Kurentovanje 2023 Newǃ "Kurent's House" next to Town Theater(the light greenish building on the far right) Information Date: 11–21 February 2023 Location: Ptuj, Slovenia Organized by: Ptuj Tourism Public Institute Edition: 63rd Main character: Kurent (Korant) 18th carnival prince: knight International Carnival Parade Record: (2011) 65.000 visitors Current: (2023)
Kurentovanje 2023 was the 63rd Ptuj carnival, organized by Ptuj Tourism Public Institute.
After two years of the pandemic and virtual events and self-initiated and organized processions and parades around the old city center, the carnival is back in full range, without restrictions and officially organized. This year's addition is the opening of Kurent's house in the old town.
Schedule Every night between 12 and 20 February, Kurents (Korants) will perform at 6 pm local.
Introduction SinceEventsAlways on the same dayVisit200123rd Kurent (Korant) JumpMidnight ritual by the fire at Zoki's homestead in Budina (Candlemas – 2 to 3 February) 500Kurents
Main traditional events SinceEventsAlways on the same dayVisit↓ Ethnic and carnival parades ↓199826th Opening Ethnic ProcessionSaturday (11.2.) 15,000 20177th Day of Kurent (Korant) Groups Wednesday (15.2.) 800Kurents20159th Night SpectacleShrove Friday (17.2.) 11th City Carnival PromenadeShrove Saturday (18.2.) 2013196063rd International Carnival ParadeShrove Sunday (19.2.) 63rd Slovenian Kindergartens ParadeShrove Monday (20.2.) 63rd Burial ShroveShrove Tuesday (21.2.)
Accompanying events SinceCharity cooking eventAlways on the same dayVisit200618th Obarjada pre-Shrove Saturday (11.2.) 8,000
SinceArt eventsAlways on the same day200915th Ex-TemporeArt colonypre-Shrove Saturday (11.2.) Exhibition OpeningShrove Saturday (18.2.)
Evening display of indigenous characters DateIndigenous character(s)Day↓ In old town from 5:00 – 8:00 pm ↓12thThe Whip Crackers, Rusaspre-Shrove Sunday 13thPloughmen, Old Woman Carrying Her Manpre-Shrove Monday 14thGypsies, Jürek and Rabolj, Log-Haulerspre-Shrove Tuesday 16ththe Spearman, Kurike and Piceki,Fairies, The Mischievous BearShrove Thursday 20thKurent (Korant)Shrove Monday
Music entertainment From 3–19 February 2023, 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:
"Kurent" or "Korant" (the main character) "The Whip Crackers" (for happiness and well-being) "Carnival dancers" (from Pobrežje, Videm) "the Spearman" (marital character) "Ploughmen" (draw a magic circle) "Log-Haulers" (to enchant fertility) "The Devil" (fear, fear, is coming) "The Trough" (the straw bride)
"Old Woman Carrying Her Man" (spirits of heaven) "The Mischievous Bear" (from Ptuj field) "Kurike and Piceki" (for a good harvest) "Jürek and Rabolj" (from Haloze) "Fairies" (Zabovci) "Rusas" (from Ptuj field) "Gypsis" (from Dornava)
Prince of the carnival Knight Hinko Sodinski, noble Gall, will take over the keys of the city hall from the mayor at the carnival opening (11.2.) to "rule" the town for 11 days.
New! Kurent's House The "Association of Kurent Clubs" opened Kurent's House on February 3, 2023. It is located on Murko Street in the old town center, right across from the famous Ptuj Town Theater. This house shows how important Kurent (Korant) is in history and how well-deserved his place is there. It is the result of the work of 25 different Kurent groups (with a total of 1,100 members) to keep the Kurent (Korant) traditions and ceremonies alive.
References
External links Kurentovanje Official