TRADITIONSin Slovakia

Zuzana Kaščáková VII.OA

Traditions and customs

• Slovakia – many traditions• Followed by people from villages• Types: pagan and religious• Most of them: forgotten• Connected with: weather lore, sayings

Traditions

• People – connection with nature– Cycle of the year

• Causes: – They could not explain natural effects– Fear of unknown, bad luck, poor harvest

• Myths and legends• Related to location

Morena

Morena

• Goddess of death and winter• Straw figurine dressed in women´s clothes• Set on fire, thrown in river• Symbol: welcoming beggining of spring• Folk music and dresses

„Na Žofiu“ – 15th May

• Time for planting flax– High mountains, trees– Cat in linen cloth– Row in family– Long noodles– Strong liquor

„Na Luciu“ – 13th December

• whole day – loud nioses• Cause: frighten bad ghosts and whiches– White dresses and faces

• Brewing love potion

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