February 8th is Prešeren Day, or the Slovenian Cultural Holiday. France Prešeren, a poet who lived in the 19th century, is important enough to Slovenian culture to have not only a national holiday named after him but a popular square in the middle of Ljubljana as well. February 8th marks the anniversary of his death and has been one of the most celebrated national holidays in Slovenia since World War II, when artists were forbidden to make public appearances.
So, people were out in full force today, and like the natives we were too. We celebrated by having ice cream along the river and then walking to Prešeren Square to play ring-around-the-rosey and watch some street performances. I would argue that our trio was as entertaining to the crowd as anyone else, although I'm not sure their shenanigans captured the essence of the holiday...
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