Culture

After Joe Valencic’s plane landed in Slovenia back in August, he didn’t have enough time to get to his hotel and check in. He was expected at the National/Official Slovenian Sausage Contest. “Well, that’s what it translates to, loosely,” he said. “I served as a judge and I also handed out awards. Only receiving just a chunk of each sausage, ...

Mateja Paradiz has been living in Australia for nearly nine years. She shares her experience and highlights the pros and the cons. Whereas, Tina Hodnik is a true inspiration to a younger generation of Slovenians living in Australia. Even though her children were born in Australia, they speak Slovenian as if they were born back home. Listen to the conversation ...

Travelers driving from Tarvisio to Udine in northeastern Italy may notice a sign pointing towards the Resia Valley. If they decide to enter the beautiful but remote and sparsely populated valley, they may see other signs in two languages: Italian, and a language that looks a bit like Slovenian, but with characters such as ć, ë, and w – letters ...

“I’m very glad that I was able to handle these valuable manuscripts,” says Luka Zibelnik, a professor of the Slovenian language, who stumbled upon two still uncatalogued versions of Prešeren’s poetry manuscripts in the U.S. The two manuscripts — of the poems Slovo od mladosti (“A Farwell to Youth”) and Dohtar (“Doc”) — will be on display in Ljubljana on ...

A series of events will be held around Slovenia to observe Europe Day, the day in 1950 when French Foreign Minister Robert Schumann presented his declaration for cooperation in Europe whose aim was to foster lasting peace among nations. The declaration proposed the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community, which in 1951 became the first European Community and ...

Draga Gelt OAM, active within Melbourne’s Slovenian community was heavily involved in the movement for Slovenian Independence in Australia in the early 1990s. In 2011, she wrote a book, ‘From Dreams To Reality‘ which is a chronicle of the activities of Australian Slovenians during the movement for Slovenian independence in the early 1990s. Draga is a very proud and patriotic ...

The 15th Slovenian Festival was held on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of April at the Slovenian Association Jadran in Melbourne. It’s a bi-annual event organised under the auspices of the Council of Slovenian Organisations in Victoria. Here are some highlights from this year’s Slovenian Festival. Source: Radio SBS Australia | Slovenian Program | By: Lenti Lenko | ...

The art of making bobbin lace, which has a tradition in Slovenia dating back to the 17th century, has been declared intangible heritage of national importance.  Lace making has been declared heritage of national importance to spread its name and to promote preservation, the government said on Wednesday. Bobbin lace is best known in Idrija, western Slovenia, but it is ...

During Easter, old traditions come to life in Slovenia. At that time, much attention is given to making traditional Easter eggs. Painted hard boiled or blown out eggs are one of the most notable symbols of Easter. Initially they were painted with bright colors, which represented the light of awakening spring, while more recently, colors have become increasingly vivid. Various Slovenian regions developed unique colouring ...

Slovenian Australian community is richer for another valuable record of creativity of its people. Katarina Vrisk spent six years researching, conducting interviews and writing Anthology of Slovenian Australian Musicians which brings an excellent overview of the rich musical activity in the community in the last sixty years and recognizes the achievement of a few outstanding musicians of Slovenian background. The book launch ...