered at many places, worked with children with disabilities, as well as with children with regular development. “I worked with children, for children, and along with children,” said Glorija, who also got an internship in Milano.
As she always sought more, Glorija enrolled in the American programme called Positive Discipline and became the first certified Parent Educator in Croatia according to the positive discipline principles. Now she is working at Sinapsus as an educational rehabilitator and building her brand Edukatorica za odgoj (Educator for upbringing), at the same time. “I didn’t know this could be so successful,” said Glorija, “but I think this is the product of my seven years of work. She started her brand on Instagram and Facebook and gathered thousands of followers in just four months.
She is going live on Instagram, explaining some topics to parents, and afterwards, they can ask her whatever they want to. In addition, she also holds Q&A sessions. Her daily posts on social media are about how to solve various problems with children, how to amuse them, or simply how to get along with them. Real-life examples, which can be implemented immediately, are loved the most. “There is no point in me writing or explaining things in an expert language when the simple things are the ones that save parents in many situations,” said Glorija, whose light motive is “from a conflict to a relationship”. Besides, she organises educational workshops and individual consultations in real life, too.
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Scream until you get it, aka tantrums
The most important thing is to determine the cause of the child’s behaviour, which brings us to tantrums. According to Glorija, there are two kinds of tantrums: one, when the child is really upset, but since they have minimal development capacities (verbal, seeing things from someone else’s perspective, empathy, regulation of current needs, regulation of emotion), that means the child doesn’t know how to regulate this emotional torrent, and then we need to connect with the child through structures in the brain. In that case, we have to address the child’s emotions because we address the brain’s structure in the limbic system, thus activating the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher-order functions (learning, thinking, making the right decisions). This means that the child is upset, so it is important that the parent consistently, patiently, and compassionately calms the child, by verbalising the child’s emotions ‘I see that it is tough for you’, ‘I see that you are sad…’ and repeat this several times. “If you yell ‘Calm down, you know what will happen if you continue!’ in an angry tone, it means nothing because it goes to the part of the brain that is not active at that moment,” explained Glorija.
Parents have to connect with the child through emotions, and when the child sees that we have recognised their feelings, they will calm down, and the tantrum will stop. If parents can’t reach the child’s emotions just by verbalising, a firm hug is needed. Besides, another important thing is that the parent must stay calm and patient.
The second type of tantrum is when a child wants something, and they scream until they get it, and parents often call it manipulation. “But it’s not really manipulation,” said Glorija, “the child just performs according to their previous experience.” In that case, parents have to involve the child in some decision-making, but also divert their attention from their desire: ‘I see that you want it, now it isn’t possible, we only came to buy bread’, ‘Do you want us to go home this way or that way?’
Cartoons are to children what scrolling through Instagram is to adults
Cartoons are designed to hold the child’s focus, dopamine is secreted, the child enjoys them, and it is difficult for them to stop this activity - it’s similar to stopping scrolling through Instagram for adults. “When letting them view the screen, choose the content, arrange the duration, and agree with the rules in advance. ‘Do you want to watch one cartoon in the morning, one in the afternoon or both in the afternoon?’ so that the child participates in the decision,” said Glorija.
Terms like later or two o’clock mean nothing to children because they are abstract to them. Instead, use a sentence like ‘When the big hand on the clock gets here...’.
When their favourite cartoon is slowly coming to an end, it is important to announce that the end is near. Since it is difficult to turn off the TV, a parent should suggest to the child, ‘Now it’s over, will you press the red button or will I?’ and shift the focus to the next activity.
Copycats rather than listeners
At one seminar, Glorija told parents what to do, and in parallel, she was showing something else: 90% ignored what she said and copied her movements. “Everyone laughed, it was the ‘aha’ moment, and we came to a conclusion, children do what we do,” explained Glorija.
In addition, if parents want their child to do something, then they need to connect that activity with comfort. For example, if they want their child to read a book, they can organise a bookshelf, making it more visually interesting and approachable – so that the child can get a book without needing to ask someone.
Don’t plan a child’s day in a minute
School, kindergarten, sport, music school - every single activity has a strict schedule. If parents plan every single minute of their child’s day, they don’t leave any space for any free time. “Free time serves them to develop creativity, creation, imagination - it is time for independent, free play,” said Glorija. “The child starts to build a game, they don’t need toys that serve the game, but, for example, objects from nature, collecting leaves from which they can make a hedgehog house.”
Why make your child share his favourite toy when you don’t like sharing personal things with others?
“I know many disagree with my opinion, but I say that there is no need to force the child to share their candies or toys with other children, especially not their favourite toy,” said Glorija. There is a parallel game, where children play next to each other, but not with each other, and the cooperative game; children play together and try to reach the same goal, so they will likely exchange toys at some point. “This is where we can start with ourselves, we don’t like to share all our things either. But parents reach to this to try to impress other parents,” said Glorija.
Three crucial mistakes parents make
Parents often have the wrong perspective of things. For example, they are running late and don’t let their child tie their shoes by themselves, but tell them, ‘We don’t have time for this, I will do it’. After some time, the child doesn’t want to tie their shoes on their own but starts screaming until their parent does the job instead. Parents often call this problem manipulative, but actually, they don’t take responsibility for the consequences of their own actions.
The second mistake is inconsistency. “You can’t say to your child ‘no’ three times, then give up and say ‘yes’ the fourth time, and expect this won’t have any consequences,” said Glorija.
The third mistake is thinking that a parent is a parent; a child is a child, there has to be some order. “A lot of parents think their children aren’t equal to them, just because they are their parents. But the child is valid on their own, by their very existence, and not only when they’re being obedient,” said Glorija.
Some contradictions
“Parents want their child to do everything he demands, and when we ask parents what they would like from their children one day, it’s for them to be full of self-confidence and to be responsible,” says Glorija, “but that image is being built now.”
There is no need to set an ultimatum to the child; if they pass all their lectures with an A, a parent will buy them a bicycle. It is much more essential to develop intrinsic motivation to feel a personal responsibility for different activities. Emphasising effort, process, and responsibility makes more sense than paying attention only to the final product alone.
“Also, instead of saying ‘Bravo’ or ‘I’m proud’ or ‘I’m happy’, it’s better to say ‘You succeeded!’, ‘How do you feel?’, ‘Are you proud?’. We need to leave ourselves out of it; it’s the child’s effort. This way, we develop intrinsic motivation so that even if the child fails, they will try again,” said Glorija.
Every emotion is valid, but not every reaction is acceptable
In every game, there has to be both winners and losers. Parents should explain to the child that every emotion is valid, but not every reaction is acceptable; they need to develop a tolerance for frustration. “Children aren’t verbally mature enough to express their emotions, so parents need to stay calm and tell them ‘I understand why you are angry, I was angry when I lost, too...’. They also need to give them an alternative: ‘You can clench your fists or hug the pillow hard’, ‘You can go for a run and come back’. It is important to express emotions but in an acceptable way,” said Glorija, who notes that the tone is very important.
Glorija would like to make a positive change in society with this and that’s what she does, she reaches the parents of children who really need it. Besides her social media activity, she plans to create an e-book and online education.
“I would like to emphasise to every parent that every child wants to cooperate with their parents,” said Glorija. “It is up to us adults, who have a broader perspective, cognitive and verbal and emotional development at a higher level, to adapt the approach to open channels of cooperation.”
You can follow Glorija on her Facebook and Instagram profile (Edukatorica za odgoj).
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Croatian Army Sets Up Tents Outside Zagreb University Hospital Centre
ZAGREB, October 9, 2020 - Croatian Army troops on Friday set up tents outside the University Hospital Centre (KBC) in Zagreb that will cater for triage procedures, the Defence Ministry has informed.
With the aim of providing assistance to the local community and civil society institutions in efforts to curb the coronavirus epidemic, troops will set up three heated tents outside KBC Zagreb.
Twenty troops have been engaged and the necessary equipment has been delivered. The tents are being set up outside KBC Zagreb for the purpose of catering for triage procedures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Barbara Lenkic from the Croatian Army's logistics and support unit recalled that the army had previously set up the tents outside the KB Dubrava Hospital and other hospitals in Zagreb, Sibenik, Zadar and Split.
Lenkic said that it was necessary for citizens to be responsible and wear masks, a press release said.
U.S. to Introduce Tariffs on Aluminum Imports from 18 countries, Including Croatia
ZAGREB, October 9, 2020 - The United States is imposing new tariffs on $1.96 billion worth of aluminum sheet products from 18 countries, including Croatia, after determining that the goods were being dumped, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
The tariffs were being immediately imposed on countries including Germany and Bahrain, even though the department's determination that there was dumping was preliminary, Ross told Fox Business Network, as carried by Reuters.
Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and Turkey were also affected, he said.
Ross said the U.S. International Trade Commission would make the final determination in February 2021.
He said China was not on the list, adding that U.S. tariffs had already been imposed on Beijing's aluminum products, which led to Chinese excess capacity that displaced production in other countries and resulted in dumping in the United States.
The tariff rates would be largest against Germany, ranging from 51.18% to 352.17%, and lowest for Greece, 2.72%.
The tariff rate on the import of aluminum products from Croatia would be 3.22%.
Ross said a rise in U.S. consumption of certain products amid the pandemic, such as recreational vehicles and boats, increased the importance of aluminum sheet pricing.
Poverty Risk Rate in Croatia 18.3%
ZAGREB, October 9, 2020 - The poverty risk rate in Croatia in 2019 was 18.3%, and it was the highest among people aged 65 and above, notably women, show the latest data from the national statistical office.
The poverty risk rate in 2018 was 19.3%.
The poverty threshold for a single-member household in 2019 was HRK 32,520 a year, while for a household of two adults and two children under the age of 14 it was HRK 68,292 a year.
The rate of severe material deprivation in 2019 was 7.3%.
If social transfers and pensions are excluded from one's income, the poverty risk rate rises to as much as 41%.
The statistical data divide Croatia into the Adriatic and the continental Croatia, with the poverty risk rate for the coastal region being 16.1% and that for the continental part of the country 19.4%.
The poverty risk rate was the highest among people aged 65 and above and stood at 30.1%. The gender gap in that age group was the highest, with the poverty risk rate among women being 33.6% and that among men 24.9%.
Poverty risk rate highest for unemployed
Also, the poverty risk rate was the highest for unemployed persons, at 45.3%.
As for material deprivation, i.e. indicators that affect the quality of household life, 51.7% of people live in households that cannot cover an unexpected financial expense from their own funds, and 48.6% of people cannot afford a week's holiday for all members of their household.
Financial problems were the reason why 15.7% of people were late in the past year with meeting their obligations (housing loan, rent, utilities or consumer loan).
The statistics also show that 7.9% of people live in housholds that cannot afford a meal containing meat, poultry, fish (or a vegetarian equivalent) every other day, and 6.6% of people cannot afford adequate heating in the coldest months.
Also, more than 35% of people live in households that have difficulty making ends meet or barely make them meet.
Among the EU countries, Romania had the highest poverty risk rate in 2019, of 23.8%, while the Czech Republic had the lowest, of 10.1%.
French TV Crew Visits Main Attractions in Sinj
October 9, 2020 - Yesterday, October 8, the Sinj Tourist Board welcomed members of the French television crew "Adrenaline" to film an episode about the UNESCO heritage for the series "The wonders of UNESCO" on the French TV channel Voyage.
Their arrival in this part of Inland Dalmatia was to visit the Sinjska Alka Museum and the UNESCO intangible heritage of the city of Sinj, especially the Alka Knight's Game, which has been on this list since 2010.
During their stay in Dalmatia, director Luca Bergamaschi and assistant director Pauline Bernard-Vernay will film UNESCO's heritage in Dubrovnik, Split, Šibenik, and the island of Pag.
The episode about the Sinjska Alka Museum and the Alka began at the Sinj Hippodrome, where the preparations of the Alka were filmed, as well as the participants of the equestrian clubs. This was made possible by members of the Alka Knights Society Frano Ivković and Stipe Šimundža, and from KGK Alkar, Mirko Penić.
A part dedicated to the historical concept of the Alka, its survival through the centuries, determinants that make it special, and the reasons for its inclusion on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage was filmed in Alkarski dvori and Kamičak Fortress. The necessary information was given to them by the curator of the Sinjska Alka Museum Tomislav Barhanović, Alkar Petar Tomašević and Alkar guy Lovrin Tomašević.
The Sinj Tourist Board would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to this successful cooperation!
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Esteemed Croatian Scientist Igor Rudan Prepares New Book on Pandemic
October the 9th, 2020 - Esteemed Croatian scientist Igor Rudan is planning to release yet another book, Prvi val (The First wave), which will offer an expert's take on the unfolding of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic across the world.
When it comes to the topic of coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, more ''affectionately'' known as ''Rona'', there is a whirlwind of information that you can easily be bombarded with. In the day and age in which we live, there is no excuse not to be informed about, well, just about anything. It's all right there at the tips of our fingers in a way that was impossible to imagine not so long ago.
Everything, however, has a down side, and the negative side of having so much information freely and easily accessible is that human nature tends to cause some to only seek out information which benefits and confirms beliefs they already hold, rather than perhaps open their minds to something new and in some cases - more factual. This sort of dogma leads to an infodemia of sorts, which scientist Igor Rudan has already spoken about extensively in his many texts on the new virus and the pandemic caused by it.
Croatian scientist Igor Rudan is everything but a slacker. Having come to know each other since the outbreak of the ongoing pandemic, I have been consistently impressed at his ability to knuckle down. They say that if you do what you love, you never work a day in your life, and I'd dare to suggest this is the case for Rudan, who effortlessly pens texts explaining the ins and outs of not only this virus but of many others, with an enviable ease. These texts could be boring, full of scientific jargon that only a select few might understand, and as such lead more people to come to their own conclusions about the pandemic. Instead, he manages to convey it in a simplistic, interesting, and dare I say even entertaining way which grips the reader with, yet again, apparently very little effort.
One tends to think of scientists and immediately picture Albert Einstein locked away in an office struggling to understand the often superficial reality of the world around him. Quite on the contrary to that image, Croatian scientist Igor Rudan knows how to ''speak to the people'' as it were, very well indeed.
His texts, which he wrote freely and with care and love, were crucial back when the virus penetrated Croatia's first line of defense and gradually began to spread among the population back in spring. His texts excellently calmed any anxieties, fears, and panic in an educated, easy to understand and compelling manner. Conspiracy theories will always be rife, as will perfectly reasonable people who have different views, but if you want to really understand this virus (in as much as anyone can at the moment), and the way pandemics happen, Rudan is the person to watch and read.
For Croatian speakers, watch Igor Rudan discuss coronavirus back in March this year:
If you're not confident in English and would prefer to read Igor's texts published by Vecernji list on the pandemic and other scientific matters, you can do so by clicking here.
We at TCN were instantly captivated by scientist Igor Rudan's texts when he first began publishing them, entirely at his own will, and I took to translating them, feeling that someone so educated who can still be so down to earth must be heard by the English speaking community who read our portal. You can read his incredible texts in English on his Medium profile here.
He's no stranger to writing books, having already published several. I'd highly recommend reading Zao zrak (Evil air), which is currently only available in Croatian, which discusses health and disease in the 21st century in a way that reaches people in a way that is quite remarkable. That brings me to the point (yes, finally). Of course, that point is English. Rudan, having the type of mind that he has, was quick to understand the need for his extensive and truly impressive works (both articles, longer texts and indeed books) to be available to the English speaking world during this utterly unprecedented time. It is, however, far from the first time that he has dipped his toes into that, having lived for a long time in Edinburgh and having made documentaries in English which excellently discuss survival against the odds. You can view this captivating YouTube series below, with the first video linked:
His next book, which will be translated into English and made widely available to all those for whom the name Igor Rudan is still new, is certain to impress all those who read it. The texts in it, many of which I have worked on, have garnered an enormous level of interest from our readers who were consistently asking when the next one was coming. They too were surprised at how interesting and in depth yet easy they were to follow and they did excellently each and every time a new one was published. Being an English language portal in Croatia, tourism is never far from the surface, and with the endless questions and indeed often confusing instructions issued to would-be travellers back when we knew much less about the virus than we do now, scientist Igor Rudan's texts acted as a calmant of sorts for those wishing to better understand the situation in Croatia, and indeed the world.
If you'd like to learn more about Rudan, click here. You can follow scientist Igor Rudan on his English platforms, you can follow his Twitter, his Medium (linked above), and his English language Facebook page. Keep your eyes peeled for the release of his next book, we'll be certain to provide the update as soon as it can be found on the shelves and online.
One More Suspect in Janaf Scandal Released from Custody
ZAGREB, October 8, 2020 - Mirjana Prodan, a close associate of Kreso Peterk, the main suspect in the Janaf scandal, has been released after some more arguments were added to her defence evidence, Zagreb County Court told Hina on Friday.
Prodan is suspected that she, Petek and Velika Gorica Mayor Drazen Barisic (HDZ) conspired to rig a tender for a water purifying project in Velika Gorica so it could be awarded to Petek's Elektrocentar company. The project was valued at HRK 97 million while Petek won the contract for a value of HRK 148 million.
The director of the water supply company in Velika Gorica, Tomislav Jelisavec and the head of that EU-funded project Katarina Gasparac were previously released. Jelisavec, Gasparac and the director of the Solarne Tehnologije company Zvonko Maras have admitted being guilty of the charges. Maras's company was in partnership with Petek's Elektrocentar.
14 suspects under investigation
Gasparac has allegedly told Uskok that Jelisavec insisted that the tender be approved for the agreed price so that local authorities and the town's utility company would not be under any pressure. Gasparac also allegedly told investigators that Jelisavec insisted that the tender documentations should be prepared by Marijana Prodan.
According to the Telegram news portal, a recording of a conversation between Katarina Gasparac, indicates that she at first did not wish to participate in the tender and agreed, only after Jelisavec insisted. Both were arrested in the investigation on the grounds that they could influence witnesses.
Close sources have informed that another four suspects are prepared to admit their guilt in the scandal.
Uskok launched the investigation into a total of 14 people suspected of influence peddling, bribery, abuse of office, and aiding and abetting in these crimes and those are the owner of the Elektropromet Kreso Petek, former Janaf CEO Dragan Kovacevic, Velika Gorica Mayor Barisic and Nova Gradiska Mayor Vinko Grgic of the SDP, Jelisavec, Gasparac, Maras, Prodan, Vlado Zoric, Damir Vrbanc, Vatroslav Sablic, Iva Suler, Ljubomir Perusic and Goran Puklin.
In the meantime Mirela Aleric Puklin asked to be relieved of duties as a deputy state prosecutor in the Zagreb office, after her husband Goran was accused of hiding HRK 4.5 million of illegally gained money that belonged to Dragan Kovacevic.
SDP MP Arsen Bauk Says PM Andrej Plenkovic Must Step Down
ZAGREB, October 9, 2020 - Social Democratic Party parliamentarian Arsen Bauk said on Friday that Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic should step down for many reasons, and one of them is his claim that he did not know that a preliminary probe had been launched in the Janaf case.
"I have in particularly noticed President Zoran Milanovic's statement that the premier definitely knew 1000% what was going on and failed to do anything, while the premier is claiming that he did not know anything. That is an even a bigger reason for his resignation," Bauk said.
Considering the Opposition's further plans after the ruling majority's refusal to support the establishment of an inquiry commission over investigation leaks, Bauk said that the discussion on that issue would be on the agenda of parliament's plenary sitting, when it would be clear who represented what, considering that matter.
Commenting on the latest statements by President Zoran Milanovic and his heated debates and exchange of barbs with his critics, Bauk said that anyone who followed Milanovic in the last 15 years of his political career should not be surprised by the president's public conduct.
Bauk said that he agreed with most of the things the president said.
I like a majority of his stylistic and metaphoric expressions, the SDP MP said.
He declined to comment on the internal conflicts in this strongest Opposition party, and expressed hope that there would not be any rifts within the SDP following the latest developments when a majority of SDP MPs rejected the motions and decisions proposed by the party's new leader, Pedja Grbin.
Croatia to Get €683.7 m to Remove Consequences of Zagreb Earthquake
ZAGREB, October 9, 2020 - The European Commission on Friday proposed that Croatia be allocated aid in the amount of €683.7 million from the European Solidarity Fund to remove the consequences of a strong earthquake that hit Zagreb on March 22.
The first tranche, in the amount of €88.9, was disbursed in August in the form of an advance payment. The EC's proposal is yet to be approved by the Council and the European Parliament and the funds will be available right after that.
The aid for Croatia is part of a broader package worth €823 million which the EC proposed on Friday. The rest of the package is intended for removing the consequences of floods in Poland (€7 million) and advance payments in the amount of €132.7 million as assistance in coping with the health crisis caused by the coronavirus in Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Hungary and Portugal.
Eco Ethno Village Strug: Weekend Escape to an Idyllic Countryside
October 9, 2020 – Even though rural areas in Croatia are not as popular as urban ones, they also hide immense traditional beauty. Check out the Eco Ethno village Strug, a perfect place to enjoy nature and traditional Posavina dishes in the company of many domestic animals.
Rural tourism in Croatia has a lot to offer. One of such beautiful rural areas is the Eco-Ethno village Strug, a rural tourist estate known for its magical scenes of idyllic countryside.
Rainy and cloudy day at the Eco-Ethno village Strug / Donatella Pauković
And yes, by saying the countryside, it is a village with an unusual surrounding of untouched nature, dirt, mud (when it rains), and domestic animals. But it all makes the experience of visiting unique and real!
Calmness and relaxation
The Eco-ethno village Strug is located in a small village of Plesmo in the heart of Posavina and is part of the Nature Park Lonjsko Polje. The name Strug was given after the eponymous Posavina canal that flows in the area.
The whole estate contains several decorated traditional oak houses for staying overnight, and a restaurant with traditional dishes overlooking the small excavated pond, and a large pasture where Posavina horses graze and run freely. The whole atmosphere at the estate is so calm and relaxing you almost feel like you're ruining it. You can feel it in the video below:
To complete the atmosphere, the rooms and apartments are decorated in an authentic ethno style but are equipped with a television, safe, central heating, air conditioner, and a refrigerator. In this remote village 30 minutes away from the closest small town of Novska, it is difficult to catch a mobile signal, but the cottages and the restaurant have free wireless internet.
Traditional oak houses (in the distance) and a wooden shed (on the right) / Donatella Pauković
The restaurant can be visited whether you want to have lunch, dinner, or just enjoy an afternoon coffee watching the domestic farm animals, which makes a perfect weekend getaway.
The whole atmosphere at the Eco-Ethno village Strug is calm and relaxing / Donatella Pauković
A small eaves and a terrace in front of the restaurant that can be used when it's hot and sunny / Donatella Pauković
Food heaven
The restaurant offers many Posavina traditional specialties, of which the most prominent is venison. Deer in cranberry sauce and boar in the plum sauce are dishes that must be tasted here, and river fish specialties such as perch, catfish, and pike are also offered.
The interior of the restaurant / Donatella Pauković
For an appetizer, they offer a traditional type of pasta called “trganci“ with sour cream and baked bacon, and an interesting side dish, which is not common in restaurants – polenta with sour cream. For dessert, Posavina specialties are also served, such as dumplings topped with sour cream and poppy seeds or plums.
The food they serve originally comes from the local area, and, as they say, "it is prepared in a traditional domestic manner according to long-forgotten recipes of the Posavina region".
Deer in cranberry sauce and boar in the plum sauce, along with homemade dumplings and gnocchi / Donatella Pauković
The restaurant's wine offer includes excellent wines from the nearby Moslavina region, which is known for its Škrlet wine sort. In the Eco-ethno village Strug, Škrlet is an indispensable part of the menu.
The restaurant is quite large and it often hosts various celebrations, and even weddings, as the country landscape represents a beautiful setting for wedding photos.
A view on the small lake from the restaurant / Donatella Pauković
Domestic animals' property
Also, the Eco-Ethno village Strug is located near the architectural heritage village Krapje, and not far away is the stork village of Čigoč, which we described in an article dedicated to Lonjsko Polje, so the visitors are offered plenty of other activities.
Visiting the Eco-ethno village Strug, one gets used to the presence of many domestic animals that enjoy grazing there. The sound (and the smell) of domestic animals such as chickens, roosters, ducks, geese, and rabbits surround the farm.
Poultry at the Eco-Ethno village Strug / Donatella Pauković
However, the main “stars“ of the Eco-ethno village Strug are unquestionably Posavina horses. Six of them live here and freely feed on the grass on pasture, while people only occasionally give them corn.
Some of them are retired racehorses. They are tame and lovely because they are used to people, especially children who visit the village as part of school trips. Until recently, there was also the possibility of horseback riding, but these activities were stopped due to the current pandemic.
But regardless, it is a real pleasure to just watch them through the large windows of the restaurant, and maybe approach them and tease them.
Posavina horses / Donatella Pauković
Posavina horse / Donatella Pauković
Whether you want to escape in nature or replace the usual environment with the rather unusual touch of the countryside where you don't have to think about anything, the Eco-ethno village Strug will not disappoint you.
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