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Halloween Special: Witches

Do you know how we call Halloween in Croatian? Noć vještica. The Night of the Witches. As I told you before, it’s not a very big thing in Croatia. We learn about it from the old movie Halloween. The translation of the title was Noć vještica, and this has stuck with us since. 

I guess that it’s only fair to dedicate the entire episode… to the witches! We have an abundance of both mythical and historical witches in Croatia. Hear the stories out!

I have to warn you. Some of the info in this episode might not be for your youngsters. Please, listen to the content before deciding whether you want to let them learn about this uncomfortable history and legends. 

Enjoy the podcast episode or scroll down if you prefer reading:

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New Quiz: Which Witch from Croatian folklore are you?

The new personality quiz is online! This time, it dares you to explore the darkest corners of your soul to understand which witch from Croatian folklore are you. Have fun solving and be perfectly frank to make sure you get your true witchiness!

The quiz is also a chance to receive a small token of appreciation – the printed Secret Zagreb brochure called 13 Nights of Halloween, full of dark Zagreb tales. Take a look at the PDF version here.

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Photo: Misty Autumn Day at Plitvice Lakes

Plitvice Lakes – when is the best time to visit? It’s so hard to answer. Probably the last answer that you’re going to hear is – on a rainy or foggy autumn day. On the other hand, the waterfalls can be especially mighty in the rainy season. The misty scenario transfers you into a distant enchanted world. In the defense of the “worst time” to visit Plitvice Lakes, here are a few unfiltered photos.

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Quick Croatian Class: Tongue Twisters

It’s finally time for another Quick Croatian Class. A lot of you wrote to me saying that  you had a great time listening to the first Quick Croatian Class that was published as Ep08 of S01. In fact, it’s been the second most popular episode so far, believe it or not. That’s why I decided to prepare as much as two of those for this season.

With this one, I’m raising the bar for you. Now that you successfully mastered how to say Croatia in Croatian, I’m dedicating this entire episode to Croatian tongue-twisters. As if the entire Croatian isn’t tongue-twisting:)

In other words, this episode might be the least useful thing you’ve listened to in a while. However, I promise to prepare another one by the end of this season, hopefully, a much more useful one:) Enjoy listening to it, or scroll down to continue reading:

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