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Weaving St. John’s wreaths

Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage: 
2-00020: Weaving St. John’s wreaths
Date of inscription: 
22/03/2013
Domain: 
Social practices, rituals and festive events
Subdomains: 
annual customs
Keywords: 
forming greenery
Midsummer’s Eve
St. John the Baptist
weaving wreaths
Weaving St. John’s wreaths. Photo: I. Ilich, 2011

Weaving St. John wreaths on Midsummer’s Eve and hanging them on the front door is characteristic of villages on the Karst plateau. The custom is based on folk belief in the special power of plants gathered on Midsummer’s Eve, which were thought to protect homes against accidents.

The bearers of the element of the intangible cultural heritage are (2): 

1. Društvo Venček iz Štanjela, 

2. Kulturno turistično društvo Martinc. 

Društvo Venček iz Štanjela. Photo: I. Ilich, 2011
Cultural and Tourist Society Martinc. Photo: A. Pokorn, 2016