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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)
Seasonal Recipe / Grandma's Harvest Strasanka
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