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Ethnographical capital of Slovenia
Created Thursday, 16 February 2012The awareness of importance of cultural heritage is present in Ptuj for a long time, that is why the organisers of Kurentovanje want it to be a festival of ethnography and cultural heritage. Between 11th and 21st February visitors can see numerous shows and presentations of traditional carnival figures on the streets of Ptuj.
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Gathering of brass bands and majorette groups
Created Monday, 13 February 2012Although the weather was very bad the gathering of brass bands and majorette groups was a success. The groups gathered for a concert at City Stadium Ptuj on Sunday at 13.00.
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Kurent's Marriage tonight at 19:30
Created Sunday, 12 February 2012The show at 17:00 is cancelled, the tickets bought for the show at 17:00 are valid for the 19:30 show. Don't stay at home!
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Gathering of brass bands
Created Sunday, 12 February 2012A carnival gathering of brass bands and majorette groups from Slovenia will gather today for a concert at City Stadium Ptuj at 13.00.
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The largest etnographical carnival in Europe
Created Sunday, 12 February 2012The 52th Kurentovanje in Ptuj is officialy oppened. 59 groups of traditional masks from Slovenia and 12 other countries presented them selves at the oppening parade in Ptuj. The spectators saw almost all Slovenian traditional masks and also masks from Croatia, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Bolgaria, Aruba, Moldavia, Russia and Japan. Henry van der Kroon, the president of FECC said the 1. Etno...
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"There is a lot of energy hidden in this small town."
Created Sunday, 12 February 2012Those were the words of the mayor of Ptuj at the friday night openning ceremony of European Capital of Culter in the partner city Ptuj. The ceremony was followed by the a music and theatre show Kurent's Marriage - a story about nine traditional carnival figures, diviness, nature and heritage. The show joined a lot of Slovenian teater and music artists and the spectators called the skow "...
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Kurents met Milan Bandić the mayor of Zagreb
Created Friday, 10 February 2012Kurents visited the capital of Croatia, where they met the mayor Milan Bandić. The people of Croatia were glad kurents visited them, because they drive away winter, which has been maiking trouble in Croatia for a last few weeks. The delegation of kurents was accompanied by dr. Štefan Čelan, the mayor of Ptuj and the Slovenian ambasador in Croatia Vojko Volk.
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Kurents danced at Villach
Created Friday, 10 February 2012On the Slovenian national culture day the kurents visited Villach in Austria. They danced in front of the Villach City Hall where they met the mayor of Villach Helmut Manzenreiter. Among the kurents was dr. Štefan Čelan, the mayor of Ptuj, who is a longtime devoted kurent.
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Tonight the kurents will dance for the first time this year
Created Thursday, 02 February 2012Ptuj, 2nd February – At the midnight tonight the kurents will start their dance for the first time this year. Traditionally kurents gather at the home of the 2nd carnival prince Matevž Zoki in Budina near Ptuj. Kurent is a mystical figure who drives away winter and bad spirits with his ritual dance and attracts spring and good spirits into the land. The origins of Kurentovanje are not certain, b...
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Kurent's Marriage will connect Slovenian theatre and music artists on same stage
Created Wednesday, 01 February 2012Ptuj, 31th January – Today we presented the media the opening ceremony of European Capital of Culture in partner city Ptuj. The opening ceremony will take place on 10th February with theatre and musical spectacle Kurent's Marriage directed by Matjaž Latin who managed to connect various Slovenian musicians and theatre artists on the same stage. Project European Capital of Culture will enter Pt...
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