Prešernov dan / Preseren’s day
#Presernov dan Slovenska filantropija
From Slovenia via London to the world with some of our Ukrainian students from the Wednesday’s group of our Slovene course.
Today is #Prešernov dan – #Prešeren‘s day. It’s marking the anniversary of the death of the Slovenian national poet France Prešeren. In 1991 in the new Slovenian Republic, the 7th verse of the poem #Zdravljica was chosen as the national anthem. In this verse the poem expresses the ideal of a peaceful co-existence of all nations and its rejection of violence and war Žive naj vsi narodi (Long live all nations).
I hope that this message of peaceful coexistence of nations will create positive vibes and thoughts.
For the second part of the #Presernov dan, we decided to join Taras #Ševčenko and #Prešeren. 
Both nations have had to fight for their right to exist and their identity, which is why even the personal stories of the two countries’ greatest poets and contemporaries, France #Prešeren and Taras #Shevchenko, are so similar. Both were persecuted for their belief in the natural beauty of their respective languages and in those languages’ right to exist.
Gratitude to my great students for this! I am proud and feel honoured to be a part of their lives. Дя́кую!
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Please can you tell me, are you celebrating Prešeren noč this year, 2025?
I lead a choir in Cumbria which sings over 20 Slovenian songs and we have often come to the Prešeren Noč celebration in London in February arranged by the British Slovene society.
This year it is not until March, but we would like to mark the day with singing – either in London, or in Kendal where we live.
Lep pzdrav iz Kendala, David Burbidge and Lakeland Voices.
I am sorry for the late reply. 🙁 We didn’t do anything special for this year. I celebrated it online during the week with my students. Best regards, Ana