After graduating from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana in 1966, with a degree in ethnology and German language and literature, she studied at the University of Vienna as a Herder scholarship holder (1966–1968) and obtained her master’s degree in Ljubljana in 1978. From 1968 to 2004, she worked as a researcher at the Institute of Slovenian Ethnology (ISN), focusing on life cycle customs, annual customs, beliefs, and the history of ethnology. She was the editor of the Slovenian section of the bibliographic publications Internationale volkskundliche Bibliographie and Demos, as well as the editor of several monographs (e.g., on Rajko Ložar and Niko Kuret) and the chief editor of the institute’s journal Traditiones. Her significant contributions to lexicographic works include the Slovenian Ethnological Lexicon (online publication) and the Encyclopedia of Slovenia, with over 500 entries combined.

Her bibliography is available online: [https://bib.cobiss.net/bibliographies/si/webBiblio/bib201_20250707_192820_a1523043.html](https://bib.cobiss.net/bibliographies/si/webBiblio/bib201_20250707_192820_a1523043.html).

Among her numerous publications, three monographs stand out.

1. **V adventu snubiti ... o pustu ženiti** 
*Proposing in Advent ... Marrying at Carnival* 
Publisher: Celovec: Mohorjeva založba, 1995 
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.3986/3850134024](https://doi.org/10.3986/3850134024)

2. **Sledi in podobe izročila. Izbrani etnološki spisi 1** 
*Traces and Images of Tradition. Selected Ethnological Writings 1* 
Publisher: Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, 2024 
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.3986/9789610508755](https://doi.org/10.3986/9789610508755)

3. **Raziskovanje izročila. Izbrani etnološki spisi 2** 
*Exploring Tradition. Selected Ethnological Writings 2* 
Publisher: Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, 2025 
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.3986/9789610510208](https://doi.org/10.3986/9789610510208)