As you probably already know by now, American diplomats have Slovenian classes at the embassy in Ljubljana. They showed how they are progressing on Prešeren's day, when they published a video in which they recite Prešeren's poetry. Laughter guaranteed!
Welcome to spring is a traditional event that takes place before the feast of St. Gregory, and revives the old custom, according to which craftsmen lowered wooden clogs with burning candles on the water, which meant that they were happy that they would no longer need lights to work. In folk tradition, St. Gregory is considered to be the initiator of spring, because according to the old (Julian) calendar, spring began on his feast day (March 12). This year too, don't miss the 2017 Spring Greetings!
This year, Zagreb will host the twelfth edition of the extremely popular music festival InMusic. InMusic 2017 will serve up an enviable list of performers this year - American rockers Kings of Leon and Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire are coming. Get ready for another sunny and happy edition of InMusic European Festival 2017.
Before they became the most powerful people on the planet, American presidents were just ordinary mortals. See photos of American presidents from their youth, which prove that they were once not so different from us.
The Beguiled is a new film by Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), the daughter of the famous director Francis Coppola. It is an adaptation of the 1971 film of the same name, The Beguiled, directed by Don Siegel. At the time, Don's favorite Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page appeared in the main roles. Colin Farrell stepped into Eastwood's shoes, and Nicole Kidman replaced Page. Elle Fanning and Kirsten Dunst complete the elite cast.
In recent years, more and more young people feel as if someone has swept them off their feet. They did everything right and as their parents, teachers and the environment in general expected of them. They were studying. They had good grades, they went to college. They graduated. Because they were promised that a job would be waiting for them afterwards. But there is no job.
After the extremely successful animated film The LEGO Movie (2014), its "spin-off", The LEGO Batman Movie, is exciting in cinemas these days. The creators of these two comic animations are soon returning to the world of cube toys with the samurai spectacle of bricks The LEGO Ninjago Movie (LEGO Ninjago Movie), which will be released in the fall of 2017. Watch the first trailer, which will make you laugh to the point of tears.
It didn't take former US President Barack Obama long to get used to life in retirement. Now that he has been freed from the shackles of the security service, which, as a mother to a small child, for eight long years prohibited him from doing many things in the name of security, he is making up for all that he missed during his presidency. Among other things, learning to kite. He recently took a vacation on the island of Moskito, owned by the founder of the Virgin company Richard Branson, with whom he competed in a very special match.
Due to the many similarities in name, flag and language, Slovenia and Slovakia are still regularly confused in the world. Did you know that Slovenian and Slovak share 1100 words? Lately, because of Melania Trump, the "all-knowing" Americans have also become more attentive to Slovenia, who, in order to avoid changing countries, have prepared a contribution in which they present the history of the two countries that incidentally gained independence in the same period, thereby providing additional confusion, and explain where the reason for similar names comes from. You probably didn't know that either, or that to smoke in Slovak means to poop or to go to great need.
At the beginning of summer, Tivoli Castle opens its doors to the best international graphic designers. The 32nd International Graphic Biennale 2017 will take place from June 16 to October 24. The main theme of the event will be poetry and the influence of linguistic art on graphics. You are welcome.
The master of French cinema Robert Bresson wrote in his book Notes sur le cinématogrape: "Make visible what might never have been seen without you." And you've certainly never seen all the Oscar winners for best cinematography or photography so elegantly strung together as in this stunning shot.
After the release of his twelfth studio album 57th & 9th, the British musician returns to the Pula Arena in Croatia, where he will perform after twenty years. He will be joined on tour by a three-piece band, including his longtime guitarist Dominic Miller, drummer Josh Freese and guitarist Rufus Miller.