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The Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guests
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The Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guests

The Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guests is a Shrovetide custom in the village of Loče near Dobova. On Shrove Tuesday, a group of seven costumed children goes round the village. In the early morning they are dressed as mowers, then they become ploughmen and in the afternoon Shrovetide wedding guests.

The Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guestsThe Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guestsThe Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guestsThe Carnival rounds of mowers, ploughmen and wedding guests