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Kulambq: 'God's blessing on all nations, Who long and work for that bright day, When o'er earth's habitations No war, no strife shall hold its sway; Who long to see That all men free No more shall foes, but neighbours be.' ~ France Prešeren, from 'A Toast'

ProfectaBDI: ✨ We are based in Slovenia, which today celebrates the Cultural Holiday, "Prešeren Day", named after France Prešeren, the greatest Slovene classical author.

another_barbara: Prešeren's day: "Celebrated on February 8th. Also known as Culture Day or the Day of Slovenian Culture (...) This holiday commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author." And a work free day! ☺️

IIBuff: Today people in Slovenia celebrate Prešeren Day, a public holiday that honors the death of France Prešeren, a Slovene poet that is regarded by many as the greatest classical author in Slovenia. The day also recognizes all Slovene artists and cultural institutions

LLynneIrwin: It’s Prešeren Day in Slovenia on February 8! This day commemorates the death of Slovene poet and the greatest Slovene classical author France Prešeren who died on February 8, 1849. Learn more by using the link below.

TheOccDigest: Wednesday 8 February Prešeren Day in SloveniaThis holiday commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author.

TheOccDigest: Wednesday 8 February Prešeren Day in SloveniaThis holiday commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author.

NurMohammadMan5: France Preseren of Slovenia Image credit: Wikipedia

father_rmv: The Preseren Prize, named after Slovene poet France Preseren, is the Slovenian government’s highest award for achievement in the arts. Marko Rupnik, SJ, received the award in 2000; Asta Vrecko, the nation’s Minister of Culture, has asked him to return it.

Morigenos_org: In Feb 2020, during our dolphin monitoring in the Gulf of Trieste, we photographed a dolphin that had not been seen here previously. As we saw it on 8 Feb (Prešeren Day, Slovenian national holiday, dedicated to Slovenia's greatest poet France Prešeren), we called it Prešeren.

SLOinSVK: Today we celebrated France Prešeren´s 222nd birth anniversary in Bratislava and also welcomed finalists and winners of slovenian Festival of young literature Urška. The event was part of World Days of Slovenian Literature which took place at 50 universities around the world.

Pergament_F: And where he looks for home there soon expands A sea of woes:against its stormy strands.Waves roll and splash in unremitting flow." France Preseren

thetravelstamps: A view of the Prešeren Trg and the Triple Bridge. The Prešeren Trg is the main square square in Ljubljana where major events take place. It is named after France Prešeren, a lawyer and considered one of the leading Slovene poets. A statue of Preśeren ca…

redlinelwt: never thought i would see statue of France Prešeren and 5sos in one picture but oh well here we are

Kulambq: ~ France Prešeren, "Memento Mori" (1831) What a marvelous poem by the Slovenian Romantic poet France Prešeren, a poet who beckons metaphors and images alike that no other great poet of that period would be ashamed to call his/her own.

Kulambq: 'Such fleeting dreams were quick to disappear. No sooner on my eyes had flashed the light Of every hope than blacker was the night.' ~ France Prešeren, from 'A Wreath of Sonnets'



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