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