Beehive panels

Beehive panel paintings are a folk-art unique to Slovenia. Motifs and images were created by artists, with linseed oil.

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Idrija lace

Bobbin lace-making is a unique phenomenon in Slovenia. It has developed most intensively in the Idrija area, although the skill has always been practiced in other parts of the country ...

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Kozolec - hayrack

The hayrack remains part of the present day agricultural practice, admirably combining functionality, aesthetics and sentiment.

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Kurentovanje

Each year, the carnival festival in Ptuj is a celebration of  Kurent. He is an ancient being, recorded in folk-tales of Carinthia.        

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The Past Captured in Fashions

Mankind had discovered weaving far back in the history of mankind. Embroidery and embellishment of clothes with a needle was known 

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Slovenian cuisine

There are more than forty distinct cuisines in a country, whose main distinguishing feature is a great variety of land formation, climate, and history. more...

Potica - walnut roll cake

A symbol of Slovenian national identity, Potica is traditionally prepared for Christmas and Easter, as well as special festivities such as weddings.

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Cobbler’s lamp

Cobbler`s lamp - a system of glass globes filled with water, saved  from oblivion by two masters of the folk craft.

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Easter eggs

Traditional designs of Easter eggs vary from region to region, in different methods and many styles of decoration.

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Palm Sunday sheaf

The butara is a traditional feature of the Palm Sunday custom. The church blessing is an ancient ritual which has a protective function.     

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Shepherd’s sundial

The sundials carved by Slovenian shepherds of Velika planina demonstrate a high level of culture in everyday life of common people.

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Skis of Bloke

The first report of skis in Slovenia, used for traversing snowbound country-side, was made  by Valvasor in the 17th century.

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