With the aim of conserving traditions, a special annual festival of Dalmatian singing (pictured here) is held in Omiš each year. Now a cultural institution of importance, with Croats from all over the country gather from the end of May till the end of July at the Festival of the Dalmatian Klapas (klapa music is a kind of a capella singing dating back to the liturgical church singing of the mid-19th century, its main elements are harmony and melody more than rhythm.

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