Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

30 Nov Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

On 11 September each year, the day of the beheading of St. John the Baptist, inhabitants of the villages around Ozren mountain go to Gostilij to pick iva grass. After hiking up the hills, villagers of all social, gender and age groups pick iva grass, both individually and in groups. Iva must be picked carefully and pickers need to find it among the higher grass; the process therefore usually takes a few hours. Read more…