Cows’ Ball Part 1

I was very excited for the Cows’ Ball. It was to welcome the cows home for the winter and online it said they would be decorated and that it was a celebration of tradition and community. So I was looking forward to a bit of Slovenian culture as well as saying hi to the cows!

We had to walk through the area to get to the waterfall and we saw them getting the cows ready for their big day! Washing them and brushing them and it was fun. When we got back we got to see some forestry equipment demonstrations, there was a small small car show, places to try sawing a pieces of wood with two people, or rolling a barrel, or ax throwing! All the fun! There was also a stage with music the whole day that you could hear most of the way along the walk to the falls and once we got back to camp. I really enjoyed the music, lots of accordion with wind instruments or tubas or strings. It was great!

When we got back it was lunchtime so then we checked out the food options (I was not expecting anything for me as the food here is lots of meats and cheeses), but there was a veggie burger so I was impressed they did have an option. We didn’t get it as we had sandwiches and I wasn’t feeling like a burger, but we did get some french fries and drinks (peach iced tea for me and a beer for Raymond in a fun cup that we decided to keep!) and found a place in the shade to sit and cool off.

Then it was time for the cows! First all the bands and shepherds and people walked through, then the main event - the cows! We had a great place right in front (there were a lot of people, but not so many that you wouldn’t be able to find a spot to see everything) and after the first group of cows went by it looked like everyone was leaving so I thought it was over. We headed down to see the cows in the area where they were taking them for people to see when they said more were coming! So we had to get a new spot to see all the cows!

Then the final group to come by - a guy carrying a 99lb water or milk container on his shoulders! They said you have to carry that down from the mountains every year too! A bit odd that is how you would do it, but fun! I think it was a bit hot today for him as he did stop to take a rest at one point. And that was the welcoming of the cows home parade!Leia mais