Threshing with hand flails – two pairs
A hand flail is a simple tool for threshing cereal grain. Sheaves of grain are laid on a wooden floor in two…
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Sparkling wine –opening, pouring and making a toast
Until the second half of the 20th century, the celebration of New Year's Eve wasn't that important for most Slovenian families. It…
Felling a Christmas tree
Decorating a Christmas tree is a traditional festive custom in many countries, including Slovenia. In the past, people in rural areas used…
Grinding nuts with a hand grinder
Potica is probably the most popular traditional Slovenian pastry, and in the past was made to celebrate high festivals, including Christmas. According…
Cracking nuts
Potica is probably the most popular traditional Slovenian pastry, and in the past was made to celebrate high festivals, including Christmas. According…
Sparklers
One of the customs during Christmas and New Year is the lighting of sparklers. Children especially have great fun doing it. There's…
Lacemaking – pulling
Pins are pulled out of the pillow when the waving is completed. Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in…
Lacemaking – packing
Packing : the pins are stitched on the pattern on the pillow to indicate the many changes of direction in the lace…
Lacemaking – pushing
Pins are pushed down on the pillow. Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine…
Pins used for lacemaking
This is the sound of pins being selected for the needle work. Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in…
Driving force
This driving force was located in the Turners’ Hall of the Compagnie des Bronzes, in Brussels, and would date from the late…
Sharing the Christmas wafer (opłatek)
The sound of breaking of the Christmas wafer (opłatek) by the employees of the Museum of Municipal Engineering in Cracow (Poland). Breaking…
Wood Stove Sauna
The sauna forms an integral part of Finnish Christmas celebrations. One should visit the sauna in the afternoon of the Eve, before…
Angel chimes
The Swedish sound of Christmas? Angel chimes are a form of Christmas decoration popular in Europe and North America. Angel chimes have…
Santa’s Toy factory
Animated electric Christmas decoration, the Toy factory lights up and plays jingle bells. Video and sound recordist : Gaëlle Courtois / La…
Mine telephone
The mine telephone made by the company Funke & Huster GmbH has been installed in the shaft-hall of the LWL-Industrial Museum Zollern…