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• Folklore The term folklore (from the words folk = people, lore – knowledge, i.e. 'what people know') designates the cultural manifestations implemented in the forms of oral, acting, dancing, dramatic and musical-singing communication. Folk manifestations are carried out in many types ...
• Folk festivals and competitions by Barbora Morongová The large number of folk collectives and individuals from the field of dance, music, singing and folk literature in various age categories present their activities within the framework of numerous local, regional, national and international folk festivals which ...
• The inter-war period (1918 – 1939) A radical turning point in the development of popular music occurred after the First World War. Fashionable genres of American popular music have certain influence not only on traditional popular music but also on other music styles - the folklore ...
• Gothic architecture The turning point in the history of Slovakia which proved crucial for the development of architecture and art was the incursion of the Tartars in 1241-1242. The devastation they wrought demanded immediate reconstruction and renewal. King Bela IV recalled foreign ...
• Traditional folk culture by Barbora Morongová The traditional folk culture of Slovakia constitutes a rich treasury of unique and original cultural phenomena and manifestations, which were created and experienced mainly in rural areas and passed down from generation to generation orally. In this treasury ...