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)

Gregory'S Girl (1981)

Gregory'S Girl (1981)

Jake D'Arcy & Dee Hepburn Characters: Phil Menzies WITH Dorothy Film: Gregory'S Girl (UK 1981) Director: Bill Forsyth 23 April 1981 Date: 23 April 1981

Gregory'S Girl (1981)

Gregory'S Girl (1981)

Claire Grogan & John Gordon Sinclair Film: Gregory'S Girl (UK 1981) Director: Bill Forsyth 23 April 1981 Date: 23 April 1981

Bedale, from the tower of St Gregory's Church 1896

Bedale, from the tower of St Gregory's Church 1896

Bedale, from the tower of St Gregory's Church 1896 Date: 1896

Bedale, St Gregory's Church and Village 1896

Bedale, St Gregory's Church and Village 1896

Bedale, St Gregory's Church and Village 1896 Date: 1896

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR, DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] [?], JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] JAKE D'ARCY, DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] CLAIRE GROGAN, JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR, BILLY GREENLEES Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] JAKE D'ARCY, DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL (UK 1981) DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL (UK 1981) JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR, left Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [Br 1981] DEE HEPBURN AND JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR PRODUCED BY LAKE/NFFC/STV Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL (UK 1981) DEE HEPBURN Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL (UK 1981) DEE HEPBURN, JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL (UK 1981) JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS [BR/GER/1999] JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1999

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS [BR/GER/1999] CARLY McKINNON, JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR AND MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY Date: 1999

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS [BR/GER/1999] CARLY McKINNON AND JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1999

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS

GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS [BR/GER/1999] JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR AND DOUGRAY SCOTT Date: 1999

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL (BR 1981) DEE HEPBURN (centre right) Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [SCOTLAND 1981] JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [SCOTLAND 1981] DEE HEPBURN, JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [SCOTLAND 1981] DEE HEPBURN, JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [SCOTLAND 1981] DEE HEPBURN, JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR Date: 1981

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [BR 1981] Date: 1981