Slovenian Christmas

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Slovenian christmas. They would then set up a table and adorn the loaves with a nativity scene made of pasta. In the past one of the biggest slovenian christmas traditions was the baking of christmas bread. Christmas in slovenia celebrated on december 25 is a day for families. The stalls are decorated with christmas ornaments and serve roasted chestnuts.
My family and i usually meet for dinner on the 24th and then. Or even during the day for lunch. The creation of nativity scenes is a tradition in slovenia that dates back several hundred years. 31 off with code spookytreatz.
Below i will share a few of the most popular traditional christmas dishes that always find their way on almost every table in slovenia. Slovenian children now get to experience the more modern commercial christmas where the gifts are brought on the eve of the birth of christ. Christmas decorations in slovenia. Santa claus and other christmas traditions slovenia s santa claus tradition pulls from many other european traditions meaning that children in slovenia can receive gifts from saint nicholas baby jesus santa claus or grandfather frost depending on which traditions the family follows.
Peter zelei images getty images. However public decorations and the ljubljana christmas market allow travelers to experience this holiday too. This was originally done to celebrate the previous year s harvest and to garner good luck for the harvest to come. One slovenian christmas tradition with pagan roots is that of decorating a christmas room with evergreen branches threaded together beans fruits wheat and other agricultural products.
But one difference here is that many families have their christmas dinner on christmas eve before going to holy mass. Traditionally a family would gather around a table on the christmas eve for dinner. Though the creation of nativity scenes to display in the home is common live publicly viewable nativity scenes have grown in popularity. See more ideas about slovenia slovenian holiday traditions.
Women would gather together in a kitchen and bake three loaves of bread. Slovenian merry christmas wreath vesel božič ornament.