Folk festivals and competitionsby 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 ...
Renaissance architectureThe history of the Kingdom of Hungary led inevitably to the Mohač catastrophy of 1526. The inability of the Hungarian monarchy and aristocracy to ensure the safety of the country caused the Kingdom of Hungary to almost vanish from the ...
FolkloreThe 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 ...
Poetry since 1945by Dr. Ján Gavura In the period from 1945 to 1948 Slovak poetry witnessed a return to the poetic works of the interwar years and prolongation of literary trends dominant in the 1930s. A significant degree of continuity may be ...
Traditional folk cultureby 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 ...