Carnival Sunday 15.2. and Shrove Tuesday 17.2. will be particularly happy in Cerkno this year. This will be ensured by the rich humorous and musical program of Laufarija Cerkno 2015, during which the "terrible" Laufarijas will enliven the event. A carnival festival not to be missed.
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The days of sweetening with carnival treats are coming. We cheer up the masquerades who await us at our doorstep every year with happy faces, and we prepare them the best brittle flancates that just melt in the mouth...
Carnival costumes for couples are perfect for all lovers this year. Since this year Valentine's Day and Carnival (Saturday) overlap, check out the best "DIY" (do-it-yourself) carnival costumes for couples in the rich gallery.
Check out our recipe for the best Mardi Gras donut with homemade apricot jam, because Mardi Gras simply isn't Mardi Gras without a fluffy dessert that is best served warm.
The desert is at the door! Let us help you decide on the perfect group carnival mask with a selection of creative ideas for the best group carnival costumes and masks.
The Carnival of Venice, whose roots date back to the 11th century and which begins approximately two weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday, will this year take place from January 31 to February 17, 2015. The world-famous Venice Carnival, which coincides with the Rio Carnival de Janeiro and Mardi Gras in New Orleans, one of the largest and most important in the world, but it is also rich in history, known for its wonderful masks and unusual facts. The Venice Carnival 2015 is therefore worth visiting.
Kurentovanje 2015, or the international carnival festival, will take place this year on February 7 in Ptuj. Kurentovanje is the most popular and massive cultural and ethnological event in Slovenia and Central Europe. This year too, extremely colorful and rich traditions of carnival characters and groups from the Ptuj region, as well as Slovenia and the whole world, will be performed, testifying to the close connection of people with nature and the flow of the seasons.
This year's Carnival Sunday brings the first Latin dance in masks to the stage of the GH Union's great hall on February 15. Musicians that we have listened to in packed Križanka in past years will perform. The title of the event Tribute to Celia Cruz & Tito Puente says enough about the musical content provided by the queen of salsa Celia and Tito, the founder of Latin-jazz.
If we have decided to eat healthier and cut out muffins, cakes, chips, hamburgers and similar unhealthy snacks from our diet, the news that there are also healthier donuts that we can bite into without a hint of bad conscience makes us extremely happy. Especially during the carnival season, when the enticing aromas of traditional sweets spread around us.
With the speed of light, after the New Year's celebrations, the time has come when we can all surrender to the fantasy world, throw away our jeans and sweaters and jump into the most dazzling and unusual carnival costume. In order to have enough time for all the preparations, it is worth taking a look at where we are all invited to this year's Carnival Saturday and Tuesday's masquerade.
Already the sixth Istrian Carnival is inviting Primorska with many interesting events that will take place over the course of eight days. The first event with the fair of used carnival masks starts next week, and the climax of the event will be in the first week of March.
Judging by the weather, winter hasn't started well yet, but it's already time for the cold weather to drive it away. On the second of February, with Kurento's jump in Ptuj, monthly curentization begins.