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'Slov Slov' Exhibition to Show Differences Between Slovakia and Slovenia

'Slov Slov' Exhibition to Show Differences Between Slovakia and Slovenia

Nitra, December 25 (TASR) – Similarities and differences between Slovakia and Slovenia, two European countries frequently confused by foreigners, will be shown at an exhibition called ‘Slov Slov’ at Ponitrianske Muzeum in Nitra as of January 10, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The exhibition, co-organised by Slovenia’s Embassy in Slovakia, Comenius

Byzantine Catholics in Slovakia Celebrating 'Rozhdestvo Isusa Christa'

Byzantine Catholics in Slovakia Celebrating 'Rozhdestvo Isusa Christa'

Bratislava, December 24 (TASR) – With a large majority of Greek Catholic parishes in Slovakia observing the Gregorian calendar, most Byzantine Christians in the country are due to celebrate ‘Rozhdestvo Isusa Christa’ (‘Nativity of Jesus Christ’ in Church Slavonic) along with their Latin brethren on Wednesday. The feast, one of the

Prime Minister Brings Christmas Gifts to Children's Hospital

Prime Minister Brings Christmas Gifts to Children's Hospital

Banska Bystrica, December 24 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) went to visit the Children’s Faculty Hospital in his native city of Banska Bystrica on Christmas Eve, bringing along a washing machine and a dryer. “The staff had wished these gifts; they should make their demanding and responsible work

President Visits Hospital where She Gave Birth to Daughter 15 Years Ago

President Visits Hospital where She Gave Birth to Daughter 15 Years Ago

Bratislava, December 24 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Christmas Eve visited the maternity department of the Bratislava-Ruzinov hospital, where she gave birth to her second daughter almost 15 years ago. “I wanted to come to say ‘thank you’ to people who have to be on duty today, spending Christmas not

Linguist: 20,000 Words Enough for Day-to-Day Communication in Slovak

Linguist: 20,000 Words Enough for Day-to-Day Communication in Slovak

Bratislava, December 23 (TASR) – The acronym ‘TASR’, standing for the News Agency of the Slovak Republic in its Slovak original (Tlacova agentura Slovenskej republiky) was one of the top newcomers in the Slovak journalistic vocabulary after the country became independent in 1993, computer linguist Radovan Garabik from the Ludovit Stur

Vandals Damage Gravestones at Jewish Cemeteries in Rajec and Namestovo

Vandals Damage Gravestones at Jewish Cemeteries in Rajec and Namestovo

Rajec, December 23 (TASR) – Unknown vandals damaged 20 gravestones dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries at a remote Jewish cemetery in Rajec (Zilina region) between December 4-22, chairman of the Zilina Religious Community Pavol Frankl reported on Monday. The police in the meantime launched investigation into desecration

Skalsky: Slovaks in Low Lands Pack Churches Wearing Folk Costumes

Skalsky: Slovaks in Low Lands Pack Churches Wearing Folk Costumes

Bratislava, December 23 (TASR) – Many Slovaks living abroad celebrate Christmas with their traditions together, be it in churches and at meetings with the traditional cabbage soup ‘kapustnica’ being served, TASR was told on Friday by Vladimir Skalsky, chairman of the World Association of Slovaks Living Abroad and director of the