64th Kurentovanje (2024)
Kurent's House next to Town Theater (the light greenish building on the far right) | |
| Date | February 3–13, 2024 |
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| Location | Ptuj, Slovenia |
| Organised by | Ptuj Tourism Public Institute |
Kurentovanje 2024 was the 64th Ptuj carnival, organized by Ptuj Tourism Public Institute.
Schedule
Every night between 4 and 12 February, Kurents (Korants) will perform at 6 pm local.[1][2]
Introduction
| Since | Events | Always on the same day | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23rd Kurent (Korant) Jump | Midnight ritual by the fire at Zoki's homestead in Budina (Candlemas – 2 to 3 February) |
+1,000 Kurents |
Main traditional events
| Since | Events | Always on the same day | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ Ethnic and carnival parades ↓ | |||
| 1998 | 27th Opening Ethnic Procession | Saturday (3.2.) | 15,000 |
| 2017 | 8th Day of Kurent (Korant) Groups | Wednesday (7.2.) | |
| 2015 | 10th Night Spectacle | Shrove Friday (10.2.) | |
| 1873 | 12th City Carnival Promenade | Shrove Saturday (11.2.) | |
| 2013 | |||
| 1960 | 64th International Carnival Parade | Shrove Sunday (11.2.) | |
| 64th Slovenian Kindergartens Parade | Shrove Monday (12.2.) | ||
| 64th Burial Shrove | Shrove Tuesday (13.2.) | ||
Accompanying events
| Since | Charity cooking event | Always on the same day | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19th Obarjada | pre-Shrove Saturday (3.2.) | 8,000 |
| Since | Art events | Always on the same day | |
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| 2009 | 16th Ex-Tempore | Art colony | pre-Shrove Saturday (3.2.) |
| Exhibition Opening | Shrove Saturday (10.2.) | ||
Evening display of indigenous characters
| Date | Indigenous character(s) | Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ In old town every night at 6:00 pm ↓ (on Shrove Saturday exceptionally at 12:30 PM) | ||||||
| 4th | The Whip Crackers, Rusas, Kurents (Korants) | pre-Shrove Sunday | ||||
| 5th | Ploughmen, Old Woman Carrying Her Man, Kurents | pre-Shrove Monday | ||||
| 6th | Gypsies, Kurents (Korants) | pre-Shrove Tuesday | ||||
| 8th | Spearman, Fairies, Cockerels, Bears, Serfs, Kurents | Shrove Thursday | ||||
| 9th | Jürek and Rabolj, Log-Haulers, Kurents (Korants) | Shrove Friday | ||||
| 10th | Kurents (Korants) | Shrove Saturday | ||||
| 12th | Kurents (Korants) | Shrove Monday | ||||
Music entertainment
From 3–13 February 2024, various music acts will perform at Kampus Hall, a commercial part completely separated from the carnival.
Indigenous characters
Indigenous characters (masks) from Ptuj wider area including Ptuj field, Drava field and from Haloze:
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Prince of the carnival
Francesco Guffante, city judge, will take over the keys of the city hall from the mayor at the carnival opening (3.2.) to "rule" the town for 11 days.
Routes
Opening Ethnic Procession (3rd February)
- Muzejski trg – Prešernova – Slovenski trg – Slomškova – Miklošičeva – Mestni trg – Krempljeva – Minoritski trg – Mihelič gallery
Day of Kurent Groups (7th February)
- Prešernova – Slovenski trg – Slomškova – Miklošičeva – Mestni trg – Murkova (Kurent's House)
International Carnival Parade (11th February)
- Potrčeva – Kivi junction – Trstenjakova – Vinarski trg – Lackova – Mestni trg – Krempljeva – Minoritski trg – Mihelič gallery
References
- ^ "Princ karnevala je Marko Šamperl oziroma Francesco Guffante" (in Slovenian). petv.tv. 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Official 64th Kurentovanje brochure/programm" (PDF). petv.tv. 15 November 2023.
External links
- Kurentovanje Official