Slovenia customs

The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenia: Republika Slovenija), referred to as "Slovenia", is a small country located in southern Central Europe and adjacent to the Alps. It borders Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, surrounded by Croatia to the east and south, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. Slovenia has a land area of 20,273 square kilometers and a national population of approximately 2.05 million. Ljubljana is the capital and largest city.

Slovenia is a developed capitalist country. Before 1991, it was a republic of Yugoslavia. Obtained independence on June 25, 1991. He joined NATO in March 2004, joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, joined the exchange rate mechanism on June 28 of the same year, officially joined the euro zone on January 1, 2007, and officially joined the European Schengen Area on December 21, 2007. On October 28, 2015, the 70th UN General Assembly re-elected members of the UN Human Rights Council. Slovenia was successfully elected for a term of office from 2016 to 2018.

In the early days, the national territory of the Slovenia people was known as Scaravinia (SKLAVINIA), the residents of this area of Scalavinia are called SKLAVI, and when the population of Slovenia reached its maximum population density in Kalantania, they were also called Kalantaki (KALANTACI), and Slovenia was developed by Slovenia Protestant writers in THE PRINCE OF KALNIOLA, which is rooted in the rapid identification of Slovenia as Karnola and belonging to the Karnola region.

The national average altitude in Slovenia is 557 meters, and the highest peak is Triglav, with an altitude of 2864 meters. About half of Slovenia's area (10124 square kilometers) is covered by forests. As of 2014, Slovenia's national forest coverage also ranks third among European countries, after Finland and Sweden. Primeval forests still exist in the country.

The main ethnic group in Slovenia is Slovenia, accounting for about 83%. Ethnic minorities include Hungarians, Italians and other ethnic groups. The official language is Slovenia, which belongs to the Slavic family and is close to Serbian, Croatian, Slovakia and Czech. Most citizens speak English, German and Italian. Hungarian and Italian are official languages in some border towns. The residents are mainly Roman Catholic.

Slovenia people are hard-working, intelligent, frugal and frugal, and have a strong family concept; they are polite and keep their promises in their dealings with others. Residents have a special liking for wine, and the long history of win-making has formed Slovenia's unique "wine culture."

The main etiquette for meeting in Slovenia is to shake hands, and hugging, kissing the face, sticking to the cheek, etc. are limited to relatives and acquaintances. In public places, close women kiss each other on the face, men hug each other on the shoulders, men and women touch each other on the cheeks, and younger generations kiss the foreheads of elders. A man kisses the back of his hand to a distinguished female guest to show respect.

The national costumes of Slovenia men are mainly shirts and trousers, plus vests, short coats, hats, etc. Women's national costumes are embroidered or lace short shirts, vests, skirts, aprons, belts, and headscarves, but such traditional costumes are no longer visible in daily life.

When Slovenia welcomes friends from afar, the host wears national costumes and holds out bread and salt. It is the custom of the guest tearing a small piece of bread and dipping it in salt to eat it. It means that even if the owner is poor enough to have only bread and salt, he will still warmly welcome his friends. This custom has declined in modern urban life and is only occasionally used on certain special occasions when welcoming distinguished guests.

Slovenia implements a five-day weekly mission system, and weeks 6 and 6 are public holidays. Main holidays: New Year's Day (January 1-2); Plesheren Day/Slovenia Civilization Day (February 8): Slovenia poet France Prešeren (Franze Plesheren) The anniversary of his death was designated as a national civilized festival in 1942; Rebirth Day (Sunday and Monday in April): Rest Day, the third Sunday and Monday of April every year; Anti-Occupation Uprising Memorial Day (April 27): formerly known as "Bonded Front Day", commemorating the 1941 Slovenia Bonded Front Uprising against the military occupations of Germany, Italy, and Hungary; Rest Day (May 1-2); Coming of the Holy Spirit (50 days after Rebirth Day), holiday day; National Day (June 25), commemorating independence in 1991; Ascension Day (August 15), holiday day; Religious Innovation Day (October 31), holiday day; All Saints Day (November 1); Christmas Day (December 25); Independence Day (December 26): commemorating the 1990 referendum of the people who decided to stand independent.

In addition, there are several popular festivals in Slovenia, including: Carnival; Jorjevanje (celebrating the Spring Festival, which falls on April 23 every year); Danmladosti (a festival in the former Yugoslavia and is still popular among young people, which falls on May 25 every year); Martinovanje (November 11 every year); and Miklavš (the day when gifts are distributed to children, December 6 every year).