Jun 25, 2018
Slovenia National Day 2018
This Doodle’s Key Themes
Today’s Doodle honors the central European country that is home to mountains like Mount Triglav—whose three peaks can be seen on its flag, featured in today’s Doodle. But when it’s time to celebrate Slovenia’s statehood, it’s all about the food.
Each 25th of June since 1991, Slovenians commemorate their nation’s declaration of independence by congregating in the capital city of Ljubljana to eat and drink in the town square. While bands play polkas and waltzes, young people treat the day like the official start of summer. But the real star is the diverse national cuisine, infused with flavors from Slovenia’s Balkan and Mediterranean neighbors.
Festive eats include the baked phyllo pastry burek, giant slices of pizza with tuna on top, krankjska sausage, and the national dish of buckwheat dumplings — buckwheat being one of Slovenia’s main crops.
In town squares, glasses are filled with the country’s renowned white wine and mugs of crisp, IPA-style pivo. Saving room for Kremšnita (cream cake filled with custard) is strongly recommended. Such feasting on a day dedicated to national pride is only natural if you consider the Slovenian proverb, ljubezen gre skozi želodec, which roughly translates to “love comes through the stomach.” On Slovenia’s Statehood Day, there’s a lot of love to go around.
Dober tek! Vesele praznike!
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