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Shrovetide marriage to a pine tree

Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage: 
2-00003: Shrovetide marriage to a pine tree
Date of inscription: 
25/04/2012
Domain: 
Social practices, rituals and festive events
Subdomains: 
annual customs
Keywords: 
folk game
marriage
masking
Shrovetide
Shrovetide marriage to a pine tree. Photo: M. Ravnik, 2002

The borovo gostüvanje or pine wedding is a characteristic Shrovetide event of the Prekmurje region. The symbolic marriage to a pine tree involves both a wedding and carnival masks. At first the borovo gostüvanje took place only in villages where no marriages were taking place during Shrovetide.

The bearer of the element of the intangible cultural heritage is (1): 

1. Voluntary Fire Society Predanovci. 

Voluntary Fire Society Predanovci. Photo: M. Ravnik, 2002

Marriage to a Pine Tree.
Križevci, 2002.
Filming and editing Urh Vrenjak, produced by Kulvizija and Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Coordinator of the protection of intangible cultural heritage, 2014, 10 min.