July, 22 - Fashinada Ceremony

A traditional event held in the Boka Bay is maintained and held for almost six centuries without interruption, every July 22nd, the people of Perast town rebuild the Our Lady of the Rocks Island from their boats by bringing rocks from the coast and dropping them into the water to keep the statics of this artificial island. This unique event is even included in the immaterial cultural heritage of Montenegro. The manifestation was named after the Italian word “fascia”, which means the rope, which is connecting the boats filled with stones and decorated by Lombardy poplar branches, floating to the island.