300 years of the Škofja Loka Passion Play
The first preserved text of the Slovene play was written by the Capuchin monk Romuald Štandreški in 1721.
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Events within the Days of the Skofja Loka Passion are prepared during Lent and Easter, and with them we preserve the Passion heritage even in the years between performances.
Theatrical and other groups, societies, institutes and parishes keep the spirit of the Passion Play alive through a series of events.
These include professional meetings, lectures, concerts, recitals, presentations of the Passion Stories, exhibitions, workshops, pilgrimages and processions, as well as tours of similar Slovenian and European performances.
The Days of the Škofja Loka Passion Play, together with the Municipality of Skofja Loka and the Institute 973, which coordinates the program of events, are co-designed by: the Capuchin Monastery of Skofja Loka, the Parish of Skofja Loka, the Educational Society of the Confluence of Skofja Loka, the Museum Society of Skofja Loka, the Institute of St. George Stara Loka, Cultural Society Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek Selca, Parish of Stara Loka, Parish of Selca, Scouts of Škofja Loka, Cultural and Historical Society of Lonka Stara Loka, Passion Wind Movement, …
