Holidays in Slovenia - Day of the reunification of the Slovenians of Prekmurje with their mother people (Prekmurje Union Day)

This national Slovenian holiday is celebrated annually, as on this day the civil governments of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia defended their rights to own Serbian lands The Treaty of Trianon was signed, which included an important clause on securing the modern border A national holiday in Slovenia was officially recognized, but never received the status of a day off The Prekmurje region gets its name from its geographical location near the Mura River In modern times, this area is part of the Pomur region of the Slovenian region The holiday of national significance dates back to 1526 It was then that part of Yugoslavia, after a brutal battle, found itself under the yoke of the Austro-Hungarian enslaver Habsburg and was called the Principality of Blaten This ownership only ended in 1918, at the end of the First World War, when the Habsburg Monarchy was disbanded by the Hungarians The new owners proclaimed the creation of their own state on this land and renamed this region into the Soviet Republic of Murska with the city of Sobota After the Army of the United Kingdoms of Yugoslavia reconquered their rightfully owned lands from the Hungarians, the indigenous Protestant population finally received free status and joined the Slovenian state This happened just a week into the short existence of the new Hungarian Republic: August 17, 1919, after the Paris Conference Under her pressure, as well as with the participation of General Meister, all powers were given to Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian citizens All these Yugoslav people were reunited, proving their national rights; despite the fact that a smaller part of Prekmurje remained under the ownership of the Hungarian people Currently, the Pomurian Northeast region borders Austria, Croatia and Hungary It so happened that this date began to be regularly and cordially celebrated by the entire population of Serbia The celebration is fun and is accompanied by grandiose festivities not only in the Prekmurje city of Sobota (which is the capital of the Mur region to this day), but also in all the surrounding Yugoslav villages Despite widespread recognition, this date was legalized only in 2005 Then Slovenia recognized this day and gave it the status of national importance Serbian people still celebrate this holiday with joy A wave of folk festivals takes place across the Yugoslav land, accompanied by chants, games and fairs, even though this is not a day off at all