Woolly Beasts Scare Away Winter in Slovenia

[@matejmatej3554]

I'm soooo proud that I'm Slovenian there is no place on Earth i would rather be we are truly blessed

[@EvilSpeculator]

I visited last May and fell in love with the country. Wish I spoke Slovenian!

[@jasminabelsak1311]

@@EvilSpeculatori do spoke

[@2727ELE]

I had the pleasure to have visited Slovenia last year for the first time, and I was enchanted! I can see myself live there. You are definitely blessed !

[@neem4138]

Maš prav kolega mam slovensko punco in morem rečit Slovenija je prva liga stari

[@rzmaj9814]

Kurentovanje is the coolest and most beautiful carnival celebration I've ever seen. One of many great things of the small but beautiful country of Slovenia.

[@phantomscribbler6835]

My wife and I really enjoy your shows Rick. Don't ever retire!

[@sylvesterkanev2918]

In Bulgaria we have pretty much similar pagan tradition. Our woolly beasts are called Kukeri.

[@tilenHD]

and slovenian are called kurenti

[@VelesMemes]

Same in Serbia,and Bosnia. Old Slavic roots bind us. 🍻 Slava Slovanom

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

And Croatia. Zvončari

[@karinanalbandyan3009]

This is awesome! Keep up the ancient pagan traditions. I’m Slavic on my mom’s side. I was born and raised in Russia Rostov-on-Don. There you can also find people still keeping up with their ancient pagan Slavic traditions and folklore

[@Adventurescot]

Oh wow, this is just awesome. In about two months I will be moving permanently to Slovenia. I believe the small village where I will be living has all these great shows and festivals. I really cannot wait to get there. Its simply an amazing country

[@jasminabelsak1311]

good luck!

[@neem4138]

Hey Scot, how did it go? Where are you from? I am not Slovenian but my girlfriend is and I’m looking to become a member of her tribe myself! Can you share more about your experience?

[@KiraFORTHEWIN]

Despite Christianity, paganism never really died. How wonderful to see these tradtions carry on

[@2727ELE]

In the Northern of portugal we have exactly the same tradition around Carnaval, with those man with funny clothes and bells…interesting! Must be the same ancestors

[@HeathenDance]

Sim, estas tradições pagãs antigas são Universais. Há semelhanças por toda a Europa, e até por todo o mundo.

[@2727ELE]

@@HeathenDance estevie na Slovenia o ano passado e senti-me em casa. Fez-me lembrar Portugal, mas mais organizado. Muito limpo, sem lixo na natureza e muito acolhedores. Dos Países Baixos ,onde nasci e vivo ,nem fica longe…vou voltar!

[@HeathenDance]

@@2727ELE Muito interessante. Pelo que tenho visto nos vídeos, é um país sedutor, sim. Continuação de boas viagens!

[@johnnokov2852]

So cool, I’m from Cleveland and they do it there every year too

[@zuzu6864]

Who else remembers when they were kids and these things knocked onto your door? The parents used to tell us that they came for us because we were naughty and I remember one time they broke the door down... not really but they barged into the house

[@tilenHD]

yes me(sej si pomoje slovenc ne)

[@zuzu6864]

@@tilenHD sm sm hahah

[@doiknowyou6284]

Yess😅

[@kaeruinformation]

Cute sheep monsters and claps.Both are wonderful festivals. I want to go see both. 羊のかわいいモンスターとクラップなど。どちらも素敵なお祭り。両方観に行きたい。

[@aloistrancy6654]

This "woolly beasts" are called Kurenti.

[@muzwot9603]

Absolutely LOVE everything about this!!

[@FJMLAM]

Fantastic film-So interesting. Long may these customs live

[@adeelhussain2304]

Absolutely fascinating! Our class was going through the roman plays of Shakespeare and our professor was explaining to us some of the traditional rituals/festivals of early Gaulic peoples and how frightening/ confusing it was to the Romans who blended together their city and Hellinestic deities. But seeing this your imagination can bridge the gap. Very cool.

[@blackadster.]

Well these are some ancient Slavic rituals/celebrations that survived...

[@artofket]

I'm here watching this for honest research but I can't help but mention how similar their vocalizing sounds like the Tom & Jerry "Jasper Scream"

[@blackadster.]

Slovenia! 🇸🇮❤

[@SerendipityMultimediaArts]

I really wish I will make it to this festival one day

[@stawberrychan1086]

The wolly beasts are kurenti

[@ryanhaight3793]

How is Rick steves not a viral meme yet?

[@taibaitbenali4437]

we have a similar tradition in Morocco in the region of Souss, the tradition of Bilmawen (bearers of animal skins).

[@mercmer....]

SLOVENIJA ❤️🇸🇮👍👏

[@olyvoyl9382]

Looks like a lot of fun.

[@123goforme8]

3:27 "Back on the streets, the 'ugly ones' are hunting for teenage boys..." Glede na video so tega modela so pomoje zvrcnli, da nej pride enmu neki pomagat, pol so si ga pa mal prvoščl 😅 *just a prank bro*

[@rupeshkumargupta1139]

Traditional culture every were in the world. ALL are different from our life.

[@miademsar5781]

I’m rlly proud that I’m from Slovenia but it’s not scary it’s out tradition

[@lopazio]

Can someone please explain me why there is a almost exactly SAME tradition, thousands of kilometers away, in Northern Portugal, on thr far west side of Europe??? Even the name of the devlish characters are VERY similar! They are called "Caretos" (= Kurent). It is told that this portuguese tradition has Celtic roots but after seeing the same traditions in Slovenia and Bulgaria, I'm really confused now....something is not adding up....

[@Smilinginmygrave]

I can't speak for Bulgaria, but the Celts had a big presence in Slovenia and, by some theories, mixed with the Slavic settlers when they arrived. Even the first Slavic state in the area- Carantania is suggested to come from either Celtic " Karra" meaning rock (as the state was positioned among the Alps) or" Karantos" meaning friend or ally. So it is possible that this tradition is a mix of celtic and "eastern" pagan cultures- like the Slavs, Goths, Vandals, the former, if I remember correctly did also settle in Iberia.

[@makavelimaka8035]

@@Smilinginmygrave And slovenes were parth of Carantania, Carinthia... :)

[@MrConhobar]

@@Smilinginmygrave I was pretty sure that the name for Carantania and all following versions of the name came literally from the Celtic Carni tribe that lived here.

[@RobertCarrizal]

i want music background :)

[@v.dargain1678]

Mardi Gras Slovenian style . Thanks for uploading

[@marijatomsic5196]

Im Slovenian

[@반짝반짝작은별-q8w]

Scary~😭

[@lonelyvibes7570]

No no this is not scary its Just joke😂😂😂😂

[@kerinuc1724]

Not anymore. Years ago kurenti from different village would even fight drunk and somethimes kill themselfs. But again, a very long time ago.

[@leginious]

yeah. as a kid i was scared when these thing were outside so i hid where they couldn't see me lol

[@JasonECI]

Is it only male allowed or encouraged to participate in this Carnival events?

[@dwbpwr3420]

no

[@zuzu6864]

No but it's rare to find a woman that is in it. Usually women are dressed into something different

[@valentintapata2268]

Traditionally only males could be kurent's (volley beast from the video), most main traditional masks were also male (usually young unmarried men). But nowadays that's not a problem, but the thing is this costumes are very heavy (skins, wooden or leather masks, bells, chains...), there is a lot of jumping, running, heavy drinking... There is a lot of different costumes depending on the region, kurent's are just the most known ones. Kurent was actually a demigod from Slavic mythology, a god of wine and partying.

[@tilenHD]

im from slovenia

[@aminabrahim922]

Hi are you Male or female

[@neem4138]

You guys married yet?

[@MrFilipalter]

I oni su u Evropskoj uniji

[@blackadster.]

Sta ima to veze? Ovo su prastari slavenski rituali koje je bitno da se hrani.

[@tomylee5819]

Kurenti su na UNESCO spisku nematerijalne kulturne baštine čovečanstva (ako uopšte razumeš šta to znači). A zbog ovakvih ignorantskih glupana ko što si ti, vi nečete biti u EU još 100 godina.

[@radepiljov7969]

ahahaha....stvarno , oni su u EU a imaju ovakve dovljačke i primitivne običaje?! , užas. Nikad ništa od tih Slovenaca.

[@klemenator]

Ja super je, sprejema se različne običaje in navade. Veš ljudje so bolj strpni kot pa v srbiji ^^

[@aleksander10101]

Matori zar nemas bolja posla ? Kao na primer da robujes 10 sati za platu od 300 evra.

[@WQXGA]