New Year’s Day – State Holiday
New Year’s Day was declared a state holiday by the Law on State Holidays in 1955. In the early years of socialism, Santa Claus (Deda Mraz) was unwelcome and condemned as a Bolshevik-clerical creation. He was associated with “Ded Moroz,” the King of Winter, which has pagan origins. The Women’s Antifascist Front, an organization responsible, […]
Toma Zdravković – a Bohemian from Birth and Beyond
Toma Zdravković, a singer of folk music and a composer, was an exceptional figure on the Yugoslav music scene, a true bohemian and poet. His songs, mostly self-composed, were almost always autobiographical and spoke of the unhappy love he seemingly experienced almost until the end of his life. He was married four times, finally settling […]
Skiing in Kranjska Gora
Skiing in Kranjska Gora has a long tradition. The first ski lift, “Preseka,” started operating in November 1948. It was 960 meters long, with a vertical drop of 265 meters and a capacity of 170 skiers per hour. Compared to today’s ski lifts, each skier would attach their own seat to the cable and then […]