Škoromatija, a Shrovetide custom
Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage:
Date of inscription:
25/04/2012
Subdomains:
Škoromátija is a Shrovetide custom in the southern edge of the Brkini region and the Podgrad–Matarsko Valley.
Dressed in various Shrovetide characters (such as Škopit, Škoromat with bells, etc.), the Škoromati go from house to house collecting gifts.
In some villages, on Ash Wednesday, the Pust (Shrovetide figure) is either buried or burned.
The bearers of the element of the intangible cultural heritage are (4):
1. Cultural Society Hrušica - Škoromati from Hrušica,
2. Škoromati from Ritomeče,
3. Cultural Society Podgrad - Section Škoromati,
4. Škoromati from Javorje.