This paper studies the traditional nature of the Bicka Sheep Wool Festival in the Solčava region. In the introduction, the author presents the municipality of Solčava and its tourism as well as the Jezersko-Solčava sheep breed and its wool. This cultural and historical background has an important role in studying and understanding the festival itself. While examining the Bicka Sheep Wool Festival, the author raises a question about how festival organisers understand the traditional nature of the festival and how this nature is integrated in the event itself. The festival is a modern event, with some of its topics, not all, related to the past. The organisers do not promote the festival as a traditional event, yet they understand it as an important part of the tradition and identity of the Solčava region. The event praises the tradition of the Solčava region as well as the heritage of felting and sheep farming.
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