Dornava: Braiding onions and singing

One of the concerts of the Maribor Music Festival was held in Dornava Mansion about 45 minutes from Maribor. A bus was arranged for international guests.

Onion growing is a very important industry in the area and the women of the Onion Growers Association entertained guests before the concert with an onion platting demonstration.

Next door to the mansion is a small farmers cottage that has been converted to a museum.

The cottage had two rooms each with a big ceramic stove: the farmer and his family would have lived in one room and his parents in the other. I wonder which used this ancient sewing machine.