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Traditions of the Karst - CARSICAN WEDDINGS - KRAŠKA OHCET

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The experience

Ogni due anni l’ultima settimana di agosto a Monrupino (Repen) si celebrano le Nozze Carsiche, Kraška Ohcet in sloveno, una manifestazione folkloristica che rievoca un cerimoniale del tardo 1800.

Dal giovedì alla domenica i visitatori possono assistere all’addio al celibato e al nubilato, dove i fidanzati salutano i propri amici, alla serenata dedicata dal fidanzato alla propria amata, al trasporto della dote nella casa dello sposo e, infine, la domenica, alle vere nozze carsiche cui prendono parte circa 500 persone in costume popolare. La cerimonia nuziale si svolge nella chiesa sul Tabor, poi i convitati si recano in corteo a piedi fino a Repen, dove nella Casa carsica possono assistere ancora alla consegna della sposa alla famiglia dello sposo. Abitualmente i festeggiamenti di questi quattro giorni sono seguiti da migliaia di curiosi e turisti.

Si tratta di una manifestazione che mantiene viva una tradizione della comunità slovena del Carso triestino, e grazie a questo itinerario i viaggiatori delle radici potranno rivivere gli usi nuziali popolari vissuti in prima persona da parte di molti dei nostri avi, in un territorio ricco di diversità culturale.



In a few words

Main moments of traditional wedding
Folkloric event
Castle
Nature
Home cellar
Guided tours of historic city centers

Tour

Trieste

Beautiful and cultured, Trieste is the most cosmopolitan city in Italy. The glorious Habsburg past can be breathed there, and in the intersections of languages, peoples and religions that still characterize it, one can easily sense its Central European and Mediterranean soul at once.

Guided city tour with licensed tour guide. Seafood lunch in typical Istrian tavern.

Address: Piazza Unità d’Italia – 34121 Trieste (TS)

Castle and Park of Miramare

In the early afternoon the tour continues with a visit to the Miramare Park and Castle. The Castle was built in the 19th century as a residence for Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Habsburg, later Emperor of Mexico, and his wife Charlotte of Belgium.

Address: Viale Miramare – 34151 Trieste (TS)

Giant Cave

World’s largest single-room tourist cave. Descent into the cave accompanied by a specialized guide for about an hour along an 850 m route.

Address: Borgo Grotta Gitante, 42/A – 34010 Sgonico (TS)

Karstic House / Kraška Hiša

Transfer to the locality of Rupingrande and visit the Karst House Museum (Kraška Hiša in Slovenian), an example of spontaneous Karst architecture, dating from the late 1700s, characterized by an enclosed courtyard that brings together living quarters and agricultural outbuildings inside.
Typical the use of stone both for construction and ornamental purposes.

Address: Locality Rupingrande, 31 – 34016 Monrupino (TS)

Osmizza

A short distance from the previous locations is one of the many home wineries, known as “Osmizza.” This is an ancient custom established by a 1784 decree issued by Joseph II of Habsburg. The decree allowed farmers to sell home-produced bulk wine for a period of eight days. The term osmizza comes from “osem” which means eight in Slovenian and indicated the duration of the concession of the opening period.

Tasting of local products and stage of Karst folk dances (polka and waltz) with musical accompaniment (accordion) in preparation for the festive evening of wedding preparations.

Address: Trieste Karst

Monrupino

Transfer to Monrupino and participate in the evening of dances in celebration of the Karst Wedding.

Address: Locality Rupingrande, 31 – 34016 Monrupino (TS)

Ljubljana

A vibrant green city that combines the charm of a small capital city and the ease of large European metropolises. Tour of the historic center with tour guide. Free lunch at one of the many places along the Ljubljanica River, the banks of which form an authentic “city lounge.”

Address: Prešern Square, 1 – 1000 LJUBLJANA (Slovenia)

Monrupino

Return to Italy and transfer to Monrupino to attend the Serenade that the groom-to-be dedicates to his beloved.

Address: Locality Rupingrande, 31 – 34016 Monrupino (TS)

Rosandra Valley

Trekking in the nature reserve accompanied by a nature guide to learn about the many peculiarities of this area of contact between the alpine territory and the sea and preferred route for the descent of the Bora wind from the hinterland to the coastal area. From the trails of the Rosandra Valley there is an extraordinary view of the Gulf of Trieste.

Address: Località S. Dorligo della Valle, 507, 34018 San Dorligo della Valle (TS)

Trieste

Afternoon free for individual sightseeing.

Address: Address: Piazza Unità d’Italia – 34121 Trieste (TS)

Monrupino

Participation in the third wedding preparation evening to witness the transfer of the bride’s dowry.

Address: Locality Rupingrande, 31 – 34016 Monrupino (TS)

STRONGHOLD OF MORUPINE

On Sunday, weddings are celebrated in the small stone church of the Monrupino Rock (ceremony reserved), with the bride and groom and guests dressed in traditional clothes, the local peasant clothes. The entire procession then makes its way down the rock, led by an accordion player, to the Karst House, which symbolizes the groom’s abode where the ritual handing over of the bride takes place. At the end of the ceremony there is a wedding luncheon of traditional dishes, and the party continues into the evening with folkloric dancing among invited bride and groom and anyone who wants to have a good time.

Address: Fortress of Monrupino/Repentabor – 34016 Monrupino (TS)

N.B. Visitors can participate in all stages of the event that take place outdoors on all days.

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