"Prvog dana mjeseca svibnja običaj je svojim najdražim draganama predvraća posuti cvijećem i mirisnim travama i usaditi pred njihova vrata na ulicama visoke grane vitih jela ukrašene raznim cvijećem, i tu izreći, pjevajući pjesme, svoje želje i ljubavne jade.”
"... sve ulice, kad osvanu, ugodno mirisahu od stabalja, kao šuma. I ugledavši gdje izlazi žarko sunce, svi padoše na koljena, svemogućem se višnjem vladaru skrušeno i ponizno moleći za zdravlje i napredak.”
Tako je 1536. pisao Petar Zoranić u svojim Planinama. Podudarnost ovog prizora sa zadarskim magnificatom Nikole Bašića 2003. može biti slučajna. No, duhovna podloga na kojoj je građeno ovo privremeno zdanje zasigurno nije. Tradicija svetkovina ukrašenih vijencima od poljskog bilja održala se sve do dana Bašićeva djetinjstva.
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“On the first day of the month of May it is a custom to lay flowers and scented herbs, or place tall fir-tree branches decorated with flowers in front of sweethearts’ doors and at the same time to sing songs telling of wishes and amorous woes.”
“... all the streets at dawn, were sweet scented with the trees, as if it were a forest. After the hot sun came out, everybody kneeled, praying humbly and submissively for health and progress to the almighty and omnipotent ruler.”Thus Petar Zoranić wrote in his “Mountains” in 1536. The equivalence of this scene with the Zadar Magnificat, 2003, by Nikola Bašić might only be accidental. But the spiritual basis for the construction of this temporary building definitely is not. The tradition of holidays decorated by wild flower garlands characterized Bašić’s childhood.
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