In the north-eastern part of Slovenia, one of the most mysterious and most beautiful rituals has been preserved known under the name of Kurentovanje. It represents the greatest Slovenian and central European carnival festival. The ethnographic part of the carnival is specifically marked by the figure of Kurent or Korant, as it is called by the villagers around Ptuj, and is limited to the Lower Podravje region comprising 19 communities. The micro-region where door-to-door rounds of Kurenti is performed, is limited to the town of Ptuj, the community of Ormož and some smaller communities on the Ptuj and Drava fields (Videm, Markovci, Dornava, Gorišnica, Hajdina, Kidričevo), Haloze (Podlehnik, Žetale, Majšperk), and Slovenske Gorice (Juršinci, Destrnik, Sveti Andraž). The bearers of the tradition (families, groups, associations) are the most numerous in Lancova vas, Markovci, Zabovci, Spuhlja, Bukovci, Borovci, Stojnci, Pobrežje, Draženci, Janežovci, Vareja, Prvenci, Grajena, Mestni Vrh.
(From the Federation of Kurenti Association brochure)