Rusyn Dance in Munhall, PA
Here is an invitation written by Maryann from Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center for their fall dance. You can also find them on Facebook. Rusyns are an ethnic group spanning from the eastern part of Slovakia to Ukraine. Many of the traditions that Slovak Americans associate with Slovakia actually come from the Rusyns. — Posted By Maryann to Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center at 7/10/2010 10:11:00 PM Event: Rusyn Zabava (Dance) When: Friday, July 16, 2010 Time: 7:00 p.m. Where: Carpatho-Rusyn Society, 915 Dickson Street, Munhall, PA Phone: 412-567-3077 After a successful summer sing-along program with Jerry Jumba, we thought you would enjoy learning Read the Rest…
Slovak 80s Music Hits, Part 2
Here is the second part of post on hits of Slovak pop music during the 80s. If you haven’t seen the first part, make sure to check it out as well. Richar Müller This song by Richard Müller is titled “Po Schodoch“, which means by (taking) the stairs. Most Slovaks lived, and still live, in prefab block buildings called panelák. Some were up to 13 stories tall, and contained between 2 and 4 units on each floor. Despite the rather unappealing look from the outside, the units were actually pretty nice. Except that some didn’t have very thick soundproofing, and Read the Rest…
Slovak 80s Music Hits
Here you will find some of the greatest and most popular Slovak songs from my childhood in Czechoslovakia. These definitely bring back good memories! This is part 1, don’t forget to check out Part 2. Peter Nagy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAiolr49WiU& My favorite singer when I was growing up was Peter Nagy (his last name originating from Hungarian, and is thus pronounced as if spelled Naď). This song is titled “Láska je tu s vami“, meaning Love is here with you (all). The chorus continue: Buďte s ňou (be with it/her) / Láska je tu s nami (Love is here with us) / Read the Rest…
Slovaks in Washington, D.C.
I started this website about a year ago, and probably the best things that came out of it so far, is that I became more involved in the Slovak community here in the USA – or at least in Washington, D.C. Turns out, Washington, D.C. has a fairly significant Slovak population. The problem is, it’s very spread out, without a single center where Slovaks can easily find each other. Sure we have the Slovak embassy here. The embassy organizes cultural events, but these are pretty rare, and usually require advance reservation and business attire. This is all great, but perhaps Read the Rest…
World Cup: Slovak game food
On Tuesday, June 15th, Slovakia will make an appearance in its first-ever World Cup game as an independent country. The 7:30 ET match will pit Slovakia against New Zealand. Do toho, Slovensko! (Let’s go, Slovakia). Thinking of the game I realized I have no idea what could be considered Slovak “game food”. You know, how here in the USA friends get together before football to grill burgers and hot-dogs and drink few cold ones. Well, beer (pivo) is definitely part of game watching in Slovakia. So are salty peanut flavored snacks called chrumky. But to find out more, I asked Read the Rest…