Kamnik traditionally hosts the Days of National Costumes and Clothing Heritage at the beginning of September, this year for the 51st time. The event culminates in a procession of national costumes. 2000 participants from Slovenia and abroad take part in the procession through the medieval town centre.
The Days of National Costumes and Clothing Heritage is the largest ethnological festival in Slovenia, attracting around 30,000 visitors each year.
The Guardian ranked the festival among the top 20 traditional festivals in Europe.
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The parade attracted around 350 participants. Photo: Bojan Težak/slovenia.info
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More than 5000 spectators were on the streets of Kamnik. Photo: Danijel Novakovič/STA
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The festival is organised by the Kamnik Institute for Tourism and Sport. Photo: Tom Macarol/slovenia.info
Every year in September, tradition merges with ethnography, culture and entertainment in Kamnik.
The festival focuses on the heritage of clothing.
This often overlooked part of history is highlighted by the accompanying exhibitions as well as by the numerous performances of folklore groups from Slovenia and abroad. The motto of this year's festival is "No scratch, only the neighbour will be a scratch."
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The main focus of the festival is the heritage of clothing. Photo: Archive of the Kamnik Institute for Tourism and Sport.
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Handicraftsmen also came to the centre of Kamnik, and Kamnik craftsmen presented their products. Photo: Gorazd Kavčič/slovenia.info
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The main theme of this year's festival is the slogan "No scratch, only the neighbour will be a scratch". Photo: Klemen Brumec/slovenia.info
The festival was first organised in 1966, evolving from the Podgorska ohcet event organised in 1963. The procession attracted around 350 participants. The procession also included seven decorated peasant carts, carriages, spenders and parizars, which were ridden by members of folklore groups from cultural associations from Trzin, Količevo, Križ, Podgorje and Kamniška Bistrica. Folklore groups from Bela krajina and shepherds from Velika planina also came. More than 5000 spectators watched all this on the streets of Kamnik.
Date: 9. September 2024
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