Carnival Festivities Culminate with Processions, 60,000 Visit Ptuj
Ptuj/Cerknica/Cerkno, 6 March - Carnival atmosphere gripped Slovenian towns on Sunday as shrovetide festivities culminated with processions of costumed figures that attracted record numbers of visitors this year.
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Kurenti chasing away the winter.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Cerkno
Shrovetide carnival procession in Cerkno.
"Laufarji".
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA
Cerknica
Shrovetide carnival procession in Cerknica
"Laufarji".
Photo: Petra Trcek/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Kurenti chasing away the winter.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Ptuj
International Shrovetide carnival procession in Ptuj.
Kurenti chasing away the winter.
Photo: Bojan Sustar/STA
Cerknica
Shrovetide carnival procession in Cerknica
"Laufarji".
Photo: Petra Trcek/STA
Cerknica
Shrovetide carnival procession in Cerknica
"Laufarji".
Photo: Petra Trcek/STA
Cerknica
Shrovetide carnival procession in Cerknica
"Laufarji".
Photo: Petra Trcek/STA
Cerknica
Shrovetide carnival procession in Cerknica
"Laufarji".
Photo: Petra Trcek/STA
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