A cultural programme organised by the Matko Brajša Rašan Homeland Association and the Pićan Municipal Council was held at the Sveta Katarina Community Centre in the Pićan municipality. The events were the '9th Pićan Feroli and Feralići' and '150 Years of Vladimir Nazor'.
The evening began with Pićan feroli and feralići, accompanied by the presentation of poetic works. Melita Lukšić highlighted that around 30 authors responded to the ninth annual competition with a total of 38 poems, distributed across three categories: primary school pupils, secondary school students and adults. The competition was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Vladimir Nazor's birth, with the theme linked to Nazor's dithyramb 'Crickets'.
Seven works in verse and prose were submitted in the primary school category. Fabiana Aničić, a Year 4 pupil at the Vladimir Nazor Primary School in Potpićan, Pićan Branch, received a commendation for the poem 'Ma nan je lipo', under the mentorship of teacher Jasmine Vretenar Zulijani. Roman Brumnić won third place with the poem 'Jodan na balotu', Dimitri Težak took second with 'Sunce me zove', and Martin Brčina secured first place with 'Kad se zbudin'. All three award-winning boys are in Year 3 of the same school, mentored by teacher Đurđica Matohine.
Sixteen literary works were submitted in the secondary school category. Dora Daus was commended for the poem 'Doček' and Sara Hrelja for 'Ne morem bez njega'; both are Year 4 pupils at the Juraj Dobrila Grammar and Vocational School in Pazin, under the mentorship of professor Tatjana Bratanović. Sara Daus won third place with the poem 'Mi ga je žal', while second place went to the poem 'Od drugih, ma svoja'. First place was awarded to Sara Vitulić for the poem 'Štorije'; she is a Year 3 pupil at the same Pazin secondary school, also mentored by professor Bratanović.
There were 15 entries in the adults' category. Nerina Hrvatin received a commendation for the poem 'Da ne pozabimo', Željka Fonović won third place with 'To si ti', and Malvina Mileta, a poet from Labin, took second place with 'Medežija natural'. Josip Klarić from Gračišće won the competition with the poem 'Slika života'. Prizes for the best works were presented by Melita Lukšić and programme moderator Jadranka Celić. The expert selection panel consisted of professor Magda Rimanić, professor Melita Lukšić and panel chair, writer Tomislav Milohanić.
Pupils playing the accordion, guitar and saxophone from the Matko Brajša Rašan Art School participated in the musical part of the programme, while the poetry evening was organised by Sanja Depikolozvane. Following the poetry evening, a programme dedicated to Vladimir Nazor began with musical performances by Dušan Bać on the accordion and Dorian Jurkota on the duplica. Kristijan Žgaljardić, president of the Matko Brajša Rašan Homeland Association, welcomed the attendees. Professor Teodora Fonović Cvijanović reflected on Vladimir Nazor's linguistic heritage, while professor Sanja Depikolozvane spoke about Nazor from a literary perspective, including her Year 2 language grammar pupils from the Pazin College, Lara Mandić, Laura Anić and Lamija Alda Horvat, in her presentation.
