The role and importance of cultural heritage with focus on traditional cultural events in Croatia: Case studies of "Petaračke buše", "Zvončari u Matuljima" and "Riječki karneval"

Kulturna baština danas je pojam širokog spektra definicija. Predstavlja se kao nositelj identiteta ljudske zajednice, ali i kao važna karakteristika u prezentaciji nekoga kraja. Definirati će se uloga turizma kroz kulturnu baštinu te kako turističkom pričom razvijati zanimanje za upoznavanjem tuđe kulture i tradicije. Svrha ovog rada je podići razinu svijesti o važnosti tradicije i kulturne baštine te će se kroz primjere Riječkog karnevala, zvončarskih grupa na području Matulja i Petaračkih buša doći do cilja rada koji obuhvaća naglasak na većim tradicijama koje mogu pomoći u promoviranju kulture i tradicije puno prije glavne, ljetne sezone.Cultural heritage today is a term with a broad spectrum of definitions. It is represented as something which carrys the identity of a human community, as well as an important characteristic in the presentation of our local customs. We will define the role of tourism though cultural heritage and how with tourism we influence the development and growth in interest for cultural heritages of other cultures and traditions. With paper I hope to raise awareness about the importance of tradition and culture, this will be done with examples such as the Rijeka's carnival, zvončarske groups on areas of Matulj and Petaračkih buša with which we will come to the goal of the paper; to show bring exposure to bigger traditions which can be used to help with promotion of culture and tradition a long time before the summer