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New Faces of Slovak Jazz emerged
THE ANNUAL competition New Faces of Slovak Jazz knows its 2015 winners; they were announced at an even in the Nu Spirit Club in Bratislava on November 29.
Witches’ Days prepared by museum, hailing old traditions
HOW Slovaks’ ancestors protected themselves against evil powers, but also how they used the darkest period of a year for magic rituals and fortune-telling can be watched in the Upper Nitra (Hornonitiranske) museum in Prievidza.
Saint Nicholas’ Day observed by 80 percent of adult Slovaks
THE FEAST of St Nicholas, December 6, was marked by eight out of ten adult Slovaks this year by presenting gifts to their loved ones.
Slovakia also campaigns against violence to women
THE INTERNATIONAL Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 25 launched a worldwide campaign that will end on International Human Rights Day, December 10.
Krásna Hôrka is roofed, expected to open in 2017-2018
THE KRÁSNA Hôrka Castle in south-eastern Slovakia is being reconstructed and repaired after a devastating fire in March 2012. Currently, the roof’s reconstruction has finished, while approval is pending.
Legionaries’ train is exhibited in Bratislava
IN THE MUSEUM of Transport in Bratislava, the train in which Czechoslovak legionaries travelled is being exhibited, until December 4.
Ability to travel biggest positive since November 1989
THE BIGGEST positive change since the communist regime fell in November 1989 is the possibility to travel freely, said 35.6 percent of Slovaks asked by the Polis polling agency.
The holiday season cometh – to Bratislava
THOSE people who do not like the Christmas buzz, atmosphere and carols may be better of if they avoid downtown Bratislava until at least January 2.
Bratislavans experience a taste of the homeless life
PEOPLE in downtown Bratislava could try how it feels to be homeless and to sleep in the street for one night. On November 19 they came to Hurbanovo Square, in front of the Church of St John of Matha (widely known as the Holy Trinity Church).
Ice Cathedral in High Tatras built in baroque style
SCULPTORS who work on the Tatra Ice Cathedral at Hrebienok in the High Tatras will finish by the end of this week. For about two weeks, they have been working on the biggest local attraction of the winter season, the TASR newswire wrote.
Slovaks designed unique game with miniature drones
THE COMMONLY available drone represents a huge investment but a practical use is quite difficult to find. Young Slovaks of the Anima Technica company launched a crowdfunding campaign in November for their Dron’n’Base project, which combines the experience of video games, personal interaction of players, and drones the size of a human palm.
Rare travertine crater drained for cleaning
THE TRAVERTINE crater in the Vyšné Ružbachy spa, called simply Kráter, was drained at the end of October to be cleaned.
India promoted through a photo of Slovakia
AS PICTURES lure tourists to come visit, it is crucial to select an attractive one, which tourism professionals well know. It is interesting though, why the second biggest Indian booking website, TravelGuru, selected a photo of the Slovak mountain range High Tatras and their famous lake, Štrbské pleso, for their cover photo.
Composer Franz Liszt had roots going back to Rusovce
THE GRANDPARENTS of famous pianist and composer Franz Liszt came from the current Slovak-Hungarian border region, as the entry in the parish registry of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Maria Magdalena in Rusovce proves.
Testing of apples by Greenpeace shows pesticides in Slovakia
APPLES sold in Slovakia and other countries contain residues of pesticides, often a combination of them, testing by the environmental organization Greenpeace has shown.
Nu Dance Fest hails Slovak productions
MODERN dance seems to be a thorn in the side of some people, especially politicians who refuse to finance it, but it tries to keep afloat and stick to tradition. In November, the annual festival of (not only, but mostly) Slovak contemporary dance, Nu dance Fest, takes place as usual, offering nine performances and several accompanying events like discussions, workshops, awarding the Nu Video Dance award and the prize for light design.
Slovak Press Photo winners exhibit
PRESS photography is a popular genre that has many competitions; and the Slovak one has been reviewed and evaluated for the fourth time this year.
Slovak palaeontologist’s discovery cracks an “Island Rule”
FOSSILS found by scientists help confirm their theories, others defy those theories. The fossil found by a Slovak palaeontologist working in Germany, Andrej Čerňanský, turned several conventionally accepted assumptions upside down.
Bratislava’s new Old Bridge now spans Danube
BRATISLAVA’s Old Bridge is currently being reconstructed, as its lack of stability was already threatening to crossing vehicles as well as pedestrians. It had to be dismantled.
Slovaks design a musical instrument of wood and stones
A GROUP of Slovaks designed a new musical instrument – a post-digital drum machine, as they call it – that can help children learn elementary musical processes.
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