The city of Trilj is once again organising the regular commemoration of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Homeland War and the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja, under the title “My Light for Vukovar and Škabrnja”. The commemoration will take place on Tuesday, 17 November 2026.
The programme begins at the City Cinema with a special school programme. At 10:30, “A Remembrance That Lasts” will be performed by pupils from the first to the fourth grade, followed at 12:30 by “To Vukovar, I Have Something to Say…” featuring pupils from the fifth to the eighth grade. The host will be Irene Bradarić.
The central part of the commemoration begins at 16:30 with the gathering of procession participants at the start of the bridge on the left bank of the Cetina river, where candles will be lit and the remembrance procession will proceed towards the memorial to the defenders of the Homeland War in front of the Church of St Michael. At 16:45, the laying of flowers and the lighting of candles for the fallen defenders from the Trilj area and all victims of the Homeland War are scheduled, organised by the City of Trilj and the Homeland War Associations.
At the memorial, there will be special recitals “The Missing” and “Vukovar” by Zdenka and Milan Sarić, as well as the recital “A Remembrance That Lasts” performed by fourth-grade pupils of Trilj Elementary School under the mentorship of Ana Ćalete and Sandra Bešlić. This will be followed by a prayer of thanksgiving and a blessing by the parish priest and dean, Father Slavko Volarević, while the programme will be enhanced by special songs performed by the St Michael’s Parish Choir Ark – Trilj.
To conclude the commemoration, a gathering at the former Cetinka and a bus departure for Vukovar are scheduled for 22:30.
