Croatia’s president and government have joined activists in expressing outrage at the burning of an effigy showing a same-sex couple with their child. The incident occurred on Sunday during a carnival ...

Many cities celebrate Mardi Gras. Rio, Venice and New Orleans have long been known for their pre-Lenten processions, a tradition harking back to medieval Europe, pagan rites and the casting out of ...

People wearing sheep fleece participate in a carnival parade in Sinj, Croatia, on Feb. 15, 2020. (Milan Sabic/Pixsell via Xinhua) People wearing sheep fleece participate in a carnival parade in Sinj, ...

Traditional carnival events take place across Croatia between January and March – but in the country’s eastern Slavonian region, locals have revived an old custom of riding around before Lent on ...

At some 56 years old, the Međimurje Carnival in Čakovec is the oldest and most significant winter event in the annual calendar of this region. Although the event is lots of fun, featuring participants ...

Winter is carnival time in Croatia. From mid-January to March, carnival flags rise over places such as Krk, Rijeka, Opatija, Viskovo and Vrbovec, and for a while the people of these towns and cities, ...

People participate in the Soapbox Race with home-made vehicles during a carnival parade in Opatija, Croatia, on Feb. 16, 2020. (Nel Pavletic/Pixsell via Xinhua) People participate in the Soapbox Race ...

Croatian gay and parents' rights groups filed a complaint Tuesday against the organisers of a children's carnival where the country's first children's book about "rainbow families" was symbolically ...

Hundreds of children took part in a carnival parade in the town of Opatija in Croatia on Sunday, with large crowds turning out to cheer them on. Hundreds of children took part in a carnival parade in ...

A carnival in Croatia drew outrage on Monday after participants burned an effigy of a gay couple and child, weeks after a court granted same-sex couples the right to foster children. Huge dolls ...