‘Pulling the plank’
Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage:
Date of inscription:
15/06/2020
Subdomains:
‘Pulling the plank’ is a Shrovetide custom that symbolises marriage and is staged when during the pre-Shrovetide period or the previous year no local girl has got married. It is preserved in some villages in Gorenjska, Štajerska and Koroška.
The bearers of the element of the intangible cultural heritage are (4):
1. Folklore group Vinko Korže Cirkovce,
2. Informal association Begunje Boys,
3. Boys' club Koroška Bela,
4. Etnological Society Markovci.
