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Slovakia: People and Land
Welcome to the course
Introduction (0:57)
Extra Webinars
Slovak Folk Cookery (127:01)
Slovak Settlers (139:55)
The Native Faith of the Slavs (59:13)
January
What will be explored?
Olden Days Podcast / Vampires and Household Demons
A personality profile / Adam František Kollár: The Councilor to the Queen
Slovak Dancebook / The Fiery Czardás (4:40)
Vignette / Folk embroidery: From Slavic symbols to emblems of nature
A folk recipe / Holubky: Stuffed cabbage leaves from Zemplín
A place & its legend / The great falcon and a dead baby (2:38)
February
What will be explored?
Olden days podcast / Zabíjačka: Traditional pig killing
A personality profile Anna Jurkovičová
Gorals: Shells from Arabs and stories of great adventures (1:45)
Slovak dancebook / Polka (6:29)
A place & its legend / Pieniny: A tale of seven monks (2:59)
A folk recipe / Mutton and bean stew
March
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast / My home is my castle: How did our ancestors live
A place & its legend Košice: Hollow stone, murder & witches (4:45)
A personality profile / Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Vignette / A dress code for mourning
Slovak dancebook / Mazurka (6:01)
A folk recipe / Spring nettle stew
April
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast / Our land, our everything
A personality profile / Ján Juraj Rainer
Vignette / Amerikáni
Slovak dancebook / Palicový: Show your manhood (4:58)
A place & its legend / The Tatras: Mountain giants (4:11)
A folk recipe / Úhrabky: A surprising twist on traditional ingredients
May
What will be explored?
Personality/ Margit Slachta
The Olden Days / Being a Woman: What was it like to be a lady at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries
Vignette / A story of the parta (3:30)
A Place & its legend / The fairy of Štrbské Pleso (2:26)
Slovak dancebook / Chorovod (4:15)
A folk recipe / Strákoše
Webinar/ The Odyssey of the Czechoslovak Legionnaires (89:15)
June
What will be explored?
The olden days /The place to be seen: Markets and fairs
Vignette / Detva: When a king ordered the people to cut their shirts
Personality / Ján Francisci
A place & its legend Why is Kriváň crooked? (3:06)
Slovak Dancebook / The Hat Dance (6:58)
A folk recipe / Cabbage fritters
Webinar
July
What will be explored?
The olden days / Born like a true Slovak: Childbirth customs and rituals
Sown into kroj/ The bountiful lands and rough landscapes
Personality / Mária Bellová: The first female doctor
A place & its legend /The White Lady of Levoča (3:35)
Slovak dancebook / Karička: A dance with ancient roots (4:53)
A folk recipe / Apple pie filled with sweet memories
August
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast Crossing over: Death and the final passage
Sown into kroj / How a kroj was made
Personality / Imrich Karvaš: The banker who defied Hitler
A place & its legend Strečno/ Murder and jealousy (3:34)
Slovak dancebook / Gypsies: A myth in dance (5:44)
A folk recipe / Simple caraway soup
September
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast / The craftsman and the farmer: How our forefathers earned a living
A personality profile /Anton Bernolák: A poet, priest and rebel
Vignette/ Highwaymen style: Dress like Jánošík
A place & its legend / The quest for the treasure of Juraj Jánošík (3:38)
Slovak dancebook / Odzemok: The dance of shepherds & outlaws (6:53)
A folk recipe / Flatbread filled with cabbage
October
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast / Day in and day out: A day in the life of our ancestors
A personality profile / Žofia Bosniaková: Slovak Mother Theresa
Vignette / Myjava: Beauty in simplicity
Slovak dancebook / Verbunk: Dancing army recruits (2:57)
A place & its legend / Ružomberok and the mystery of the Templars (3:43)
A folk recipe / Plum dumplings
November
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast / Coming to the world and being a child
A personality profile / Jozef Karol Hell: A guardian of miners’ lives
Vignette / Bonnets of married ladies
Slovak dancebook / Krucena: whirling away (6:14)
A place & its legend Slanec / An Empress and a Scribe (4:59)
A folk recipe / Rabbit stew Paprikash
December
What will be explored?
The olden days podcast / Among us women
A personality profile Elena Maróthy Šoltésová
A dance decoded / Čepčenie (14:34)
Vignette/ Wedding Splendor
A place & its legend / The well of love (2:58)
A folk recipe /Grenadier March
A personality profile / Adam František Kollár: The Councilor to the Queen
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