HOLIDAY IDEAS folklore & traditions

Would you like to enjoy yourself and have a bit of fun? Would you like to enjoy the atmosphere you have not experienced before? You should then accept the invitation to genuine festive hog killing below the Spišský hrad castle, at the Spišský salaš chalet restaurant, a major event every year in February.

In the age of computers and fast cars we can think about how our ancestors used to live. They lived a practical life in harmony with nature. We can see this with our own eyes in the museums of folk architecture still inhabited by people – Čičmany and Vlkolínec or we can just visit the open-air museums which have not only traditional houses, furnishings and equipment but which offer also the Slovak handicrafts demonstrations.                       

Maypoles as a cultural phenomenon were already known in the ancient times as symbols of protection against evil spirits and disease. Later, young lads used to put up maypoles for girls – as a symbol of the green and life so that the girls would be pretty, slender and healthy...

The typical Slovak village lies in the basin Rajecká kotlina below the slopes of the mountain range Malá Fatra. It became famous for the unique wood-carving work - the biggest mobile Nativity scene in Slovakia called “Slovak Betlehem” which is exhibited in the House of Gods Nativity,