European country
 Slovakia has population of over five
million and an area of about 49,000
square kilometres
 Slovakia is a landlocked
country bordered by the Czech
Republic and Austria to the
west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the
east and Hungary to the south.
 Member of European union
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Mountains
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Official language is Slovak
 Hungarian is widely spoken in the south
 Rusyn is used in northeast
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In this coutry is freedom of religion
 Most of Slovaks are Roman Catholics (60,4%)
 9.6% is nonreligious
 Protestants (6%)
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Best known Slovak hero is Juraj Jánošík
Slovak national theatre
St. Cyril and Methodius brought
language and letters to the
territory of Slovakia
 The first to invent Slovak
language was Anton Bernolák
 Biggest of Slovaks is Ľudovít
Štúr, who invented Slovak
langage
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Slovak national meal is well known as
‚bryndzové halušky‘ or dumplings with
sheep cheese
 Slovak daily food consists of breakfast,
lunch (soup, main meal, sometimes
dessert) and dinner (usually only one
meal)
 Chicken is the most widely eaten poultry,
followed by duck, goose, and turkey.
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Date
Remembrance Day
25 March (1988)
Struggle for Human Rights Day
13 April (1950)
Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day
4 May (1919)
Anniversary of the Decease of Milan Rastislav Štefánik
7 June (1861)
Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation
5 July (n/a*)
Foreign Slovaks Day
17 July (1992)
Independence Day
4 August (1863)
Matica Slovenská Day
9 September (1941)
Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of racial violence
19 September (1848)
Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak
National Council
6 October (1944)
Dukla Pass Victims Day
27 October (1907)
Černová tragedy day
28 October (1918)
Day of the Establishment of an Independent CzechoSlovak State
29 October (1815)
Birth of Ľudovít Štúr
30 October (1918)
Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak nation
31 October (1517)
Reformation Day
30 December (1977)
Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent
Ecclesiastic Province
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Christmas is the most important Slovak holiday
› 4 weeks before Christmas Eve is time called
‚advent‘ where people light every Sunday one
candle on wreath
› It is tradition to held Christmas market in cities
month before Christmas
› Slovaks decorate Christmas tree
› Eat festal meal (carp with potato salat)
› Pack Christmas gifts
› Traditions: eat honey with cornet and garlic; give
nuts in corners; cutting an apple; sometimes
tiying a chain around table (to keep family
together)
› In Slovakia brings presents Jesus
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Easter - marec/apríl
› Frigtening holiday for women – men wash
them with cold water or parfume and hit
them with stock whip
› After hitting men are given
chocolate eggs
› Little children are given presents
(from Easter rabbit)
› Religious people go to church – they bring
food there and it is consecrated there
It is time from The Three Magi (Christmas
Day of the orthodox Christians) to
caput jejunii
 It‘s time of festivals, celebrations and
carnivals
 After this time comes Lenten season
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People go to the cemetery to lght
candles on graves to commemorate
their relatives
It is the ending of old year and beginning
of the new one
 Slovaks don‘t sing Auld Lang Syne, but
they count seconds to midnight and wish
each other the best in new year
 Of course popular are fireworks and other
pyrotechnics
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Date
Holiday
1 January (1993)
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak
Republic
6 January
Ephiphany (The Three Magi and Christmas Day
of Orthodox Christians)
March, April
Good Friday
March, April
Easter Monday
1 May (1886)
Intenationals Workers‘ Day
8 May (1945)
Day Of Victory Over Fascism
5 July (863)
St. Cyril and Methodius Day
29 August (1944)
Slovak National Uprising Anniversary
1 September (1992)
Day of the Constitution of Slovakia
15 September
Day of Blessed Virgin Mary, patron saint of
Slovakia
1 November
All Saints‘ Day
17 November (1989/1939)
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
24 December
Christmas Eve
25 December
Christmas Day
26 December
St. Stephen‘s Day
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