Among other things yes it is International Labour day but lighting the bonfire on 30 April means what i said it means. In Rememberance of Muslim invasions in Europe.
Today you learned something i guess if you did not knew it already and supressed it
I'm not much of a history buff so I had to research it last night. I read about the ravages of the Ottoman empire on Carniola during the 15th-16th centuries and how the locals would light bonfires on the hills/mountains to warn of Ottoman attacks.
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straiče,_Kranj"The name Straiče, like similar names (e.g., Straa, Strae, Straica, etc.) is derived from the Slovene common noun straa 'guards' or 'guard post'. Such names are often applied to settlements near hills or mountains where warning fires were lit to warn against Ottoman attacks."
I also found out about a recent historical mini-series produced in Hungary called "Hunyadi - Rise of the Raven (or Rise to Power)" which debuted at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
overview from https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunyadi_(televíziós_sorozat)"In Rise of the Raven, John Hunyadi devotes his life to defending Europe against the Ottoman invasion. Amid political intrigue and betrayal, and conspiracies between noble families from Hungary, Austria, Italy, Poland, Serbia, his key allies are his wife Elizabeth, who fights alongside him, and Mara, his first love, who becomes Sultan Murads concubine. As the Ottoman Empire mobilizes an enormous army to conquer Hungary, Hunyadi leads his smaller but formidable forces into battle, sealing a hard-fought victory at the Siege of Belgrade."
It even has our own Vlad Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler) in it. I'm putting that on my list of things to watch.
