Croatia traditional tamburica band playing during the procession of the Ljelje in Gorjani

Traditional tamburica band accompanying the procession of the Ljelje in the village of Gorjani, near Đakovo, Slavonia, Croatia. The tamburica is a traditional stringed instrument of various sizes popular in Croatia, Central and Southeast Europe. Each year on Whitsun young unmarried women and girls dress in traditional costumes, and following mass go in procession from house to house in the village, dancing for their hosts. The Procession of the Ljelje was inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009. © Rudolf Abraham