A huge number of articles in the Croatian press about the mayor of the town of Sinj, Miro Bulj who removed removed the Roma orchestra from the public space on Christmas Eve, even though they played the since years at Christmas. The mayor explained that they were singing “Đurđevdan”, and that it was inappropriate for Christmas Eve, and that anyhow, they were not authorised to play in public. A video contradict this, as it shows him gesturing towards the musicians to leave.

Prior to that, the orchestra played among the gathered citizens, without any visible incident.

Well, depending how you pronounce this mayor’s name, it means an ass in Romanes.

• Drama se nastavlja, romski orkestar: ‘Nismo pjevali Đurđevdan, gradonačelnik laže‘; Miro Bulj: ‘Imam svjedoke…‘ In: Slobodna Dalmacija. 25.12.2025. https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/split-i-zupanija/zagora/drama-se-nastavlja-romski-orkestar-nismo-pjevali-durdevdan-gradonacelnik-laze-miro-bulj-imam-svjedoke-1527162
• Bulj potjerao romski orkestar iz Sinja: “Pjevanje te pjesme nije primjereno”. In: Dnevnik. 24.12.2025. https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/bulj-potjerao-romski-orkestar-s-ulica-grada-pjevanje-te-pjesme-nije-primjereno—953988.html#google_vignette
• Bulj otjerao romski orkestar iz centra Sinja: ‘Đurđevdan nije primjeren za ovaj dan’. In: Večernji list. 24.12.2025. https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bulj-otjerao-romski-orkestar-iz-centra-sinja-durdevdan-nije-primjeren-za-ovaj-dan-1919065
• Bulj potjerao romski orkestar u Sinju: “Pjevanje Đurđevdana danas nije primjereno”. In: Index. 24.12.2025. https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/bulj-potjerao-romski-orkestar-u-sinju-neka-postuju-badnjak/2743817.aspx
• VIDEO Bulj u Sinju rastjerao romski orkestar, u Zagrebu slobodno sviraju: Evo kakva su pravila u Ljubljani. In: TPortal. 25.12.2025. https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/video-bulj-u-sinju-rastjerao-romski-orkestar-u-zagrebu-slobodno-sviraju-evo-kakva-su-pravila-u-ljubljani-20251225?meta_refresh=1
• Miro Bulj potjerao romski orkestar iz Sinja, članovi tvrde: ‘Gradonačelnik laže’. In: Dnevno. 25.12.2025. https://www.dnevno.hr/magazin/miro-bulj-potjerao-romski-orkestar-iz-sinja-clanovi-tvrde-gradonacelnik-laze-3165988/