Pezinok Grape Harvest Festival
The Pezinok Grape Harvest Festival or Pezinok Wine Festival[1] (Slovak: Pezinské vinobranie or Vinobranie Pezinok) is an annual festival in Pezinok, Slovakia which takes place in the town center streets and always on the third long weekend of September, from Friday to Sunday. HistoryThe first mentions about Pezinok harvest festivities come from the 13th century. During the economic recession at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, the harvest beginnings were celebrated only in "viechas" – wine bars selling its own wine. In 1934, the city council decided to restore Pezinok grape harvest festivals. Just before Second World War, this tradition was interrupted and it was not until 1958 that the new Little Carpathians grape harvest festivals began to be organized. Until 2004, towns Pezinok and Modra alternated in securing them. Since that year, they have been organized in Pezinok every year.[2] References
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