Blessing of horses on St. Stephen's Day
Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage:
Date of inscription:
01/04/2025
Subdomains:
On the feast of St. Stephen (December 26), who is considered the patron saint of livestock, especially horses, in many places priests bless horses, which, according to popular belief, is supposed to protect them from illness and injury.
The bearer of the element of the intangible cultural heritage is (1):
1. Neformalna vaška skupnost Blejska Dobrava, representative Mojca Razinger.
