New Year carroling in Bohinj
Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage:
Date of inscription:
09/10/2012
Subdomains:
Otepanje is a custom carried out before New Year by masked carol singers in the villages of the Upper Bohinj Valley. They visit every house in the village to wish the families a Happy New Year and receive gifts in return.
The bearers of the element of the intangible cultural heritage are (4):
1. Informal group of boys from Jereka,
2. Informal group of boys from Srednja vas in Bohinj,
3. Informal group of boys from Studor,
4. Informal group of boys from Stara Fužina,
5. Informal group of boys from Bohinjska Češnjica.
New Year's Carroling in Bohinj.
Stara Fužina, 2012.
Filming and editing Nadja Valentinčič Furlan, produced by Slovene ethnographic museum, Coordinator of the protection of intangible cultural heritage, 2013, 8 min.