New Year's Eve, December 31, in Croatia is called Silvestrovo or Old Year. Traditionally, on the morning of the last day of the outgoing year, local residents go to church for a laudatory mass. In the evening on the city squares are arranged folk festivals and fireworks are launched. In the Croatian capital, the city of Zagreb, the biggest holiday is held in the square of Pan Josip Jelacic.

New Year in Croatia is not rich in its own local customs . Many of them are very close to Christmas: for example, traditional gifts for the New Year are water, jelly and apples . In addition, in the Croatian houses, with the coming of the New Year, a special ritual of burning the log . The log is brought to the house, watered with wine, sprinkled with wheat, adorned with pine or laurel branches, and then put into the oven and lit . During the burning, the rhythm the first one who sees that the log is completely burned is given a gift .

An integral part of the celebration, the New Year table, by tradition should be rich - it is a symbol that the harvest in the coming year will be abundant. Most of the dishes are lean: porridges from different types of grain, poppy seeds with the addition of dried fruits (apples, pears, plums) and the main dish of the holiday is kalach chesnitsa.

In addition, on the night of New Year in Croatia it is customary to guess and make wishes