ZAGREB, 1 January 2022 - The Cravat Regiment, a Croatian guard of honor, performed the traditional changing of guard ceremony on Saturday on the occasion of the New Year Day.

Dressed in replicas of the uniform worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century, the regiment's members held the ceremony in Zagreb's main square after the Grič cannon fired a shot at noon.

The cravat regiment consists of 17 members including four cavalrymen who lined up in Zagreb's main square in uniforms worn by Croatian soldiers during the Thirty Years' War.

Today's ceremony was held under the auspices of the Zagreb Tourist Board.

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It has been concluded that Croatia has the best opportunity to promote the tie during the forthcoming period as it prepares to assume the European Union presidency on the 1st of January, 2020.

The audience was thrilled with the joint changing of the guard in front of the Cathedral.