| The Kurentovanje Parade in Ptuj. The princes are defenders of the court. |  |
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On the balcony of the Ptuj Town Hall, the Prince of Karnevala 2001,Matevz Zoki, under the flag of Slovenia, is declaring the festival open. |
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Parade of horses at Ptuj. |
| Riders in red-purple outfits on pretty horses. |  |
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More horse riders in green outfits. |
| The men in front are carrying a basket of flowers. The two behind have a person dressed as a bride between them. |  |
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A banner carried by one of the groups. |
| People from many towns around Ptuj were participating in the Kurentovanje Festival Parade. We learned this from a young man behind us. You will see his picture later. |  |
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A group of men who began to do a circular dance and wave their sticks with ribbons attached . Some of the men tossed them in air during this dance. |
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This shows the Koranti bowing his head and trying to touch people with his feathery tips on top of his head-dress. The body of the suits are made with sheep's wool. |
| The man with the bullwhip leads in the men pulling the "cart of spring" and the Koranti. |  |
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These men are wearing hats with flowers and pulling a wagon that represents sowing and growth for spring. |
| The man with the bullwhip in action. He is the one to scatter the bad winter spirits. The pop is like a large firecracker. |  |
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We aren't sure what this costume represented. Is it a girl Koranti? |
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| Here is a large group of Koranti with head-dresses . They were jumping up and down ringing their cowbells. Their noise should have scared all the spirits into hiding. |  |
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This is Marko and his mom. They came from Vid to see the parade. Marko was behind us and told us the significance of some of the activities. He is 16 years old and aspires to be a Koranti someday. He has not made a decision about the future course of his education. |