Folk festival Pod Kráľovou hoľou

 

The village of Liptovská Teplička organizes every year folk festival Pod Kráľovou Hoľou (Below Kráľova Hoľa). The entire village and region lives this festival with the main goal to preserve spiritual values and cultural heritage – songs, dances and traditions – through performances of both professional and amateur folk ensembles from all over Slovakia and abroad.

 

Afternoon performances devoted to the children bearers of traditions are very popular. Moreover, visitors will definitely enjoy unique and popular allegorical procession through the village with performances given by the residents of the village who show old crafts, tools, products and meals originating in Liptovská Teplička.

 

The festival is accompanied by a number of other interesting events – exhibitions, competitions of traditional clothes, singing families and so on. The entire region always looks forward to folk festival of Liptovská Teplička. Since the festival Pod Kráľovou Hoľou managed to maintain its quality over the time, it welcomed a lot of important guests and political visitors in the past.

 

Programme of Two-Day Festival Pod Kráľovou Hoľou:

Live invitation in the streets of the village;

Decorating porches and windows of the houses;

Tasting of traditional dishes;

Opening of a photographic exhibition (different exhibition every year);

Opening of a contest (competition for the most beautiful headdress, traditional dress ...);

Performances of folk ensembles, bands and artists from all over Slovakia and abroad;

Traditional party;

Holly mass dedicated to tradition bearers;

Allegorical procession through the village;

Performances of children ensembles;

Craft market;

School of craft;

Observation ride through the village in carriage pulled by horses  and a lot of other attractions

 

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