http://groups.google.com/group/slovak-spot The e-mail address for the "Slovak Spot" group is (there's some delay between registration and the ability to post):...
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William
ssultonia
Jan 23, 2013 12:01 am
I have a similar book on the Spis region that was given to me on one of my trips a few years ago. It is about 9 x 11 inches, by one inch thick and full of...
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votrubam
Jan 25, 2013 4:27 am
Summer travelers through Poprad may be able to get an early glimpse of what archeologists describe as a unique 4-5th-century find in Europe -- remnants of...
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votrubam
Jan 28, 2013 6:23 pm
Hard to argue when they have been endorsed by the august center and store chain of folk craft, ULUV, also noted by Helene, Julie, and Helen among others on...
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LongJohn Wayne
daxthewarrior
Jan 31, 2013 4:40 am
Sorry to intrude. But one of my Slovak co-workers sent this. And it is very well done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18PftZp3wOo Please forgive me for...
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Nick
nikolaih2001
Jan 31, 2013 7:16 am
... Regards Nick...
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jenna-m
broni03
Jan 31, 2013 10:07 pm
Chuck,  THANKS so much for posting this! Brings back pleasant memories of stopping at that ice cream store across from the singing fountain, and walking...
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William
ssultonia
Feb 1, 2013 2:06 am
Excellent! Thanks for posting. And it is of great interest and value to this forum! R/Bill...
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William
ssultonia
Feb 1, 2013 2:17 am
Sending this not so much for the video as for the background music. Interesting fujara in the music. Enjoy. bill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBe-tDMaioM...
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Greg
gregory_kopchak
Feb 1, 2013 5:59 pm
With Lent starting on February 11 or 13, does your family practice any Lenten traditions from Slovakia this month? I know I will be checking for Pączki...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Feb 1, 2013 6:11 pm
Orthodox Great Lent begins on March 11th. I tend to be Paleo (or vegan with a bit of fish) during Lent, so I eat restricted all year. I do remember my...
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leporis1
Feb 2, 2013 8:39 am
(okrem už vyššie spomínaných v struènom preh¾ade to boli napríklad aj Ondrej Liptaj, Juraj Chromý, Gašpar Leporis, Samoslav Babylon, Leopold Abaffy...
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Florian
floriansimala
Feb 3, 2013 1:47 am
Try using translate.google.com. It may not provide an idiomatic or smooth translation, but it will do enough to at least provide the gist. It translated the...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Feb 3, 2013 8:19 pm
How about a non-Google translation: (in addition to those mentioned above there were, for example, Ondrej Liptaj, Juraj Chromý, Ga¹par Leporis, Samoslav...
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Rita
windows2000fan
Feb 4, 2013 6:19 pm
For those on Linked In, the following LinkedIn groups might be of interest to you: Americans Speaking Slovak Group Czech & Slovak American History & Genealogy ...
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Anabeth Dollins
ajdolli
Feb 8, 2013 12:36 am
Years ago I asked the members of Slovak-World to send my mom (Julia Bolech Placko) emails -- for her 80th and again for her 85th birthdays. She got a huge...
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Ron
amiak27
Feb 8, 2013 6:17 pm
It looks like lots of trouble and heavy snow in Slovakia. One report with photos is at ...
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jenna-m
broni03
Feb 12, 2013 3:53 am
Does anyone know if anyone still "really" celebrates St. Andrew's day in Slovakia anymore? I was reading something that discussed that young women...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus
Feb 12, 2013 4:38 am
Below are listings of holi and Holy days in Slovakia. I have never heard of the celebration for Sväty Andrej [Sveh-tee Ahndrehee], Ondrej [Ohn-drhee]. The...
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Marilyn Murphy
mjmurph99
Feb 12, 2013 11:42 am
It is also a Scottish celebration Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Feb 12, 2013 6:56 pm
Jenna, I think it is pretty much a Byzantine tradition. Anyway I know it in the Ukraine and Romania. They celebrate St. Andrew the same day in November as...
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votrubam
Feb 13, 2013 5:00 am
... Women banging on hen houses, rattling farm fences, but also modern female college students putting fruit tree branches in vases and more here, Jenna: ...
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jenna-m
broni03
Feb 15, 2013 1:53 pm
Thank Vilo. ________________________________ From: William C. Wormuth <senzus@...> To: "Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com" <Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com> ...
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jenna-m
broni03
Feb 15, 2013 2:01 pm
Thanks Curt, Â I have a student this semester from Poland who mentioned it in passing, and so I tried to find out more. Found an on line blog and a Wiki...
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jenna-m
broni03
Feb 15, 2013 2:07 pm
Thanks Martin. ________________________________ From: votrubam <votrubam@...> To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:00...
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Greg
gregory_kopchak
Feb 15, 2013 2:43 pm
Ben: My favorite Fujura story happened 20 years ago. A friend had sent me a case of Slovak folk songs cassettes. Between each song was a brief fujura moment. A...
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Ron
amiak27
Feb 17, 2013 6:13 pm
In a measure of literacy in the US, Pittsburgh ranked 4th in a Wall Street Journal report, surpassed by 3. Minneapolis, Minn., 2. Seattle, Wash., and 1....
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votrubam
Feb 22, 2013 2:04 pm
The most frequent last names in Slovakia and why they look Hungarian to some: http://groups.google.com/group/slovak-spot/ And why were so many called a...
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Art
bergschlawiner
Feb 26, 2013 6:57 am
Somewhere in this thread "goral" mountaineers hats are mentioned. Just recently through a Facebook Friend in Slovakia I got myself one of these black hats...
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votrubam
Mar 6, 2013 6:49 am
Link to info on lecture here: http://groups.google.com/group/slovak-spot...
