The Slovene Ethnographic Museum as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, has in the past few days issued two new publications presenting intangible cultural heritage that is inscribed in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia.
The bilingual publication Brides are ready at Shrovetide, pretzels at Lent: Shrovetide customs in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage provides an overview of the Shrovetide heritage units in Slovenia that have been inscribed in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the end of May 2025. The 15 traditional Shrovetide customs presented are: Shrovetide custom in Cerkno, Shrovetide marriage to a pine tree, Rounds of the Shrovetide ploughmen, Škoromatija, a Shrovetide custom, Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti, Shrovetide custom in Drežnica and Drežniške Ravne, Šelmarija, a Shrovetide custom, Shrovetide custom in Vrbica, Shrovetide custom in Zagorica, Shrovetide custom in Ponikve, Shrovetide custom in Mozirje, Shrovetide rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guests in Loče, “Pulling the plank”, Shrovetide custom in Lig and Shrovetide rounds of animal characters.
The publication was edited by Anja Jerin and Adela Pukl. Prof. dr. Janez Bogataj gave his view on the Shrovetide heritage still alive today with his contribution “Even brides and pretzels are changing”, while Anja Jerin and Adela Pukl outlined the current state of the Shrovetide heritage in the contribution “Shrovetide customs in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia” with regard to the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) in the Slovenian context.
The publication Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (2008-2025) includes presentations of 133 intangible cultural heritage units that have been inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage by the end of May 2025. The units are classified into specific domains as defined by the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003): performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, oral traditions, expressions and language, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and traditional craftmanship.
The bilingual publication, which unlike the previous edition from 2023 is enriched by the presentation of eighteen new units, has been edited by Anja Jerin and Nena Židov.