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SLOVAK HISTORY & CULTURE In Slovakia, tradition is also kept alive in the form of music and dance. Slovak folk music is popular throughout Slovakia, with different regions performing their own unique dances. When Slovak folkgroups perform a dance from a particular region, they wear the traditional costumes typical of that region. Slovak folk dances are especially popular in the Orava, Liptov, Saris and Horehronie regions of Slovakia.
Slovak History and Culture: Highlights
Slovak Dances: Saris
An energetic dance performed by a couple, which is typical for the Saris region, in Eastern Slovakia...
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Easter Traditions
On Flower Sunday, people used to bring green twigs and branches called "bahniatka" to church, where the priest would then bless them with water and prayer...
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Andy Warhol
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Ganovce Man
There is an exhibit in the Poprad Museum of a Neanderthal skull molding, which was found in the village of Ganovce...
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