Kravat-regiment guard change, Zagreb, Croatia

Kravat-regiment guard change, Zagreb, Croatia

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During our stay in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, we didn’t miss the change of the guards that takes place every day twenty minutes before noon. There is a little parade and review of the guard’s arms.  This small ceremony involves a formation of 12 soldiers and horsemen, accompanied by armourers, trumpeters, drummers, standard bearers and the commander (the photo).  The whole event gave us an insight into the lost traditions of soldiers from the glorious past.

The Kravat Regiment, Croatia
The Kravat Regiment, Croatia

Change of the guards, Kravat Regiment, Croatia
Member of the Kravat Regiment, Croatia

 

Member of the Kravat Regiment, Croatia

This Kravat Regiment is a Croatian light cavalry regiment from the XVII century. The cavalry was recognizable for the picturesque scarves worn around the neck by its soldiers as part of their uniform, after which the tie is named. The scarf, worn in a knot, quickly became a fashion accessory and was known by the ethnic name of the Croats; as Cravate in France.

Through the establishment in 1664 of the Croatian regiment, the Royal Cravates, in the French Royal Army, the cravate officially received a certificate of originality.


 

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