{"id":33829,"date":"2023-03-30T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=33829"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:33:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:33:29","slug":"easter-day-traditions-in-slovenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/gastronomy\/food\/easter-day-traditions-in-slovenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Day traditions in Slovenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easter Day in Slovenia is an important holiday, no matter if you are religious or not. Easter in Slovenia brings back old traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation.<\/strong><\/h2>

Easter Day in Slovenia brings together the whole family and brings back old traditions alongside the many Easter delicacies, which are prepared especially for this occasion. <\/p>

When is Easter Day in Slovenia in 2023?<\/h2>

This year the Easter Day is on Sunday, April the 9th 2023<\/strong>. The exact date varies each year because it actually depends on the moon<\/strong>. The holiday is set to coincide with the first Sunday after vernal equinox<\/strong>.<\/p>

What are Easter eggs or in Slovenian “pirhi<\/em>“<\/strong>?<\/h2>

Easter eggs or the preparation of “pirhi” (also known as “pisanke”) as they are called in Slovenian language are the highlights of the Easter Day alongside the traditional potica, which we will get back to a little later in the article. <\/p>

Just like in other western cultures, Easter eggs in Slovenia are usually hard-boiled. However, we do have our own special version of the Easter egg. The so-called “blown egg” is one of the most recognizable Slovenian Easter symbols and reflects the diversity of Slovenian’s various regions. Every Slovenian region is known to have its own twist on the pattern, which is created on the “blown egg”. <\/p>

If you don’t know what a blown egg is we are happy to tell you. Unlike the hard-boiled egg, the blown egg is not boiled in hot water, however, they make a small hole on the top and bottom of the egg to blow out the inside substance of the egg. This makes the egg extra fragile. So if you opt for this way of making Easter egg keep this in mind. <\/p>

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