Behind the name of “Ivančice” there are many diligent members of children folklore and tamburitza (Croatian folklore instrument) ensemble, the only one of that kind in Kutina. It has been established on September 15th 1995. It cherishes the beauty of children’s creativity through a song and a child play, and those members that are older present the wealth of cultural inheritance of Moslavina, Slavonia, Posavina, Međimurje and Podravina (Croatian regions) by singing and dancing throughout our homeland.
Children at the age of 4 come to “Ivančice” ensemble in order to get to know traditional children plays from Moslavina and other neighboring regions and through different joyful games they start to learn their first dancing steps with the other children their age or older and all of that under the guidance of professionals (there are 5 trained professionals for children folklore in “Ivančice”).
The name of “Ivančice” comes from the celebration of summer festive Ivanje (Ivan is Croatian version of an English name John) on 24th of June, called Kupalo or Kupadlo. In Slavic tradition Kupadlo was the god of earth crops and harvest. On that day certain people and animals bathed in order to avoid all the possible evil. Nowadays the custom has completely lost the meaning it once had and it is kept only in memory of taletellers and some folklore singers. It is worth to mention that “Ivančice” played an important role in preservation from oblivion of Procession on Ivanje as well as of giving of the presents to St. Nicolas that was held for the first time in 1995 and since then it has become a tradition, not only in Kutina but also in the region. Today there are more than 100 members of “Ivančice” and they are sorted out in groups according to their age. In the last 5 years they had 107 performances.
Part from folklore festivals in Kutina, Nova Gradiška, Šandrovac and Siče, significant performances were done in Zagreb, Slavonski Brod, Vinkovci (famous Croatian folklore festival called “The autumns of Vinkovci”) and international folklore festival in Zagreb, Romania, Italia, Portugal, Makedonia, Hungaria and Slovenia. “Ivančice” are the only children ensemble in Moslavina that keeps renewing playing on traditional music instruments: bagpipes, ocarinas, whistles, flutes, double flutes and solo tamburitzas.
KUD „IVANČICE“ is the organizer of the Child Folklor Festival Croatia. KUD "Ivančice" have won 4 medals so far (2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronce)
Croatians children folklore festival began in 2003, with a very modest number of participants, but every year the number of participants grew, and especially the quality of the presentation of traditional folk material adapted to children’s age. The festival has greatly helped the development of children’s folklore in Croatia and has helped many children’s groups and their leaders to follow the right path. The concept of the festival is that the program takes place in the spirit of competition in two categories of the competition.
The first category are children 3-10 years of age, who teach children’s games, nursery rhymes, mocking rhymes, games with mime and singing and dancing according to their age. Their program can be with or without musical accompaniment, depending on how the choreographer planned his program. Children’s group can apply for the festival if they have been proposed by professional courts from regional or county Croatian festivals. Groups from abroad attend the festival as guests. The festival is a member of the World Organization of folklore CIOFF and all data on the festival are published in CIOFF book, which comes out every year.
Another category of children aged 10-14 years, who already sing and dance according to the program that is applied to their age and their performance is accompanied by music, unless the program is not from areas where they dance without musical accompaniment.
The festival program is monitored by professional judges, which we will try to not change even in the coming years: Slavica Moslavac, prof. ethnology, Dr. Naila Ceribašić ethnomusicology and Vesan Zoric, prof. ethnology. After completing the program professional judges declare the three most successful groups in both categories of the competition.
Festival is part of the C.I.O.F.F. world folklor organization and all the information about it are published in the C.I.O.F.F. pamflet, that comes out every year. 2013th was the 10th festival with the largest number of participants (1400). At the festival, a group of past winners performed their program, and the most pleasing part is that all the groups that were awarded at previous festivals are working non-stop, which is the best evaluation of the project and evidence that our traditional culture will not disappear.
| 3-10 years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| FA „ENTENTIN“, ZAGREB, Hećimovićeva 3 | KUD „Sv. JURAJ“, Draganići 6, Draganić | KUD“V.TROJSTVO“, B.Radića bb, V. Trojstvo |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD“METKOVIĆ“, S. Radića 16, Metković | KUD „IVANČICE“, S. Radića 3, Kutina | KUD“MOSLAVEC“, Trg Sv.Antuna bb, Voloder |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD“TOMISLAV“, B.Radića 52, S.I.Žabno | KUD „LJ. GAJ“, Mače 31, Mače | KUD“ZVIR“Jelenje, Ratulje 11, Dražice |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD“ŽUTOPAS“, Smokovljani bb Doli | KUD „KLEK“, I.G.Kovačića 2, Ogulin | KUD“M.STOJANOVIĆ“, BABINA GREDA |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD“MOSLAVEC“, Trg Sv.Ante bb, Voloder | KUD“S. SLOGA“, Trg S.Sloge 7, Buševec | DFA“MATIJA GUBEC“, KARLOVAC |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „PREPOROD“, J.Zorića 23a D.Selo | KUD „ŽUPE“, 21 242 Grab | KUD „MLADICE“, O.Š.V. Gortana, Žminj |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUU“TOMISLAV“, p.p. 22, Županja | DFA“SONČEC“, Vukovarska 11, Varaždin | KUD „LJ. GAJ“, Mače 31, Mače |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| FA „ZDENAC“, Kolodvorska 21, Garešnica | KUD „IVAN TRNSKI“, NOVIGRAD PODRAVSKI | KUD „PRESLICA“, Karlovačka cesta 66, Zagreb |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| FA “ETHNO“, Hećimovićeva 3, Zagreb | KUU “ZVON“ K.Stepinca 63, M. Subotica | KUD “ZVIR“, Jelenje, Ratulje 11, Dražice |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „IVANČICE“S., Radića 3, Kutina | FA „ZDENAC“, Kolodvorska 21, Garešnica | KUD „PREPOROD“, J.Zorića 23a, D.Selo |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “KUPLJENOVO“, M.Gupca 55, Kupljenovo | KUD “IVANČICE“, Stjepana Radića 3, Kutina | KUD“GRANČICA“, V.J.Gotovca 3, Đeletovci |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „PUNAT“, Riječka 1, Krk | KUD „KLEK“, I.G.Kovačića 2, Ogulin | FA „ZDENAC“, Kolodvorska 21, Garešnica |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “S. NEDELJA", SVETA NEDELJA | KUD “IVANČICE“, Stjepana Radića 3, Kutina | KUD „S. MAĐER“, CERIĆ, Vinkovci |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „RAPSKI TANAC“, Palit 333, Rab | FA „ETHNO“, Hećimovićeva 3, Zagreb | KUD “P.PRERADOVIĆ“, S.Radića 16, Đurđevac |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KC „GATALINKA“ ,A.Starčevića 2, Vinkovci | FA „MLADOST“, Trg M.Hrvat. 3, Samobor | ZFA „Dr.I.IVANČAN“, ZAGREB |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| FA „BRODA“, Radnički trg 5, S. Brod | FA „ZDENAC“, Kolodvorska 21, Garešnica | KUD „GLAVICE“, Glavice bb, Glavice |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “IVANČICE“, Stjepana Radića 3, Kutina | KUD “ZVIR“ Jelenje, Ratulje 11, Dražice | KUD „BRATINEČKO SRCE“, BRATINA |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| FA „ZDENAC“, Kolodvorska 21, Garešnica | FA „IVAN MAŽURANIĆ“, Karlovac | KUD „JANKOVCI“, Stari Jankovci |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “SV. ANTUN“, ZADOBARJE | KUU “IVAN VITEZ“, TRNSKI, N.RAČA | KUD „ŽIŠKOVEC“, ŽIŠKOVEC |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „GOLUBOVEC“, NOVI GOLUBOVEC | KUU „ŽUTOPAS“, SMOKOVLJANI-VISOČANI | KUD „BISTRA“, DS TIČEKI, BISTRA |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “Tomislav”, Cerna | KUD “Klek”, Ogulin | KUD “Golubovec”, Novi Golubovec |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “Jedinstvo”, Split | KUD “Tomislav”, Donji Andrijevci | KUD “Donji Vidovec”, Donji Vidovec |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “Mihovil Krušlin”, Šenkovec | KUD “Ilova”, Ilova | KUD “Palična”, Severin |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD “Sv. Juraj”, Draganić | KUD “Metković”, Metković | KUD “Sloga”, Bapska |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „Šokadija“ Strizivojna | KUD „Bistra“ Bistra | KUU „Ivan Vitez Trnski“ Nova Rača |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD „Lipovac“ Generalski Stol | KUD „Moslavec“ Voloder | Mala kumpanija O.Š. Vela Luka |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUU "Zasadbreg" Zasadbreg | KUU "Cenik" Cernik | KUS "Sloga" Veliko Trgovišće |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| FA "Koprivnica" Koprivnica | KUD "Klaruš" Maruševec | KUD "Ivančice" Kutina |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD "Zvir" Jelenje | Hrvatska knjižnica Hercegovac | KUD "Sijač" Lučko |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD "Metković" Metković | KUD "Sv. Juraj" Draganić | KUD "Dunav" Vukovar |
| 3-10 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD "Pleter" Dugopolje | KUD "Metković" Metković | KUD "Graničar" Čazma |
| 10-14 year | ||
| 1 place | 2 place | 3 place |
| KUD "Bokolje" Dobropoljana-Pašman | KUD "Ivančice" Kutina | KUD "Klas" Podsused Zagreb |
