Curiosities / Festive customs in Slovenia
At Sava Hotels & Resorts, we respect local stories and the traditions of the places where our resorts are located. Moreover, we are happy to integrate them into our products and services. In December, the most festive month of the year, we can find various different customs around Slovenia, conjuring up memories of the holiday season as our grandparents used to celebrate it. Which ones would you like to experience with us this year?
Date: 18. 10. 2023
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Festively set tables, decorated trees and New Year "magic"
A Prekmurje breakfast in the dark and pork on the festive table
Prekmurje hides countless customs and a rich tradition preserved to this day. That's why the people of Prekmurje love to celebrate the December holidays as they once were, in accordance with tradition. What would they eat during the fast before the holidays? What did they toast with on Christmas Day? And why did they have breakfast in the dark on New Year's Eve, and serve pork instead of chicken in the evening?
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Gorenje cold Christmas dinner and a family custom called "around the corner"
The cultural heritage of Gorenjska is as rich and full as the tables set at Christmas time! Do you want to know what a real Gorenjska festive December looks like, as our grandparents might remember it? Why did they eat cold dinner for Christmas? What does the Gorenjska Christmas Eve custom called "around the corner" look like? And how did they predict the future on New Year's Day?
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The Istrian Christmas vigil, decorated doors, and "kartolina"
Istra inspires with its historic customs and rich culture, even during the Christmas and New Year holidays. It is during this time that local customs brought a special warmth, love, and peace into the houses and souls of the Istrian people. Once upon a time, traditions and customs served a special purpose and there wasn't a house in the villages of Istria where they wouldn't have been followed.
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Styrian "wolf nights", Christmas "krheljak", and seed sorting
Styria holds numerous treasures, some in the form of its customs – usually during the December holidays! Why did they call the period between 24 December and 6 January the "wolf nights"? What is Christmas "krheljak" and why did landowners shake the branches of their fruit trees on New Year's Day?
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