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Slovakia: Beyond the Known
What is 'Slovakia: Beyond the Known'?
Introduction
Complimentary books
Slovakia: The Legend of the Linden
The Great Return
Czechoslovakia: Behind the Iron Curtain
Winter/January
Overview
Video Peak Into History/ Slovak Ethnic Cocktail (10:09)
Cultural Insight/The Rusyns
Folklore Vignette/ The Gipsy Flame (9:03)
Seasonal Recipe / Ethnic Variations on Goulash
Slovak Songbook/ Rozprjahajte, chlopci koňi
Virtual Travel Guide/ Architectural Lace: Painted Village of Cicmany (6:38)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (73:42)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Extras (2:27)
Winter/February
Overview
Video Peak Into History/ Victorious February of 1948 (8:45)
Cultural Insight/ Slovak Resilience
Folklore Vignette/ The 40-Day Fast
Seasonal Recipe / Buckwheat Fritters
Virtual Travel Guide / Slovak Matterhorn: Klak Mountain (3:58)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (76:25)
Extras
Spring/March
Overview
Video Peak Into History / Great Moravia (8:50)
Cultural Insight: Esperanto of the East
Folklore Vignette
Slovak Songbook / Morena, Morena (1:25)
Seasonal Recipe / Potato 'Baba' With Wild Garlic
Slovak Apothecary / Wild Garlic
Virtual Travel Guide / The Cachtice Castle (6:21)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (64:28)
Gifts
Spring / April
Overview
Video Peak Into History/ The Cradle of the Nation (15:04)
Cultural Insight/ Pre-Christian Easter
Folklore Vignette/ Easter Week in Slovakia Today
Video Travel Guide/ Enter Everyday Life of Your Ancestors (5:54)
Seasonal Recipe/ Easter Paska Bread
Monthly Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (84:36)
Spring / May
Overview
Video Peak Into History/ A Century of Peace (15:04)
Cultural Insight/ Why do Slovaks Kiss Under Cherry Trees on May Day?
Folklore Vignette/ May Day Rituals
Heritage/Slovakia’s Age-old Tradition of Milling
Seasonal Recipe/ Classic Cherry ‘Bublanina’ Bubble Cake
Slovak Songbook/ Čerešničky, čerešničky
Video Travel Guide/ Zeliezovce & Kolarovo (4:14)
Monthly Thematic Webinar (129:12)
Monthly Thematic Webinar - PowerPoint Slides
Gift: How Turkish Coffee Arrived in Slovakia Video (5:33)
Summer / June
Overview
Video Peak Into History/ In the Footsteps of Napoleon Bonaparte (8:59)
Cultural Insight/ Summer Solstice + Video (14:13)
Folklore Vignette/ St John's Bonfires
Seasonal Recipe/Slovak Camping Classic: Zhivanska
Heritage/ Folk Medicine
Video Travel Guide/ Marhat Mountain (4:34)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Monthly Webinar + Q&A / Full Video (120:00)
Gifts (5:58)
Summer/July
Overview
Video Peak Into History/ Why are there so many castles in Slovakia? (14:41)
Cultural Insight/ How Slovaks Learn to Holiday
Video Travel Guide/Tribec Mountain: Slovak Bermuda Triangle (4:04)
Heritage/ Traditional River Rafting
Seasonal Recipe/ Summer Trout Variations
Landscape Unlocked / Christians, Fish and Ponds
Slovak Apothecary/ Natural Insect Repellents
Myths & Fairy Tales THE LEGENDS OF THE SPIS CASTLE
Folklore Vignette/ The Slovak Kroj
Monthly Thematic Webinar/ PowerPoint Slides
Monthly Webinar + Q&A / Full Video (57:21)
Slovakia: The Legend of the Linden / video (2:43)
Kopcany: Great Moravia & A Mighty Linden / video (1:58)
Gifts
Summer/August
Overview
Video Peak Into History / Slovak National Uprising: The Moment of Slovak Glory (14:32)
Landscape Unlocked / Slovakia, The Heart of Europe (4:55)
Culture Insight / The Heartfelt Nature of Slovaks (6:14)
Culinary History At the Slovak Cottage I./ Semolina Porridge (6:58)
Culinary History at the Slovak Cottage II. / Eggy Bread (5:04)
Folklore Vignette / Where did the Slovak Hody Come From? (6:03)
Slovak Apothecary / Folk Remedies for Insect Bites
Seasonal Recipe / Roast Goose With Lokše
Video Travel Guide / On the Blue Danube: A Canoe Trip (5:17)
Gifts
Autumn/September
Overview
A Video Peak Into History/ 1848 and 1849: Planting the Seeds of Nationhood (13:38)
Culture Insight Slovak Cult of Virgin Mary: Unshakable Faith (8:33)
Folklore Vignette /Abundance & Merrymaking: Wine Harvest in Slovakia
Heritage/ The History of Wine-Making in Slovakia
Slovak Songbook/ Nepi Jano, nepi vodu lyrics, interpretation & song
Seasonal Recipe / Grandma's Harvest Strasanka
Video Travel Guide / Dragon Castle: The Protector (3:54)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (66:10)
Gifts
Autumn/ October
Overview
A video Peak Into History / Who Was Ludovit Stur? (26:09)
Folklore Vignette / The Lords of the Mountains
Customs / Army Recruits and Their Rituals
Slovak Songbook/ Načo ste ma mamko
Slovak Apothecary/ Rose hips & Epidemics
Virtual Travel Guide/ Uhrovec: Where Slovakia Was Born (9:08)
Seasonal Recipe / Bryndzové pirohy
Monthly Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (62:17)
Gifts (10:29)
Autumn/November
Overview
Video Peak Into History 1989: A Peaceful Revolution that Rocked the World (9:59)
Cultural Insight: A Dove Nation
Folklore Vignette /Juraj Jánošák: An Icon or a Bandit?
Slovak Songbook / Zbohom buď drevená lyžka (3:36)
Extra / All Saints & All Souls: Pagan Rituals in Christian Clothes
Seasonal Recipe/Mother Earth's Hearty Bean Soup
Virtual Travel Guide / Guide In the Footsteps of Jánošík (9:09)
The Gentle Revolution: Slovaks Welcome Freedom through Song (3:19)
Monthly Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Monthly Thematic Webinar / Video (74:40)
Gifts (35:50)
Winter/December
Overview
History Video Lecture / Christianization of Slovakia (114:40)
Cultural Insight: Celebrate Christmas Like a True Slovak
Folklore Vignette / Witches & Winter Magic Rituals
Heritage/ Winter Feather Gatherings
Slovak Apothecary/ DYI Herbal Liquors
Seasonal Recipe/ Famed Slavic Gingerbread Cookies
Virtual Travel Guide/The Pearl of the Little Carpathians: Červený kameň Castle (4:55)
Thematic Webinar / PowerPoint Slides
Thematic Webinar / Video (70:31)
Extras (215:35)
Overview
Video Peak Into History
The Century of Peace
Cultural Insight
Love Slovak Style
Folklore Vignette
May Day Rituals
Recipe
Classic Cherry Bubble Cake 'Bublanina'
Video Travel Guide to Slovakia
Lift the Veil of Time in Kolarovo
Monthly Thematic Webinar
From the Iron Curtain to Freedom
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