20 March 2012

Mardi Gras in Cirkulane and Markovci

This year I finally made it to eastern Slovenia to see the local celebration of the carnival - or Mardi Gras. There were many masks, but the most impressive were "kurenti", masks with sheep skin, bells around the waist and a huge head covering:

Mardi Gras in Cirkulane

Mardi Gras in Cirkulane

Mardi Gras in Cirkulane

Mardi Gras in Cirkulane

Mardi Gras in Markovci

Mardi Gras in Markovci

Mardi Gras in Markovci

Mardi Gras in Markovci