Episode 148
Sretan Uskrs, dragi prijatelji!
It’s Easter weekend and we’re celebrating with a lesson about tools!
If you need to fix things up around the house before the holiday, why not learn the words in Croatian?
There are a lot of challenging words, but we got this!
Lesson
tool - alat/alati
hammer - čekić
nail - čavao/čavli
screwdriver - odvijač
screw - vijak/vijci
ladder - ljestve
wrench - ključ
pliers - klješta
drill - bušilica
Super Slatko Report
In this edition of the Super Slatko Report, DJ Moe gets us back on topic and tells us a bit about how the Easter holiday is celebrated in Hrvatska. Are we going to Mass? What’s for dinner? Will the Easter Bunny show up? Tune in and find out!
Croatia celebrates Easter—and not in a “hide some eggs,” kind of way. Easter in Croatia is a full-on cultural event. Imagine a holiday where church bells echo over red-roofed villages, families dress in their best, and kitchens pump out one hit after another. It’s faith-forward, food-filled, and very festive. So if you thought Easter was just about chocolate bunnies, Croatia’s here to politely—and deliciously—correct you.
The day kicks off with mass. Croatia is predominantly Roman Catholic, and Easter is big deal when it comes to catholic holidays. The lead-up starts with Lent, a 40-day religious observance that does include some fasting. Holy Week ramps things up with processions, somber masses, and Good Friday services. Then comes Easter Sunday, and everyone—everyone—gets up early and heads to church in their Sunday best.
Ok, What about After church? Families return home for a long, joyful celebration that can stretch well into the evening. Easter eggs are a big deal, but not just the plastic kind. Croatians dye real eggs—pisanice—using natural colors like onion peels and beet juice, often decorated with traditional folk patterns or messages etched in wax. Some families even engage in friendly egg-cracking competitions, where two people tap their eggs together, and whoever’s egg survives the smash wins eternal bragging rights or a slice of cake.
Onto our favorite topic on the pod, let’s talk food. The Easter table will most likely have a few if not all of these on offer. Roasted lamb or ham (šunka), hard-boiled eggs, fresh spring onions, horseradish, and homemade bread like pinca—a sweet, brioche-style loaf scented with citrus and sometimes rakija. Speaking of rakija, this will definitely make an appearances throughout the day, often followed by wine or a strong coffee to balance it out. For dessert? Think walnut or poppy seed rolls (orahnjačan and makovnjača), sweet cheese pastries, and maybe a chocolate egg or two if the kids haven’t already gotten to it.
Easter in Croatia is the kind of experience that feeds both your soul and your stomach. It’s a blend of tradition and joyful celebration, where faith meets festivity over a table jam packed with too many good things. So next spring, consider swapping your store-bought bunny ears for a plane ticket, and get ready to ring in Easter the Croatian way—church bells, roasted lamb, rakija and all. You might just find it’s your new favorite holiday.
And thats it for the Super Slatko Report.
