Easter is celebrated with family and friends. Traditions include decorating and distributing eggs. St. Nicholas' Day, on December 6, is a children's holiday and a day for giving gifts. Almost every city, island or village has an annual fair, festival, artistic exhibit or sporting activity. Zagreb has hosted fairs since the 13 th century.
Today there are two annual international grand fairs, one in the spring and one in the fall.
There is also the Zagreb International Folklore Festival and the Zagreb Biennial of Contemporary Music. Croatians enjoy many sporting activities such as soccer, marathon swimming, waterpolo, basketball, tennis, sailing and mountain climbing, as well as regulated hunting. Hiking and rock climbing are very popular as there are 20 mountains with peaks higher than 1,000 metres. Tony Kukoc of the Chicago Bulls and Dino Radja of the Boston Celtics are Croatians. Folklore Croatians depict their daily life and emotions through folklore.