Medieval Harvest Festival (Dožinky) at the Bratislava Castle
Medieval markets full of crafts, games, fragrance and flavours at Bratislava Castle, which will bring you closer to the harvest festival – an ancient celebration associated with the end of the harvest and thanksgiving for the harvest!
In the courtyard of Bratislava Castle on Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 September, always from 10 am to 6 pm
The Schatmansdorf Historical Group has prepared for you:
– period crafts, such as tile maker, tailor, turner, winemaker, beekeeper, illuminator, leatherworker and many others
– a historical kitchen where you can taste a variety of dishes
– historical carousel
– games and entertainment for big and small
– falconers from the Astur falconer court
– and a bonus will be a community round dance at 1 pm and 4 pm
Do you know what “Dožinky” are?
Harvest festivals used to be celebrated at the end of the summer, a celebration associated with thanksgiving for the crops we’ve grown and prayers for an even more bountiful harvest next year.
Harvest festivals were associated with fun, food, drink and music. The main symbols of the harvest were the harvest wreath or the straw dumpling from the last sheaf.
You can learn more about these traditions at this event!
Admission is free!
Don’t forget to visit the exhibitions and expositions of the SNM – Historical Museum in the interior of Bratislava Castle! Open from 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry at 17:00)
