Rusyn Christmas: "Christos Razhdajetsja!"
The Carpatho-Rusyn people observe a wide variety of traditions and customs associated with Christmas holidays.
The Carpatho-Rusyn people observe a wide variety of traditions and customs associated with Christmas holidays.
For many, holidays are connected to food, the abundance of delicious food, to be more precise.
Although Christmas is celebrated all around the world, every country celebrates it with its own traditions and the same goes for food. In Slovakia, there are several dishes that cannot be missing on the ...
Another clue in my quest to trace Rudolf Geschwind in Slovakia are his diaries. Where to find them? As his sons moved away from the territory of what is now the Slovak Republic, the journals might be gone ...
In the summer of 1872, Rudolf Geschwind was officially appointed the forester of Krupina.
Have you ever come across a beautiful flower and felt the urge to know what it was? No matter what application they may have in their mobile, skilled collectors are able to compare an unknown rose to others ...
Gruss an Teplitz, Norldlandrose, and Zigauneknabe are just a few of the over 100 roses Rudolf Geschwind created while working as a forester in the now Slovak town of Krupina in the late 19th century. ...
Apple is maybe one of the most well known fruit around the world. If you asked someone to describe an apple, they would probably use adjectives like smooth, round, red or yellow and sweet.
In 1910, the Union of South Africa came into being and the First Portuguese Republic was declared. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Peace Bureau, the longest running international ...
Let us put on our hiking shoes as we are going to hit the road...