The Fair was designed to involve primary and high school students in different workshops, with its primary goal to evoke their felling for tradition, heritage, homeland, visual identity of the Middle Ages, old crafts, kitchen… In that way we want to encourage them to express themselves creatively, to learn about the past, to discover, to participate...
That part of the activities is taking place during the week days and it is connected to the units the students, depending on their grade, have in their school programs, presented attractively. During the stay on the Nobility Fair be sure to visit the Branič tower – a special program with a guide in costume. The prices are custom made for each group, and groups must send their notification in order to create workshop schedule. The fair always motivated people, created curiosity and drew attention. On a fair wasn't necessary to sell or buy something, but simply to be there! As on every good fair, on the Nobility Fair of Dubovac will welcome you:
MARKSMEN CONRER - when arriving on the old town of Dubovac, the first thing you will bump into is a clearing ruled by marksmen who show their skills in medieval costumes, with wooden bows and straw targets. The visitors will be invited to try to shoot the arrows and will also be thought modern aspects of the sport.
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POTTERY WORKSHOP - the tradition of pottery has its roots in prehistorical times. On Dubovac a skilled workman with a pottery wheal will welcome you and teach you how to create simple ceramic forms and show you a wide spectre of practical and aesthetic purpose of something we use on daily basis, but we know nothing about the hard work and skills required to make the pottery. Spin the wheal, put your hands in the clay and make a unique souvenir from Dubovac!
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DRUMMING WORKHSOP - could stretched leather and wooden sticks create such an amount of sound energy to break windows? Do you have a feeling for the rhythm? Or maybe you just want to create some senseless noise? As you please – release the stress in authentically medieval way, may your bangs fly trough the air of Dubovac. And don’t worry about the neighbours!
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HISTORICAL DANCES WORKSHOP - Body language is a universal language, it is understandable to the animals and the humans. What is the dance then? A try to tell the story, but without speaking. Find out is a vocabulary of your body a thick or a small book, learn some new words! Find your own stile in the given form.
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THE MAKING OF JEWLERY AND VITRAILLES - a mild daylight was fighting to break trough the small church windows creating a mystic atmosphere. A partition from painted glass was placed on its way in order to create an even more unnatural feeling. It is a stage on which His sacrifice is shown. Find out more about the history and a way to produce glass vitraille. Also, see the way in which the necks and the dresses of young maids were decorated. Dive into the secrets of jewellers' art!
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EXECUTIONERS - a family of executioners lives on the old town – a husband, a wife and their blood – thirsty dog. They own a big axe and a stump and they cut off heads on the orders of the Honourable Court, although, with some small fee, they can be persuaded to chop off a head or two just for fun...
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FORTUNE-TELLER - although the Church gave the answer on the eternal questions about God and death, people needed some more practical predictions - what will the harvest look like, will my son return from the war, is my wife cheating on me? Those questions would remain unanswered if there weren’t for the small number of brave wandering women that lived under the double threat: Church could convict them as witches, but then, every contact with supernatural forces and the souls of the dead could and fatally...
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GOMBANJE ON DUBOVAC - what is gombanje? Does anybody know? Do we still gomb as our ancestors gombed? How to find the answer to all of these questions? - Simply! Come to Dubovac, we will let you know the secret...
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ANIMAL CORNER - a place where you can meet man's best friends. You can ride a horse or a pony, hear a story about Winston the donkey and take a brake from the hectic city rush in the arms of the nature!
THE ART OF TRAINING HAWKS - on the first signs of dawn, the falconer removes a cap from the birds head, and, on the owner’s sign, releases her to catch the pray. Hawk, although a status symbol, signified a possession of knowledge needed to tame and use the animal that seamed unreachable to us, who are tied to the ground by the gravity. Find out the story of connection of people and birds trough hunting from Arabia to England, from the middle Ages untill today.
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JOGGLING WORKSHOP - fight the gravity! Let's place the things where they shouldn’t be and do with them things that shouldn’t be done! In all the confusion, let’s not forget the sense of humour; let’s learn how to do a sketch simply and without pain. Don't be afraid, the painful spasm on your face is only a smile! It is supposed to cure...
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COOKING WORKHSOP - 'surge quinta, prande nona,/ coena quinta, dormi nona,/ nee est morti vita prona. – get up at five, have lunch at nine,/ have dinner at five, go to sleep at nine/ in order to have a long life. (Giovanni of Milan, Medical school, Salerno). Learn about the nutrition habits in the Dark Ages, what the holly food was, what food was sinful, and what foot was missing! Try and learn to prepare simple recipes over five centuries old!
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Of course, that's not all! This fair, as every other has its many surprises and things that are hard to predict and describe in advance. Taking part in one of the activities costs 5 to 15 kunas a person, and some of them are for free. We would advice the groups to notify what they would like to see so it wouldn't happen that on that day our performers decided to rest...
Come, explore, take part!