Culture

Saint Stephen's Feast in Slovakia Traditional Day of Vivid Social Contacts

Bratislava, December 26 (TASR) – Christians in Slovakia are celebrating on Thursday Saint Stephen’s Day, the principal feast of the Christian protomartyr, officially designated the ‘Second Christmas Day’ in the civilian calendar and held as a public holiday in the country.

Meanwhile, the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia, which largely observes the Gregorian calendar, celebrates the Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos, commemorating, as usually, the main figure instrumental to the events of the previous day.

Saint Stephen’s Day among Latin Christians in Slovakia has traditionally been a day of social contacts – visits to relatives and friends and the first dance parties after ‘violins were tied’ on Saint Catherine’s Day (November 25).

Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway

The Slovak Technical Museum - the Transport Museum in Bratislava on Thursday opened an exhibition to mark 110 years since the launch of the Vienna Tramway.

RTVS Employees Go on Three-hour Warning Strike

Some employees and partners of public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) went on a three-hour strike at noon on Monday.

Cabinet Okays Bill on Slovak Television and Radio

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) is to be renamed Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), according to the draft law on STVR approved by the government on Wednesday. The director will be elected by a nine-member council including four nominees from the Culture Ministry.

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