Happy December officially started in the underground paradise with the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Postojna Cave Concert Hall! The climax of the event is expected between December 25 and 30, when the 32nd live nativity scene in Postojna Cave will come to life!
Living nativity scene in Postojna Cave they include 16 fabulously beautiful biblical scenes. The world's largest media also report that the festive event in Postojna Cave is one of the most beautiful images of Christmas in the world. This is a great honor for the organizers and the performers - there are more than 100 of them in the team - and at the same time it gives them the impetus to create surpluses every year, which makes the event popular with both deeply religious people and those who like to enjoy the company of their loved ones. in a magnificent ambience, the glow of holiday lights and evergreen Christmas tunes.
Four top vocalists this year
"Christmas is my favorite holiday and we always celebrate it as a family, all together, usually at my parents' house with a fireplace and good food," he says Sara Briški Cirman - better known as Raiven. This year her celebration will be different, but she says she is looking forward to it immensely, as she will be performing in the Postojna Cave Concert Hall. From the point of view of acoustics, the cave is a first-class venue, but it is also an extremely demanding sound environment, so the organizers are guided by the emotional quality of the voice and the virtuosity of the singing when selecting the performers. In addition to Raiven, they will also co-create the Christmas tale Urška Kastelic with the composition Sveta Noč ter Anea Mercedes and a superb tenorist Blaž Gantar. Four exceptional vocalists who can only be described in superlatives.
Preparations for the Living Nativity in Postojna Cave
Preparations for Living nativity scene in Postojna Cave, with which they strive to become part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, start more than half a year in advance. The organizers of the event and the director come up with new ideas together, they look for the unseen, everything that is extraordinary and blends beautifully with the environment. Now the local actors playing the character of Jožef can already comb their thick beards, and the unique creations on paper have already embraced the actors' bodies like prestigious costumes. "Since many of the characters in the play practically grow with the Living Nativity, we also have an accurate insight into how much our youngest angels have grown in one year," says the event coordinator with a smile.
The living nativity scene in Postojna Cave is a great gift
The natural cathedral of Postojna Cave offers shelter, peace and balance in these unusual times. The Christmas fairy tale that we hope for with the Living Nativity Scene has become a true family ritual through a 32-year tradition and therefore an original gift during Christmas and New Year's gift giving. In the flood of packages wrapped in gift paper and decorated with bows, the shared experience is undoubtedly the most valuable.
