October 18th - Cravat Day

Celebrating the Invention of the Necktie: It's Cravat Day Croatian soldiers had begun tying identifying scarves around their necks by the early 1600s, and other nations soon took note. When Croatian mercenaries began to serve in France, their neckties caught the eye of Louis XIV, who himself adopted the style. The word “cravat” is thought to have come from a French pronunciation of “Hrvat” – Croat. Cravat Day debuted on October 18, 2003, when Academia Cravatica wrapped a giant red necktie around the Roman arena in Pula. In 2008, the Croatian Parliament unanimously declared October 18 the "Day of the Cravat." Give a celebrational note to the necktie (cravat) as the most famous symbol of the modern world, which, with its symbolism, represents universal human values – the dignity and identity of an individual, the bond between freedom and responsibility, the business spirit, trademark of festive and important occasions.