Heritage against contemporary creativity

Prize competition Let the Pirhs of Slovenske novice This time, too, noted that Easter is not only Saturday, Sunday and Monday, but it is a longer period, which should be gradually prepared. In a time marked by crazy and fleeing, this time we showed that the most beautiful and creative things can only be those who are gradual and undecided.

Ethnologist John Bogataj was already at the head of the commission in 1993, whose task was to evaluate feasts at the prize competition Slovenske novice. It was no different this time when the curtain of the twenty -nine was dropping out on Thursday Let the Pirhs of Slovenske novice And Bogataj again extracted everything that stood out from the series of products sent. In the evaluation, editor -in -chief came to his aid Work and Slovenske novice Bojan Budja.

Again, the winners are three. In the cultural heritage category she was undeniable winner Elizabeth Doupon From Bodonci, who, with her feast collection, came closest to the tradition of folk tradition. In the category of contemporary creativity, according to the commission, this time the most indulged in the imagination Rudi Javornik from Lovrenc na Pohorje; in his feast, which, as he used to be famous Franc Grom It was even more well overwhelmed, it lit up, and in a modern product, there was also an abundance of manual work, skills, efforts and innovation.

Ethnologist Janez Bogataj and the editor -in -chief of Delo and Slovenske novice Bojan Budja also highlighted Rudi Javornik. Photo: Dejan Javornik

Rudi Javornik became a kind of successor to the aforementioned thunder, the inventor of the Vrhnika Pirh. Should be reminded that they have it in the showcase Bill Clinton, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin and that the top of the pyrrhum would probably not be if it had not been Slovenske novice And the traditional competition. Namely, if his home holidays did not convince him before Easter in 1993 that he had taken the feast to the exhibition, everything would go into oblivion. So the pyrrhas won, everything else is history.

Legend has it that ethnologist Janez Bogataj remarked at the time that he would have to try a little more in the future, and the master of thunder was so encouraged by the criticism that he began to study the patterns a lot. Last time he decided on lace and carnation. His idea of ​​transferring lace patterns to the bugs was original.

Our readers were able to bring their egg artworks personally. Photo: Dejan Javornik

Stepping stone

This was followed by a proclamation in the category of contemporary children’s creativity. When Bogataj saw a feast Petre Ocvirk from Negova, he remembered his childhood. “I also made something similar in my childhood, the dress below, the face above, and this pyrrh is lucky at all, as it is like a drama character Branislav Nušić … ”

Miss Slovenia Amadea Zupan (right) and Miss Slovenske novice Helena Pokeržnik also brought their product. Photo: Dejan Javornik

Next year will be the jubilee, 30. Mission Slovenske novice It also revived a number of workshops where an individual can learn to decorate feasts, and many exhibitions with Easter content have been created. This campaign was, last but not least, a springboard for all other similar …

The rating of feasts has been held for the ninth time. Photo: Dejan Javornik

Today, almost every village already has any exhibition and evaluations that make a signpost, what is good and what is less good, what is what needs to be followed, what to repeat. According to Bogataj: « Basically, every feast that has arrived before the evaluation committee, or a good idea, or good technology, or quality design. »