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COLOURS OF SLOVENIA. SLOVENIAN FLAG. T he Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav , Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers
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SLOVENIAN FLAG • The Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center • beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers • above it, thereare three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) • appears in the upper side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands • three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola
HOLIDAYS Pust ( Carnival) *dependsofEaster- carnivalSundayandTuesday) • KURENTI • dark furry hat, • yellow face, • colorful stripes on the horns, • long red tongue, • red woolen socks, • cow bells around the waist
Saint George - Jurjevanje – 23./24. April • Greencolour • Green Jurij (zeleni Jurij) bringsspring to thecountryspecially in Bela Krajina region.
Valentinovo ( Valentine’s Day) – 14.2 • Red colour • Pinkcolour
Easter – between 22.3 and 25.4) • Foodanddrinks • Red wine – Jeasus’s blood • Horseradish – nails • Eggs – dropsofJeasusblood • Ham – body • Potica- Jesus’s crown
Flowers • Lilies- Jesusgetting ( white, pink,orange, yello) • Tulips,…. – springflowering • Bundle – „Butara“ • Colourful • Decorated • Greenflowers
Eggs • Colourful • Brown ( they are cooked in onionpeelings) • „Belokranjske pisanice“ ( darkcolourswith red andwithpainting)
Dan žena (Women’s day) – 8.3 andMother’s day – 25.3 • Flowers in allcolours
Praznik dela ( Work’s Day) – 1 May • Red colour • Red carnation • Fire ( red andorange )
Božič ( Christmas) – 25.12 • Red colour • Greenchristmastree ( withcolourfulornaments) • Green • Gold • White ( dedek mraz) • Colourfullights