This holiday in Croatia, also called Anti-Fascism Day, dates back to the Second World
War.
After Nazi Germany invaded and conquered Yugoslavia in 1941, Croatia became a German puppet state under a government of Croatian fascists, called the Usta e.
One of the resistance groups that sprang up to oppose the fascist government was called
the Partisans.
It was headed by a half-Croatian Communist leader called Tito (his real name was Josip
Broz), who later appointed himself president for life of Yugoslavia.
Anti-Fascist Resistance Day is a national holiday in Croatia.
Like most warm weather holidays in the country, it is celebrated with outdoor barbeques
and fireworks.
Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Croatia+Anti-Fascist+Resistance+Day
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