Harmonious symbiosis of settlements and the environment is particularly striking in some old villages like Upper Prapratna Zagradac, Hmac, Schedule, Maslinovik, Jurkova Dolca, Rasnik, Zablaće and Small rake. These are small places specific rural architecture in which today can find old items used in households. Some of these settlements are characterized by three, not large settlements for pastors, especially in eastern and southern side of the island.
Since the most interesting folk customs of the island during the Holy Week processions, especially the Cross procession that takes place on the night of Holy Thursday in round six parishes: Jelsa, Pitve, Vrisnik, Svirče, Vrbanja and Vrboske. Developed from the procession that was held as a sign of repentance after which, in the midst of social turmoil on the island 1510th , on the eve of the revolt of Hvar commoners, a small cross in the town of Hvar miraculously wept tears of blood. Procession moving from six parochial churches in the exact middle of the night and move in a clockwise direction so that during the duration of the procession crosses osmosatnog never meet, which according to folk belief, a sign of a major accident. The road that leads from church to church lights a lamp and sponges soaked in paraffin oil, and the windows of houses people put candles. During an impressive procession of singers sing songs of Our Lady weeping, which dates from the 15th century. Priests only funeral processions and greet at their stations.
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