Gregorjevo is a Slavic version of the Valentine's Day, which is linked to an old folk custom announcing that birds are getting married and spring is coming.
Hail to the Spring – Gregorčki is an event that commemorates an old folk custom, when craftsmen symbolically said their goodbyes to winter by releasing small wooden objects with burning candles along the streams, rejoicing that with the arrival of spring they will no longer need artificial lights at work. According to the old Julian calendar, spring begins on St. Gregory’s Day, March 12th. Thus, on the eve of St. Gregory’s Day children launch variously shaped boats with candles, called “St. Gregory’s boats” or “gregorčki”, on Gradaščica river. St. Gregory’s Day is also a holiday of love, as according to folk tradition, “birds get married” on this day. The spring experience at the event will be enriched by a cultural and musical program.
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