Common Slovenia light the fire

Tonight, 30th of April, every, even the smallest village will light a bonfire. First, the so-called “Kres”, a bonfire, was fired on the Kres night, 23rd of June. Today, we most commonly light it before 1st of May, an international Labour’s Day. Bonfire in Slovenia is both connected with the celebration of something and as signals of…

27th of April: The Day Against the Occupation

27th of April is in Slovenia celebrated as Day Against the Occupation (slo.: Dan boja proti okupatorju). On this day, the year 1941, the Anti-imperialist front was established. After the German attack on the Soviet Union (22. July 1941) it renamed itself into Liberation Front of Slovenian Nation – OF. OF was formed on April 26th,…

Ljubljana: Art, Music, and Festivals

Each year, over 10,000 cultural events take place in the city, including ten international theater, music, and art festivals.  One of the oldest of them all is the Ljubljana Festival, established in 1953. Ljubljana continued to host Summer Festivals from 1953 on, animating stages in the capital with performances by domestic and foreign musicians, actors, dancers and…

Ljubljana: Romantic, and yet Modern Beauty

Every city has “must see” and “must visit” sights, and of course, so does the green capital of ours.  Romance under the window Let us start from the center of Ljubljana where central, so-called Prešeren Square, named after one of Slovenian greatest poets and the one who unknowingly wrote Slovenian national anthem. There he stands, turned…

From Marshes to Modern Green Capital

Marshes – Emona – Laibach – Ljubljana. Because of its unique place on the Earth Ljubljana was a part of many settlements, kingdoms, and countries that took place over the history. Since the Romans, it was important military and trade center where various cultures met and interfered. Life was many times stopped and interrupted not…