Culture

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – On November 1, Roman Catholics throughout Slovakia observe All Saints Day – a day on which people gather in churches and cemeteries to pray for relatives who have passed away. Priests in their sermons point to the saints as setting an example to living Christians by their

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) has selected a drama called Ciara (The Line, 2017) from among 11 feature films as the national nominee for the category of best foreign language film at the 2018 Academy Awards in February, TASR has learnt from SFTA PR

Batovce, September 17 (TASR) – A unique project called Miracles, which is featured on the programme of the Divadelna Nitra international theatre festival later this month, will arrive at the village of Batovce (Nitra region) on September 23, Michal Ditte, the director of Poton Theatre from Batovce, has told TASR. The

Krasnohorske Podhradie, August 13 (TASR) – The All Saints Church in Krasnohorske Podhradie (Kosice region) beneath Krasna Horka Castle will see next Sunday the funeral of Elizabeth Olgyay, Countess Andrassy of Csikszentkiraly and Krasna Horka, who died at the age of 92 in Springfield, Oregon back in January, cultural and promotional

Bratislava, August 9 (TASR) – Famous Slovak musician, composer and organ player Marian Varga has died at the age of 70, music expert Lubos Zeman confirmed for TASR on Wednesday. The founder of legendary band Collegium Musicum was born on January 29, 1947 in Skalica (Trnava region). He attended a musical