We laughed. What a hoot, I had such a good time reading this post. It is simply not done unless you are in a very informal situation, like going to beach, etc. As an Aussie with English heritage married into an Australian/Croatian family this is hilarious. Most people I know eat some meat for every meal and, very often, you can find meat in every single dish (except salad, if there is any). death by flip flop what a classic. We washed our hair about 3 times a week and never went out with wet hair a big NO NO. Gasp, you better not tell your priest that then. especially with the always-wearing-a-coat thing. And also, meat in food you wouldn’t even expect, like salty cookies (or just animal fat, but it’s still something I wouldn’t usually eat). Funny…. I was told never to sit on stone (a convenient surface seeing as there’s so much if it around) or my ovaries would shrivel. I’ll keep that in mind. Loved your post! Amen. Im dalmatian too and i never saw anyone saying grace before meal and those UGLY flip flops are everywhere. I loved this. So, there must be something good behind not drinking a glass of water after a meal . The Selkirk Grace Not sure are you Croatian, but thank you, this is fun. Then the changing of the wet bathing suit on the beach draped in a beach towel because sitting around in the wet bathing suit will give you a cold, a bladder infection or just kill you even when it is 100 degrees in the sun! If you get cold and chilled you will get “prehlad”, death of a cold! ok. comment from a croatian… wet hair: yes. so did you? Anyway, I am totally supporting the draft theory, so at least some of these will stay in the family! lol, so much of that applies to life in Montenegro too. So honestly I am not sure where exactly did you hear this, somebody must have been joking with you !? It is best to drink 1-2 glasses of water before a meal, and it also helps you to not overeat! Rosaries, Crosses, Prayer Cards and more... St. Jude Thaddaeus - Virtual Prayer Candle, Miraculous Mother - Virtual Prayer Candle, Free PDFs: Hail Mary, Our Father, How to Pray the Rosary & more, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Prayers, Election 2020: Prayer for God's Protection of the United States, All Souls' Day: Pope Francis reminds us that hope is a gift from God. Old Croatian saying with fish is that is has to swim 3 times. But the prayer before the meal. Finally, one day one of the owners of the inn offered us a rice ball for the third day in a row as we were out the door, and when we refused again she asked us in a very meek voice, “Can you not eat it?” (the Japanese, indirect way of asking, “You don’t like it?”) Guilt went through the roof! I never realised my not going outside with wet hair for fear of illness was a cultural thing! the act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor; approval. Yikes, I take them off in my house, but never at anyone elses. It seems i laid back a little as I don’t do these things anymore (I am not so young). hahahahaha It will kill you, it will kill you ! If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. Going out with wet hair is considered, hm, bad manners also. My friends visited me here heaving wet hair in the middle of Canadian winter and did not get flu or cold. S now I don’t fight it and instead enjoy the homemade wine {vino}. If you don’t take seconds of something, that’s like saying you hate it. Another Croatian custom I find hilarious is when two/three/five sides are arguing about who’s gonna pay the bill…, Oh yes, I argue with my Croatian bestie about who pays for coffee all the time. But I do suppose when I think about it, she’s more insistent with fish on the gradela. My mother was Croatian; my father Serbian! Apparantly they will casue colds/flu, stiff necks and maybe even the dreaded “Kreislaufkollaps” (literally “circulatory collapse” – a common ailment that seems to only affect Germans. To this day, my born American children who are now adults, make me do baba’s chant as they would call it. I’ve come across these around much of Europe, especially in the south, and I’m forever getting in trouble! And finally, there is a beauty reason because when you use the hair dryer women also often style their hair as well at the same time, if you just let your hair hang loose and dry, I mean, it will get dry but it will not be styled. Well, guess that rule/habit/law/tradition did not reach our village yet, ha ha ha. Not that I’ve heeded his advice. So many Croatians who maybe would like to pray before a meal are not comfortable doning it fearing negative comments and prejudice from the partys mentioned above. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! 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