Thanks for submitting this. I just finished reading "Cry Little Girl", a Tale of the Survival of a Family in Slovakia by Aliza Barak- Ressler. It starts in...
Martin: I stand corrected. It IS, however, the most religious country that I have visited. Please forgive. Thank you sir, may I have another. ;) Chuck ... ...
Hi Folks, Aside from the fact that "ano and no" mostly mean the same thing. Also the most important word that anyone studying Slovak must know when going to ...
Traditional Slovak Folktales. Collected by Pavol Dobsinsky; edited and translated by David L. Cooper. M.E. Sharpe, c.2001. Some of the gods mentioned are...
Thank you Martin; I kind of had that info, but thought it was the name of the artist being showcased when I was there, and didn't realize it was the name of...
Thanks so much Barbara and Laci - Would love to see a listing of the Pantheon of Slovak Gods and Goddesses - don't see any females in the list!!! appreciate...
Helene, here is one site I know of: http://www.tccweb.org/eastern.htm There is also another one, I have to look for it. The second site REALLY goes into it!...
... Thanks, Rich. A good example to have that underscores the "instability" of the words of consent. ... Interesting. It need not be Czech if they use, or...
Though I didn't grow up in a Slovak community, I DO recall my maternal grandfather, Mom AND Dad evoking the wrath of a couple gods/goddesses on not-so-nice...
... ... several sites that give the store's address as "Hrnciarska 15," supported by Hrnciarska showing up on a map: http://tinyurl.com/32qyat ... with a...
There's a book in Czech "Svet Slovanskych Bohu a Demonu" by Zdenek Vana, Panorama Praha, 1990. It discusses the Slavic gods and other supernatural figures in...
Does anyone know how to order or obtain one of these books? Larry Buback lbuback@... ... Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with...
Just to throw in another comment about this unique ulica --one of my favorites areas of Kosice! On one of my month-long media study trips to Slovakia with...
Speaking of "traditional items", when I was in the Carp. Mountains, they all served soup in a beautiful big bowl, I guess it was designed especially for soup....
Chuck, If you zoom out one notch, Male Ozorovce SE of Parchovany, the 2nd village SE of Secovce. If you keep going to the SE, you'll see Slanske Nove Mesto,...
We were so close to finishing this interesting book when the discussion kind of petered out; any chance we can pick it up and finish it (short ch. 14 and...
Julie: That is what Communists do. They always have. The only places left like that are Cuba & North Korea. If given power [or if no one rises to stop them],...
... They started building them in 1949, Julie, and it took several years until almost the whole border with Austria and West Germany were fenced. They first...
Martin: I loved your explanation. Thank you. Chuck ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a...
Thanks Martin, for a good laugh for the day! helene ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last...
Standard & Poor's assumes that Slovakia will be able to adopt the euro on Jan. 1, 2009, and has consequently increased the country's rating (see excerpts...
I've recently added pictures and a story about my climb up Mt. Rysy in '06. I plan to add two more sets of pictures over the next few weeks. I feel lucky to...
Hi Russ, The picture of "the View of the Mountain"...what town is that with that view? Poprad? Jenna Russell McCoy <mccoy4984@...> wrote: I've recently...
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