64th Kurentovanje (2024)
| Kurentovanje 2024 | |
|---|---|
 "Kurent's House" next to Town Theater (the light greenish building on the far right) | |
| Information | |
| Date: | 3–13 February 2024 |
| Location: | Ptuj, Slovenia |
| Organized by: | Ptuj Tourism Public Institute |
| Edition: | 64th |
| Main character: | Kurent (Korant) |
| 19th carnival prince: | Francesco Guffante, city judge |
| Opening Ethnic Procession | |
| Current: (2024) | 15,000 |
| International Carnival Parade | |
| Current: (2024) | |
| Record: (2011) | 65,000 visitors[1] |
| Awarded group masks | |
| 1st award: | |
| 2nd award: | |
| 3rd award: | |
Kurentovanje 2024 is the upcoming 64th Ptuj carnival, organized by Ptuj Tourism Public Institute.
Schedule[edit]
Every night between 4 and 12 February, Kurents (Korants) will perform at 6 pm local.[2][3]
Introduction[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16th Ex-Tempore | Art colony | pre-Shrove Saturday (3.2.) |
| Exhibition Opening | Shrove Saturday (10.2.) | ||
Evening display of indigenous characters[edit]
| 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[edit]
From 3–13 February 2024, various music acts will perform at Kampus Hall, a commercial part completely separated from the carnival.
Indigenous characters[edit]
Indigenous characters (masks) from Ptuj wider area including Ptuj field, Drava field and from Haloze:
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Prince of the carnival[edit]
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[edit]
Opening Ethnic Procession (3rd February)[edit]
- Muzejski trg – Prešernova – Slovenski trg – Slomškova – Miklošičeva – Mestni trg – Krempljeva – Minoritski trg – Mihelič gallery
Day of Kurent Groups (7th February)[edit]
- Prešernova – Slovenski trg – Slomškova – Miklošičeva – Mestni trg – Murkova (Kurent's House)
International Carnival Parade (11th February)[edit]
- Potrčeva – Kivi junction – Trstenjakova – Vinarski trg – Lackova – Mestni trg – Krempljeva – Minoritski trg – Mihelič gallery
References[edit]
- ^ "Pustna nedelja presežkov (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Štajerski tednik. 8 March 2011.
- ^ "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[edit]
- Kurentovanje Official