Jurjevanje in Bela krajina

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Jurjevanje v Beli krajini

RIC Bela krajina, Ulica na Utrdbah 18, SI-8340 Črnomelj

http://www.jurjevanje.si

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Phone386 (0) 7 305 6530

Organised byDevelopment and information center Bela krajina (RIC Bela krajina)

Frequencyannual

Festival dates18.6.2025 - 22.6.2025

Launched in 1964 and held in the town of Črnomelj in the southern region of Slovenia, the Jurjevanje in Bela krajina is the oldest folklore festival in Slovenia. It features folklore groups from Bela krajina and other regions of Slovenia, individual folk musicians, and also international groups.

Jurjevanje is a member of the International Council for Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF), Slovenia.

Programme

Jurjevanje is a dance, music and song festival featuring traditional Bela Krajina "tamburica" instruments: brač, berda, bisernica, bugarija, gudalo, "white birch leaf", "rug" and other traditional instruments. The dances, songs and music performed by local folklore groups date from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century.

The festival programme also includes exhibitions, book presentations, folk music concerts and culinary events.

Brazilian folklore group at Jurjevanje in Bela krajina in 2022. Author: Jani Pavlin

Meeting of children's folklore groups of Bela Krajina, Jurjevanje in Bela krajina 2022. Author: Jani Pavlin

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See also

• International Council for Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF), Slovenia
• Folkart International Folklore Festival, Maribor
• Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF)

External links

• Jurjevanje Festival website
• Jurjevanje Youtube channel