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This wondrous country has plenty to offer with its rich history, monumental heritage, tradition and humor, uniqueness, resistance, audacity, wisdom and the new pages of its future. From time immemorial, an area where various worlds, cultures and civilizations have collided and merged, three religions – Catholic, Orthodox and Islam, have had a tremendous impact on the cultural development of the area. This country is unique in many ways. It is a mosaic of contrast, where the traces of material and spiritual, colors and scents as well as optimism and pride are interwoven. Bosnia and Herzegovina, although small on the map of the world is placed at the meeting point of continental and Mediterranean climate. As part of its identity and way of living it has preserved national costumes, music and songs, especially the famous „sevdalinka“ type, which represent a „reflection of the soul“, a melancholic love song with a long tradition. There is folk creativity, customs, cottage industry, old crafts, especially filigree work, which requires the precise hand of the master and the patient weaving of fine gold and silver strings, creating exquisite jewelry and other decorative objects that numerous visitors have taken home with them throughout the world as cherished memories of the spirit of this country and its people. In this manner, Bosnia and Herzegovina opens itself to all, its reality and imagination, the traditional and the contemporary, its yesterday and today, all of which can be felt and seen at every step.
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