Slovene quintain

It is commonly believed that štehvanje is the rustic form of a Roman knight's game called quintain.

[4] In 1804 Archduke John of Austria mentioned a Kufenstechen tournament he had witnessed in Sankt Stefan im Gailtal.

Young men then ride past the barrel and hit it with metal bats, trying to cut hazel rings.

Whoever manages to hit the wooden barrel down from its pole is rewarded with a flower wreath, which the rider carries on his arm for the rest of the day as a sign of his victory.

Boys take girls likewise dressed in colorful Gailtal costumes, under the linden tree (na rej pod lipo).