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TO GO OR NOT TO GO?
That's the question... I was
asking myself the week preceding the 2010 Ucka
Fair. After all, I've seen it last year and the
year before, I thought, and the program didn't
promise anything new. Then I overheard a
conversation that dealt with the same dilemma,
and after hearing it I decided I don't want to
miss it. But, wait to see why!
Two young women ran into each
other at a cafe which I often frequent, and one
asked the other whether she should go to Učka
to see the Fair for the first time. The other
promptly responded: "To je glupo, glupo, glupo"
(the whole thing is stupid stupid, stupid).
"Last year we wasted money on gasoline. It
was just stupid! All we did was spending money
on beer". There was no explanation why the fair
was "stupid" to the young, maybe to quickly
"modernized" young lady. She obviously
expected something else, rather then products of
Učka, local food and
music, and seminars on flora and fauna, and other
topics related to the Mountain - maybe
čevapčići, beer,
blasting loudspeakers and singers from who knows
where, who can't even say Ćić
- and, all she found of interest was -
beer! The program, available everywhere,
gives all the details, but that helps only those
who read it!.
In any case, I
left the cafe with the decision to go to the
fair. The reason: hopefully there are others like that young,
end emancipated (in her mind) lady,
who won't show up this time, so they can drink beer,
and
those who love our Učka,
and appreciate her beauties, people,
and past generations who struggled to live here
before us, will have more
parking space and better
time - learning, enjoying local
delicacies and music, and meeting old and new
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"TO GO" IT IS
The decision proved to be the
right one. But I added some spice to the
experience in order to overcome the possible
boredom associated with seeing the same old
stuff at the fair. I joined the group that
walked from Liganj to Poklon, under the
leadership of PD Knezgrad (mountain climbers
club). The anyone can do hike took about two
hours - of easy walk, fresh air, and divine
peace of the mountain and forest, with
occasional bird song and a lot of flowers on
each side of the trail. We made a slight detour
to see Bubač Ranch, which provided us with some
preliminary music entertainment. Once at Poklon,
the day took a different tack and rhythm.
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FOR VIEWING, LEARNING,
ENJOYING...
Mushrooms from
Učka (by Mushroom Picker Society, Rijeka)
Istrian traditional
musical instruments including Ćićarija's own,
surle
For the youngest, the hit
was Boškarin
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CULTURAL &
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Klapa Boškarin
(Hum)
Gunjci Štrace (Roč)
Folklore Assemble
Zora (Opatija)
WE TOO CAME A LONG WAY, BABY...
BUT NEVER FORGOT WHERE FROM
Klub žena
Ćićarije - Women's Club
of Ćićrija
Not only can they
make socks, but also perform on stage...
...when asked by the
program announcer Josip Krmpotić
ANALIDI
There is no substitute for
experience, say business people. Analidi have
been in "business" for nearly 45 years, and
proved to know their business like few other
bands. With a repertoire of well known and
everlasting Istrian songs and their own MIK and
other hits, all interpolated with humor, these
energetic and young looking veterans attracted
to dance floor (any free space in Poklon parking
area) young folks of all ages.
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