1. Festivals in Slovakia Paula Zwiebelová and Dominika Mikulová 3. A

2. Slovak folklore  abundant traditions to represent its culture  refers to the life cycle of the country’s peasants, shepherds and craftsmen  main motifs - daily toil, nature, and love  from generation to generation  music, dance, crafts, clothes, speaking, art, food, living...  each region - its own typical costumes, customs, dialects, and overall style  lace embroidery, beekeeping, sheep rearing, pottery, and wood carving.

3. Festivals Major Slovak folk festivals:  Východná (in Východná, from Žilina region)  Pod Poľanou (in Detva, from Banská Bystrica region)  Janošík‘s Days (in Terchová, from Žilina region)  Myjava (in Myjava, from Trnava region)

4. Folklore festival in Východná  Východná – small village  folklore festival – the oldest, the biggest and one of the best festivals in Slovakia  there are the best national and foreign folklore ensembles  is organized in amphitheater by C. I. O. F. F.

5. Folklore festival in Východná

6.  1 500 performers  70 000 people  2.-5. July 2015  record of festival on TV  presentation of winners of national folklore competitions  https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=G nrzkF5AP8U

7. Folklore festival in Detva  Pod Poľanou  Detva – city near BB, very important folklore region  it is organized in amphitheater  10. – 12. July 2015 – 50th  it has been since 1966  1 500 performers

8. Folklore festival in Detva  interesting undertaking – programs in church, visit of chalet, school dance, school of play on shepherd's pipe...  INSTRUMENTUM EXCCELLENS – event only in Detva

9. Myjava  this year – 56th anniversary  every year, 3rd weekend in June  C.I.O.F.F (UNESCO) – from 1999  international  amphitheater Trnovce (5000 people), Myjava  dancing, music, singing, folk traditions, tasting regional foods, exhibitions, theater performances for children and adults, folk narrative, entertainment...  large number not scenic programs – the blurring of boundaries between the stage and auditorium, the viewers and the performers  one of the largest and oldest folk fairs in Slovakia, grandmothers Kitchen...

10. Myjava‘s costume

11. Amphitheater Trnovce and fair in Myjava

12. The Jánošík‘s Days  Jánošík - protector of common people  this year - 53rd anniversary  C.I.O.F.F (UNESCO)  international  amphitheater Nad Bôrami (6000 people) and big festival tent (2000 people), Terchová  plastic art, painting, photography  gala program, solemn mass  ceremonial procession of carts

13. Ceremonial procession of carts

14. Nad Bôrami

15. Terchovská muzička https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt-TG_GqsQ8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt-TG_GqsQ8 50th sec.

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