Woolly Beasts Scare Away Winter in Slovenia

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Rick Steves' Europe

Rick Steves' Europe

5 жыл бұрын

To see Europe at its wildest, join the party that kicks off the Easter season: Carnival.
In Slovenia, a country with deep pagan roots, villagers scare off winter by dressing as a big shaggy creature called Kurent - a fun-loving Slavic god of hedonism.
We drop in on the fun in this extended clip from "Rick Steves' European Easter." The full, hour-long special is streaming now at www.ricksteves.com/easter. Enjoy!

Пікірлер: 66
@matejmatej3554
@matejmatej3554 5 жыл бұрын
I'm soooo proud that I'm Slovenian there is no place on Earth i would rather be we are truly blessed
@EvilSpeculator
@EvilSpeculator 4 жыл бұрын
I visited last May and fell in love with the country. Wish I spoke Slovenian!
@jasminabelsak1311
@jasminabelsak1311 Жыл бұрын
@@EvilSpeculatori do spoke
@2727ELE
@2727ELE 3 ай бұрын
I had the pleasure to have visited Slovenia last year for the first time, and I was enchanted! I can see myself live there. You are definitely blessed !
@rzmaj9814
@rzmaj9814 2 жыл бұрын
Kurentovanje is the coolest and most beautiful carnival celebration I've ever seen. One of many great things of the small but beautiful country of Slovenia.
@Adventurescot
@Adventurescot Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, this is just awesome. In about two months I will be moving permanently to Slovenia. I believe the small village where I will be living has all these great shows and festivals. I really cannot wait to get there. Its simply an amazing country
@jasminabelsak1311
@jasminabelsak1311 Жыл бұрын
good luck!
@phantomscribbler6835
@phantomscribbler6835 5 жыл бұрын
My wife and I really enjoy your shows Rick. Don't ever retire!
@karinanalbandyan3009
@karinanalbandyan3009 3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Keep up the ancient pagan traditions. I’m Slavic on my mom’s side. I was born and raised in Russia Rostov-on-Don. There you can also find people still keeping up with their ancient pagan Slavic traditions and folklore
@sylvesterkanev2918
@sylvesterkanev2918 4 жыл бұрын
In Bulgaria we have pretty much similar pagan tradition. Our woolly beasts are called Kukeri.
@tilenHD
@tilenHD 4 жыл бұрын
and slovenian are called kurenti
@VelesMemes
@VelesMemes Жыл бұрын
Same in Serbia,and Bosnia. Old Slavic roots bind us. 🍻 Slava Slovanom
@krunoslavkovacec1842
@krunoslavkovacec1842 Жыл бұрын
And Croatia. Zvončari
@KiraFORTHEWIN
@KiraFORTHEWIN Жыл бұрын
Despite Christianity, paganism never really died. How wonderful to see these tradtions carry on
@2727ELE
@2727ELE Жыл бұрын
In the Northern of portugal we have exactly the same tradition around Carnaval, with those man with funny clothes and bells…interesting! Must be the same ancestors
@HeathenDance
@HeathenDance 3 ай бұрын
Sim, estas tradições pagãs antigas são Universais. Há semelhanças por toda a Europa, e até por todo o mundo.
@2727ELE
@2727ELE 3 ай бұрын
@@HeathenDance estevie na Slovenia o ano passado e senti-me em casa. Fez-me lembrar Portugal, mas mais organizado. Muito limpo, sem lixo na natureza e muito acolhedores. Dos Países Baixos ,onde nasci e vivo ,nem fica longe…vou voltar!
@HeathenDance
@HeathenDance 3 ай бұрын
@@2727ELE Muito interessante. Pelo que tenho visto nos vídeos, é um país sedutor, sim. Continuação de boas viagens!
@zuzu6864
@zuzu6864 5 жыл бұрын
Who else remembers when they were kids and these things knocked onto your door? The parents used to tell us that they came for us because we were naughty and I remember one time they broke the door down... not really but they barged into the house
@tilenHD
@tilenHD 4 жыл бұрын
yes me(sej si pomoje slovenc ne)
@zuzu6864
@zuzu6864 2 жыл бұрын
@@tilenHD sm sm hahah
@doiknowyou6284
@doiknowyou6284 Жыл бұрын
Yess😅
@johnnokov2852
@johnnokov2852 8 ай бұрын
So cool, I’m from Cleveland and they do it there every year too
@blackadster.
@blackadster. 4 жыл бұрын
Slovenia! 🇸🇮❤
@muzwot9603
@muzwot9603 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely LOVE everything about this!!
@adeelhussain2304
@adeelhussain2304 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating! Our class was going through the roman plays of Shakespeare and our professor was explaining to us some of the traditional rituals/festivals of early Gaulic peoples and how frightening/ confusing it was to the Romans who blended together their city and Hellinestic deities. But seeing this your imagination can bridge the gap. Very cool.
@blackadster.
@blackadster. 4 жыл бұрын
Well these are some ancient Slavic rituals/celebrations that survived...
@SerendipityMultimediaArts
@SerendipityMultimediaArts 5 жыл бұрын
I really wish I will make it to this festival one day
@kaeruinformation
@kaeruinformation 2 жыл бұрын
Cute sheep monsters and claps.Both are wonderful festivals. I want to go see both. 羊のかわいいモンスターとクラップなど。どちらも素敵なお祭り。両方観に行きたい。
@FJMLAM
@FJMLAM 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic film-So interesting. Long may these customs live
@aloistrancy6654
@aloistrancy6654 5 жыл бұрын
This "woolly beasts" are called Kurenti.
@artofket
@artofket 5 ай бұрын
I'm here watching this for honest research but I can't help but mention how similar their vocalizing sounds like the Tom & Jerry "Jasper Scream"
@stawberrychan1086
@stawberrychan1086 5 жыл бұрын
The wolly beasts are kurenti
@ryanhaight3793
@ryanhaight3793 Жыл бұрын
How is Rick steves not a viral meme yet?
@taibaitbenali4437
@taibaitbenali4437 Жыл бұрын
we have a similar tradition in Morocco in the region of Souss, the tradition of Bilmawen (bearers of animal skins).
@olyvoyl9382
@olyvoyl9382 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like a lot of fun.
@123goforme8
@123goforme8 3 жыл бұрын
3:27 "Back on the streets, the 'ugly ones' are hunting for teenage boys..." Glede na video so tega modela so pomoje zvrcnli, da nej pride enmu neki pomagat, pol so si ga pa mal prvoščl 😅 *just a prank bro*
@mercmer....
@mercmer.... 3 жыл бұрын
SLOVENIJA ❤️🇸🇮👍👏
@v.dargain1678
@v.dargain1678 3 жыл бұрын
Mardi Gras Slovenian style . Thanks for uploading
@miademsar5781
@miademsar5781 2 жыл бұрын
I’m rlly proud that I’m from Slovenia but it’s not scary it’s out tradition
@rupeshkumargupta1139
@rupeshkumargupta1139 5 жыл бұрын
Traditional culture every were in the world. ALL are different from our life.
@marijatomsic5196
@marijatomsic5196 4 жыл бұрын
Im Slovenian
@user-yk8xk7mc7c
@user-yk8xk7mc7c 5 жыл бұрын
Scary~😭
@lonelyvibes7570
@lonelyvibes7570 4 жыл бұрын
No no this is not scary its Just joke😂😂😂😂
@kerinuc1724
@kerinuc1724 4 жыл бұрын
Not anymore. Years ago kurenti from different village would even fight drunk and somethimes kill themselfs. But again, a very long time ago.
@leginious
@leginious Жыл бұрын
yeah. as a kid i was scared when these thing were outside so i hid where they couldn't see me lol
@lopazio
@lopazio Жыл бұрын
Can someone please explain me why there is a almost exactly SAME tradition, thousands of kilometers away, in Northern Portugal, on thr far west side of Europe??? Even the name of the devlish characters are VERY similar! They are called "Caretos" (= Kurent). It is told that this portuguese tradition has Celtic roots but after seeing the same traditions in Slovenia and Bulgaria, I'm really confused now....something is not adding up....
@Smilinginmygrave
@Smilinginmygrave Жыл бұрын
I can't speak for Bulgaria, but the Celts had a big presence in Slovenia and, by some theories, mixed with the Slavic settlers when they arrived. Even the first Slavic state in the area- Carantania is suggested to come from either Celtic " Karra" meaning rock (as the state was positioned among the Alps) or" Karantos" meaning friend or ally. So it is possible that this tradition is a mix of celtic and "eastern" pagan cultures- like the Slavs, Goths, Vandals, the former, if I remember correctly did also settle in Iberia.
@makavelimaka8035
@makavelimaka8035 Жыл бұрын
@@Smilinginmygrave And slovenes were parth of Carantania, Carinthia... :)
@MrConhobar
@MrConhobar Жыл бұрын
@@Smilinginmygrave I was pretty sure that the name for Carantania and all following versions of the name came literally from the Celtic Carni tribe that lived here.
@RobertCarrizal
@RobertCarrizal 2 жыл бұрын
i want music background :)
@tilenHD
@tilenHD 4 жыл бұрын
im from slovenia
@aminabrahim922
@aminabrahim922 3 жыл бұрын
Hi are you Male or female
@JasonECI
@JasonECI 5 жыл бұрын
Is it only male allowed or encouraged to participate in this Carnival events?
@dwbpwr3420
@dwbpwr3420 5 жыл бұрын
no
@zuzu6864
@zuzu6864 5 жыл бұрын
No but it's rare to find a woman that is in it. Usually women are dressed into something different
@valentintapata2268
@valentintapata2268 4 жыл бұрын
Traditionally only males could be kurent's (volley beast from the video), most main traditional masks were also male (usually young unmarried men). But nowadays that's not a problem, but the thing is this costumes are very heavy (skins, wooden or leather masks, bells, chains...), there is a lot of jumping, running, heavy drinking... There is a lot of different costumes depending on the region, kurent's are just the most known ones. Kurent was actually a demigod from Slavic mythology, a god of wine and partying.
@MrFilipalter
@MrFilipalter 5 жыл бұрын
I oni su u Evropskoj uniji
@blackadster.
@blackadster. 4 жыл бұрын
Sta ima to veze? Ovo su prastari slavenski rituali koje je bitno da se hrani.
@tomylee5819
@tomylee5819 4 жыл бұрын
Kurenti su na UNESCO spisku nematerijalne kulturne baštine čovečanstva (ako uopšte razumeš šta to znači). A zbog ovakvih ignorantskih glupana ko što si ti, vi nečete biti u EU još 100 godina.
@radepiljov7969
@radepiljov7969 3 жыл бұрын
ahahaha....stvarno , oni su u EU a imaju ovakve dovljačke i primitivne običaje?! , užas. Nikad ništa od tih Slovenaca.
@klemenator
@klemenator 3 жыл бұрын
Ja super je, sprejema se različne običaje in navade. Veš ljudje so bolj strpni kot pa v srbiji ^^
@aleksander10101
@aleksander10101 3 жыл бұрын
Matori zar nemas bolja posla ? Kao na primer da robujes 10 sati za platu od 300 evra.
@E-A-T654
@E-A-T654 4 ай бұрын
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