DECEMBER CELEBRATIONS

IN SLOVENIA

TA VESELI DAN KULTURE – Merry Culture Day, 3rd December

celebrating the birthday of the great poet France Prešeren

MIKLAVŽ – St. Nicholas, 6th December

BOŽIČ – Christmas, 25th December (work free)

DAN SAMOSTOJNOSTI IN ENOTNOSTI - Independence and Unity Day,

26th December (work free)

ŠTEFANOVO - St. Stephan's Day with horse blessing in some villages, 26th December

NOVO LETO - New Year: 1st and 2nd January (work free)

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR SEASON AT I. OŠ CELJE SCHOOL, SLOVENIA

school tree and decorations

our Christmas and New Year works of art

Christmas or New Year's cards

songs

learning about traditions in other countries

Christmas choir concert (this year on 21st December, photo from last year)

class party: 24th December

Christmas and New Year Holiday:

starts 24th December, ends 2nd January

Grandfather Frost (dedek Mraz) is a good man who comes at the end of the year

CELEBRATIONS IN OUR TOWN CELJE AND IN OUR HOMES

St. Nicholas with angels and devil: 6th December

decorations in town, shops, windows

Christmas or New Year's trees

cribs

presents: St. Nicholas / Father Christmas / Grandfather Frost

white Christmas and New Year in the past years

special food: potica – wallnut roll and other food items

A simple recipe: MARMORNI KOLAČ - Marble Cake

6 jajc9 žlic sladkorja + vanili sladkor (po želji)9 žlic olja9 žlic moke + 1 zavitek pecilnega praška9 žlic mleka 1 žlica kakava ali čokolade

6 eggs9 spoons of sugar + vanilla sugar 9 spoons of oil9 spoons of flour + baking powder9 spoons of milk1 spoon of cocoa or chocolate

Rumenjak ločimo od beljakov. Moko

pomešamo s pecilnim praškom in presejemo.

Stepamo rumenjake, ½ sladkorja; počasi

dodajamo še ostale sestavine brez kakava.

Beljake in preostali sladkor stepemo v trd

sneg in umešamo v jajčno maso. Nato to

razdelimo in v eno polovico presejemo kakav.

V pomaščen in pomokan pekač vlivamo

izmenično svetlo in temno testo. Pečemo v

okroglem modelu za kolače 45 minut pri 180˚.

Ko je kolač pečen, ga s pekačem vred

obrnemo na rešetko in pustimo, da se ohladi.

Potem ga začnimo jesti z užitkom!

Separate yolk and white of the eggs. Mix

baking powder with flour and sift. Whisk yolk

and half of the sugar; slowly add other

ingredients without cocoa. Make whipped eggs

and add to the egg mixture. Split the mixture

and stir in one part the cocoa. Pour the light

and the dark mixture onto a round marble cake

baking tin. Bake it for 45 minutes at 180˚, turn

it over a grate and let it cool down.

Start enjoying it!

Pictures:collected by 5. a students and teacher Ingrid Z. B.,

decorations by primary school students of I. OŠ Celje