Singing at dawn in Hrušovhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f-001-8-scaled.jpg25601706Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Singing at dawn is part of the wedding customs in the village of Hrušov. It is a symbolic farewell from…
Decoration of čilejkár women’s clothinghttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f-004-7-scaled.jpg25601920Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Čilejkárs are an ethnographic group consisting of nine Roman Catholic villages—Tlmače, Rybník, Čajkov, Nová Dedina, Hronské Kosihy, Podlužany, Hronské Kľačany,…
Ox-drawn carts at Sihlianska planinahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f-001-6-scaled.jpg19202560Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Ox-drawn carts were a vital part of the intangible cultural heritage, historically linked to rural Slovakia’s traditional agricultural production and…
Traditional shepherdinghttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/f-006-2-scaled.jpg25601701Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Traditional sheep farming, transhumance, and the shepherding culture linked to seasonal sheep grazing in Slovakia are part of the broader…
Bobbin lace from Gemerhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f-001-3-scaled.jpg16702560Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Northeastern Gemer is known for its rich history of bobbin lace production and use. Due to the high quality of…
Easter eggs decorated with a wax batik technique using a tubehttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f-003-1.jpg20481536Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The technique of batik waxing is the most widespread and motif-rich method of decorating eggs in Slovakia and the surrounding…
Čipkárskôhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f-003.jpg8861181Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Čipkárskô (from Slovak čipkár – lace maker) is a traditional dish made by the lace makers from the former lace-making…
Guba makinghttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/f-003-scaled.jpg25601707Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
A guba is a woollen hood with a tufted pile. Originally, woven fabrics with a pile were used as horse…
Nativity plays in Central Slovakiahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/f-004-2-scaled.jpg25601611Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Nativity plays (Betlehemské hry) are folk Christmas plays about the birth of Jesus Christ. They originated under the influence of…
Osúšky from Závod (small sourdough pastry)https://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/f-001-1-scaled.jpg25601692Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Závodské osúšky represent a remarkable element in the composition of wedding pastry in Záhorie. They combine the long-standing knowledge of…
Embroidery with the curved needle from Detvahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/f-003-3-scaled.jpg25602560Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Curved needle embroidery appears in various regions of Slovakia, but in Detva and its surroundings, it has gained major significance…
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Pottery in Pukanec is an integral part of the cultural heritage of the former royal town, today the village of…
Kyjatice Toyshttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/kh-f-002.jpg1069802Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The mass manufacturing of wooden toys in Slovakia emerged at the end of the 19th century. The three best-known centres…
Karička of Parchovanyhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/f-010-scaled.jpg25601920Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Karička of Parchovany (women’s wheel, karička of Zemplín, karička) is a female dance, the music background of which usually consists…
Goral Culturehttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/f-015-scaled.jpg25601835Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Goral culture is based on the shepherds’ and herdsmen’s tradition, which represents an important component of Slovak cultural traditions.…
Throwing Dances of the Myjava/Trenčín Regionhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/f-008-fs-nadsenci-scaled.jpg25601709Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The spinning dances with the throwing of the female partner, locally also called na kúbi, vihadzovaná, vihadzuvaná, sellácka, slovenská, slovenčina,…
The Jánošík Traditionhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/f-011-scaled.jpg25601703Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Jánošík tradition is inherently linked to a particular cultural space – the Municipality of Terchová as the birthplace of…
The Trdelník from Skalicahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dsc-3150.jpg22721516Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The trdelník from Skalica as a special pastry which is hollow tube shape and coated in roasted walnuts has been…
Easter Eggs from Polichnohttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/maz-f-007-scaled.jpg25601920Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The municipality of Polichno is situated in the north-western part of the Novohrad region, where Lučenec is the centre. In…
Gajdicahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/kas-f-002-scaled.jpg25601707Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Gajdica belongs to the group of reed aerophones and, hence, within the category of Slovak instruments, to the group that…
Ornament from Čataj and Veľký Grobhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/lan-f-018-scaled.jpg25601703Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
In terms of ethnography, the municipalities of Čataj and Veľký Grob create a small island within their region. The traditional…
Falconryhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rucne-vyrobena-sokoliarska-vystroj-z-prirodnych-materialov-2017-foto-alojz-kassak-ml.jpg30112000Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Falconry is the art of hunting by means of birds of prey. It entails a set of knowledge, skills, tools,…
Dancing Requests from Podpoľaniehttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pr_titl-2.jpg2005856Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Rozkazovačky are one of the most typical folklore expressions of the Podpoľanie ethnographical region. They represent a special syncretism of…
Mountain Carryinghttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vynaska-materialu-na-chatu-pod-rysmi-mengusovska-dolina-vo-vysokych-tatrach-60-roky-foto-ivan-bohus-ml.jpg17501263Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
In the Central European region, the transportation of materials in wooden devices called krošne has been a tradition of hundreds…
Husbandry of Lipizzaner horses at Topoľčiankyhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pferd-wels_rakusko-stvorylka-ako-otvorenie-slavnostneho-vecerneho-galaprogramu-jazdeckeho-velltrhu_2014_foto-e-kovalcik.jpg25001875Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Lipizzaner is one of the oldest cultured breeds of horses in the world. It was developed at the Lipica…
Wire crafthttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hlineny-riad-opraveny-drotom_2007_archiv-povazskeho-muzea.jpg21581619Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Wire craft was developed by itinerant tinkers who went from door to door repairing kitchenware and making and selling a…
Fujara trombitahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc9963_fotomiso-veselskysluk-2017.jpg25001668Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The fujara trombita is a pastoral musical instrument whose primary purpose was to send signals by sound in mountain areas.…
Majolica ware from Modrahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/h-landsfeld-modre-dzbany_2009_foto-m-slamka.jpg21841496Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
West Slovak pottery holds a prominent place in the Central European ceramics tradition because of its faience / majolica techniques…
Carved wooden crosses in the Podpoľanie regionhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/krize-na-kalvarii-v-detve-trvala-expozicia_2015_foto-a-ostrihonova.jpg25001667Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
In the past small farmers and shepherds in many parts of Slovakia, especially in the more mountainous areas, were expected…
Fujara – the Musical Instrument and its Musichttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/b-18-29.jpg20002027Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Fujara, which is typical of central Slovakia, is an exceptionally long pipe with three touch holes. The Fujara was…
Music of Terchováhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/terchovska_muzika_08.jpg17331200Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Music of Terchová is an orally cultivated musical culture of the community of Terchová which is known for its…
“Aušus” Services of Špania Dolina Minershttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aususnicke-sluzby-spanodolinskych-banikov-11.jpg16671154Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Aušus Services of Špania Dolina Miners are represented by ritual practices dating from the 15th century. Since then they…
Traditional Manual Bell Ringing and the Bell Ringers´ Role in Slovakiahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002_kosice_dom_sv-_alzbety_zvonenie_nov-_2007.jpg800533Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Bells, as both musical instruments and ritual objects, have been used in several cultures of the world as a means…
The Radvaň Fairhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mgl4517.jpg1191825Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The Radvaň Fair cultivates the tradition dating from the 17th century. It originated in 1655 in Radvaň, that was then…
Bagpipes and Bagpipe Culture in Slovakiahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/c_04_037.jpg20682000Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Bagpipes belonging to traditional instruments, as well as entire bagpipe culture comprising expressions and knowledge associated with bagpipes and their…
The Vajnory Ornamenthttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc_0761_foto_miso_veselsky_2017.jpg17981200Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
From the rich variety of ornamental styles that evolved in the territory of Slovakia during the 19th century and the…
Tulle bobbin lace from the Myjava Highlandshttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_0533_foto_miso_veselsky_2017.jpg17051138Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Tulle Bobbin Lace from the Myjava Highlands is unique among many bobbin laces which have their tradition and are still…
Multipart Singing in Horehronie Regionhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/helpa2012.jpg17341200Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The villages of the Horehronie region are distinguished by an astonishing richness of traditional folk culture. The folk multipart singing…
Blueprinthttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/modrotlac_002.jpg18001200Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The word blueprint refers to the practice of dyeing fabrics blue with indigo and decorating it by waxresisting print, using…
Traditional Puppetry in Slovakiahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13_photo_miso_veselsky_2015.jpg18401228Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Salamander in Banská Štiavnicahttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/banskostiavnicky-salamander.jpg29801986Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
Initially the Salamander Parade was a festive procession of students and officials of the Academy in Banská Štiavnica on particularly…
Ornaments in Čičmanyhttps://www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cicmianske-ornamenty-7.jpg26672000Centrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúruCentrum pre tradičnú ľudovú kultúru//www.ludovakultura.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ctlk_logotyp_vertikal-farebny-pozitivny_sk.svg
The term Čičmany ornaments refers to ornamental decorations of cabin houses in the village Čičmany as well as to the…
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