Date of Issue : 25 May 2018
Slovenia Post issued a set of five stamps on 25 May 2018 featuring popular superstitions and magic in Slovenia. The stamps feature Witches, black cats, protection of newborn babies, divination, St John's wreath.
One activity that is popular in
Slovenia is weaving of St John's wreaths ,which are hung on front doors in Karst villages on Mid summer
Night or St
John's Eve in order to protect individual houses and the
people in
them from everything evil and bring good luck.This practice, which is carried out every year,is today listed in the register of intangible cultural heritage.
Many magical actions are also related
to the protection of new born children. The most popular one
was protection by means of a pentagram or "incubus paw"
carved or painted on to the side of the child's cradle. Perhaps, the most
popular are
of superstition in Slovenia relates
to belief in witches,i.e. fabulous or demonic beings, or to trust in people who were able to cast spells,tell fortunes ,prophesy and even heal.
Popular superstitions are associated with animals
.A typical example of the
latter is the black cat, which is generally held to bring bad luck. Today this phenomenon is present even in car culture ,and a
black cat that crosses the street in front of a car is believed to signify something bad, in other words
an accident.
Predicting good and bad news ,actions,events
and destinies is the
stuff of divination and fortune-telling of many different kinds, including
reading coffee rounds. In 19th century special books explaining the symbols created
by coffee were written In Slovenia.
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