Jurjevanje in Bela krajina

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Jurjevanje v Beli krajini
RIC Bela krajina, Ulica na Utrdbah 18, SI-8340 Črnomelj
Phone386 (0) 7 305 6530
Frequencyannual
Festival dates19.6.2024 - 23.6.2024




Launched in 1964 and held in the town of Črnomelj in the southern region of Slovenia, the Jurjevanje in Bela krajina is the oldest folklore festival in Slovenia. It features folklore groups from Bela krajina and other regions of Slovenia, individual folk musicians, and also international groups.

Jurjevanje is a member of the International Council for Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF), Slovenia.

Programme

Jurjevanje is a dance, music, and song festival, featuring traditional Bela Krajina "tamburica" instruments: "brač", "berda", "bisernica", "bugarija", "gudalo", "white birch leaf", "rug", and other traditional instruments. The dances, songs, and music performed by local folklore groups date from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century.

The festival programme also includes exhibitions, book presentations, folk music concerts, and culinary events.

Brazilian folklore group, 26.6.2022, foto Jani Pavlin.jpg1

Young folklore-Pastirče mlado, 23.6.2022, foto Jani Pavlin.jpg1

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