In the main square of the historic walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia is a statue of a man and while nobody is sure how it started, people now rub his nose as they pass by. The constant rubbing of the statue removes the old dark patina exposing a bright, shiny brass probosces.The statue is of Marin Držić who was a Croatian writer from the Republic of Ragusa. He is considered to be one of the finest Renaissance playwrights and prose writers of Croatian literature. At least Cyrano de Bergerac didn’t have people rubbing his nose all the time!
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