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...
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LongJohn Wayne
daxthewarrior
Mar 1, 2008 12:17 pm
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 ... ...
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J. Edward Polko
johnepolko
Mar 1, 2008 1:33 pm
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 ...
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bkoeller
avlady64
Mar 1, 2008 2:52 pm
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...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Mar 1, 2008 4:48 pm
Ah, yes! That's him, Pan Horak, the blacksmith. Are you sure it's not Kovacska though? I don't see a Hrnciarska on the map. H ... Kosice has zoned...
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J Michutka
jmichutka
Mar 1, 2008 4:48 pm
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...
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Vladimir Linder
vlinder1949
Mar 1, 2008 4:48 pm
My pages are up an running again. Visit: www.slovakheritage.org www.lindervideo.com www.liptovskateplicka.com soon there will be more: ...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Mar 1, 2008 4:50 pm
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...
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maxine
vigee96
Mar 1, 2008 5:53 pm
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!...
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Andy V..
aplotinus
Mar 1, 2008 6:11 pm
helene you might check out this page: http://www.bolchazy.com/index.php?cat=slovak&sub=all there are several books that may fit your requirements ...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Mar 1, 2008 8:12 pm
... 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...
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Marianne Petruska
marianne50614
Mar 1, 2008 8:36 pm
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...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Mar 1, 2008 8:44 pm
... ... 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...
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Joe Armata
jarmata00
Mar 2, 2008 3:31 am
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...
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Larry Buback
lbuback
Mar 2, 2008 3:46 am
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...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Mar 2, 2008 1:13 pm
Thanks to you Joe and to all who responded with such good suggestions! helene ... ...
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Lou Bolchazy
loubolchazy
Mar 3, 2008 1:36 am
Hej, Slovaci ! I got Greg's permission to in troduce myself and my not-for-profit "Slovak-American International Cultural Foundation, Inc. (SAICF)...
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Vladimir Linder
vlinder1949
Mar 3, 2008 8:34 am
http://www.youtube.com/user/vladi49 Vladi...
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Lil Junas
povetzlil
Mar 3, 2008 1:14 pm
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...
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maxine
vigee96
Mar 3, 2008 1:14 pm
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....
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Mar 3, 2008 2:50 pm
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,...
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J.
cousinjanie1004
Mar 3, 2008 5:31 pm
Regarding link to the "Index for Bolchazy"... Book: 'Tales from Slavic Myths' By Ivan Hudec ** TRY THIS LINK: ...
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J Michutka
jmichutka
Mar 3, 2008 6:19 pm
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...
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LongJohn Wayne
daxthewarrior
Mar 3, 2008 7:01 pm
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],...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Mar 3, 2008 7:06 pm
... 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...
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LongJohn Wayne
daxthewarrior
Mar 3, 2008 7:14 pm
Martin: I loved your explanation. Thank you. Chuck ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Mar 3, 2008 8:08 pm
Thanks Martin, for a good laugh for the day! helene ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Mar 4, 2008 6:19 am
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...
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Russell McCoy
mccoy4984
Mar 6, 2008 6:13 am
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...
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jenna-m
broni03
Mar 6, 2008 1:29 pm
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...
