Slovenia is a unique country in more ways than one… For its small size and population, It has 46 dialects and is diverse in nature, it's language has a dual form, one in 20 Slovenians keeps bees, and it has a public holiday called Culture Day. It falls on the 8th of February every year, the day Slovenia's most famous poet France Prešeren died back in 1849. The 8th of February celebrates culture. Photo: BoBo
Last Thursday, 3 Dec, Slovenia marked this year's Merry Day of Culture. The 220th birth anniversary of one of the country's most acclaimed poets, France Prešeren, moved entirely online for the first time in its 20 years of celebration. photo credit: SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana/Darja Štravs Tisu
Dave is about to go back to STUDY – ŠTUDIJ. He studied LAW – PRAVO back in Ireland and tomorrow he’s going to get more information at the FACULTY OF LAW – PRAVNA FAKULTETA, so he can CONTINUE HIS STUDIES – NADALJUJE ŠTUDIJ. When he becomes a PRAVNIK - ODVETNIK, he’ll be able to work at a COMPANY – v PODJETJU, at the COURT – na SODIŠČU, or have his own LAW OFFICE – ODVETNIŠKO PISARNO or ADVOKATURO. Today he also learned about Slovenia’s biggest POET – PESNIK, France Prešeren… the one who wrote Slovenia’s NATIONAL ANTHEM – HIMNA, the “Zdravljica”.
Written by France Prešeren, the Zdravljica is probably Slovenia’s most famous poem, and in 1990 it was chosen to be Slovenia’s national anthem. Last week it was awarded the European Heritage Label. The European Commission awards the label to sites or pieces of heritage, which testify about European ideals, values, history and integration.
