Slovenians celebrate St. Gregory's day, welcome spring

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Slovenians celebrate St. Gregory's day, welcome spring

STORY: Slovenians celebrate St. Gregory's day, welcome spring DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: Children sent off candle-lit wooden miniature boats downstream in Ljubljana, Slovenia a day before St. Gregory's day which falls on March 12. St. Gregory's day is celebrated as the start of spring in Slovenia and symbolizes the release of light. The ritual came from the times long ago, when shoemakers, blacksmiths, and other artisans stopped using candles and were able to work by daylight, with the beginning of the spring. To celebrate it, they used to clean their workshops and place all the shreds into small baskets. Then, they lit those baskets and put them into the rivers. St. Gregory's Day is also named for the day when birds begin to mate, heralding the arrival of spring. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ljubljana. (XHTV)

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