If you are getting ready to send your Christmas cards and haven't done it before.... We have a Slovak orientated version of the "Night Before Christmas"...
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LongJohn Wayne
daxthewarrior
Dec 1, 2010 2:36 pm
Give her sticky buns & she won't bother you about the drops. Thanks for the report. Amen. ... From: Fred G Kovalyak <fkovalyak@...> Subject: Re:...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 1, 2010 3:31 pm
Please bear with me on the text. I get the impression that this author (each chapter has a different one) wrote in a more academic style, creating even more...
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Ron
amiak27
Dec 1, 2010 11:53 pm
FOLK TRADE 1 Helen, taking the original "English" version I came up with this: In Central Europe as well as Slovakia, the economic conditions of the rural...
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Ron
amiak27
Dec 2, 2010 12:00 am
FOLK TRADE 2 Helen, my heart is pained to see what you are going through to translate this section! <Trade> acts <first> as a separate type from the view of...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 2, 2010 3:34 pm
Ron, Your prose is more elegant than mine. I just hope that this (what we both understood) is what the Slovak original actually said. H All opinions my own ...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 2, 2010 3:44 pm
Thanks, Ron. I look at this as a challenge and a chance to practice up on my editing skills, although given the short amount of time I have to spend on the...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 2, 2010 8:25 pm
Authors from even earlier than the first half of the 19th century noted a wide range of traders in Slovakia who were trading in a variety of goods. One of the...
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lcwynar
Dec 3, 2010 3:23 pm
Helen, I have been reading your postings on Folk Trade which I have found very interesting. With your knowledge of the trades and Slovakia I wondered if you...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 3, 2010 3:57 pm
Whoa, you give me credit for knowing way too much. The one who might know the answer is Martin. The main reason I'm posted these texts is so that _I_ can...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 3, 2010 9:42 pm
C~aplovic~ also mentions wheelwrights, hoop makers (hoops for barrels), sieve makers, trough makers and coopers, makers of weaving reeds (tools to push down...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 6, 2010 12:40 am
I'm having trouble with one name: 1860 Slovak baptismal record, recorded in Latin, girl's name Vincentia; what's the modern Slovak equivalent? I'm not finding...
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George Sirko
yurka3391
Dec 6, 2010 5:13 am
I found this . Maybe it will help. George  http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Vincentia.html ... From: Julie Michutka <jmm@...> ...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 6, 2010 1:06 pm
Thanks George; an interesting site. But I'm not looking for the meaning of Vincentia; I need to know if it has a different form in modern Slovak. For...
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Greg
gregory_kopchak
Dec 6, 2010 1:07 pm
December 6 is the Feast of Nicholas. Is anyone doing anything special today? Anyone find anything in their shoe this morning? Greg...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 6, 2010 4:33 pm
Traders were a diverse group, identified by the local population according to either the locale, region, or country from which they came, and also often...
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allanstevo
Dec 6, 2010 4:38 pm
Julie, January 21 is the name-day for people named ´Vincent´ in Slovakia. While the name Vincentia is not a common name, I would consider it a Slovak name...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 6, 2010 5:26 pm
Hmm, excellent point, Allan. So, no likely spelling change. That would answer my question then, thank you! Julie jmm@......
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Dec 6, 2010 6:57 pm
YES!, TRYING TO GET THE GARLIC/ONION SMELL OUT OF MY SHOE. ________________________________ From: Greg <greg@...> To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com ...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Dec 6, 2010 7:16 pm
Ulis~a, Je to tak! http://www.sk-spell.sk.cx/slovniky/index.php/list/21/3,V.xhtml ________________________________ From: Julie Michutka <jmm@...>...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Dec 6, 2010 8:58 pm
Julie, You've made an interesting find. There is no modern equivalent because it is so rare. The name itself is interesting because it is just a female...
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Ron
amiak27
Dec 6, 2010 9:36 pm
Greg, I had my special treat with a Skype session with a Czech cousin. We have been out of touch a few months and it was a pleasure to catch one another on...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 7, 2010 1:42 am
Awesome, thanks! So that final -t on Vincent gets changed for the feminine form. What a great resource! Julie...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 7, 2010 1:51 am
Hi Curt, Interesting point about Greek vs Latin names; I'll have to think on that one. Vincent is just straight from the Latin imperfective active participle,...
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Lubos Brieda
lbrieda
Dec 7, 2010 2:18 am
Julie, how about Vincentka Van Gogova? ... -- Lubos Brieda -- Slovak recipes: www.slovakcooking.com Hikes and travel: www.iamlubos.com ...
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Lubos Brieda
lbrieda
Dec 7, 2010 2:26 am
Oh, and by the way, check this out: http://meetupblog.meetup.com/ For those of you who don't know MeetUp, it's an online place where people can organize groups...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Dec 7, 2010 4:17 am
Julie, The Greek/Latin stuff is not so important. I was just pointing out that early Christianity was Greek speaking and not Latin speaking. So for the first...
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Edward T. Surkosky
esurkosky
Dec 7, 2010 4:32 am
I imagine Vincentia would be a feminine form of Vincent. St. Vincent de Paul founded an order of nuns that are commonly called the Vincentian Sisters. If there...
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Fedor, Helen
helentrib
Dec 7, 2010 8:11 pm
Itinerant trading played an important role in the history of the Slovak population's trade and employment. It developed into separate, specific professions,...
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George Sirko
yurka3391
Dec 8, 2010 3:21 am
Julie, Thanks. My misunderstanding. Happy Holidays to Everyone. George ... From: Julie Michutka <jmm@...> Subject: Re: [Slovak-World] Slovak...
