Friday, February 8, 2013

Prešeren Day!

Happy Prešeren Day Slovenia! 

Prešeren Day is the marking for the anniversary of the death of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren on 8 February 1849 and is the celebration of the Slovenian culture. It was established in 1945 to raise the cultural consciousness and the self-confidence of the Slovene nation, and declared a work-free day in 1991, so everything is closed today. On February 7, the eve of the holiday, the Prešeren Awards and the Prešeren Fund Awards, the highest Slovenian recognitions for cultural achievements, are conferred, it is also supposedly the biggest party night in Slovenia. Prešeren Day continues to be one of the most widely celebrated Slovene holidays.


The Prešeren Monument in Ljubljana, is a late Historicist bronze statue of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The statue that stands on a pedestal includes a sculpture of the poet, facing the window where his adored Julija Primic used to live, and a sculpture of muse above him sitting on a rock and holding a laurel wreath in her hand.

Slovenian Word of the Day:
Pesnik meaning Poet

PEACE & LOVE,
Kevin & Amanda

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