Multicultural society

In Slovak Republic are a lot of nationally customs and traditions. Slovaks have various churches and national holidays.

One of them is Christmas day. This day is on 24 December. People have a big decorated Christmas tree. For dinner we have honey with waffles and garlic, mushroom soup, pies with potatoes or with cabbage and a carp. We drink white wine and men drink some alcohol f. e. Vodka. After dinner we unpack presents, which are under the Christmas tree. This evening is very interesting, because all the family members are happy and tolerant.

After Christmas day we celebrate a New Year's Eve. This day is on 31 December. All people wish each other good health, luck and love. People are in super mood. Outside is usually cold and snowy weather. At midnight many people go to see the fireworks in the town centre. In restaurants are parties, where people celebrate New Year.

A big holiday in Slovakia is Eastern day. This day is in spring. In the morning we go, with a basket full of food, to the church. In the basket we have some eggs, ham, sausages, Easter cake, chocolate eggs, salt, red beet, horse radish and butter. When we come home we have Easter breakfast. On Easter Monday small boys come with their father to water girls. They get chocolate eggs for that.



On Wedding day a bride has beautiful white dress and a bridegroom has a black suit. It is the happiest day in their lives. In a reception meets all families. People can get married in the church, or a registry office to have civil ceremony. People bring a lot of cakes to the wedding, and the biggest and nicest stands in front of the new weds. People dance all night. After midnight some family members abduct the bride to some bar. When she comes into a wedding room, she dances a special dance called „Redovy dance". Wedding receptions usually last till morning.

For birthday people do a party for one person, who has birthday. That person gets many presents and flowers from a family and friends.



Although we have equal customs and traditions, we are different. Many people are proud of saying that they are not racists, but in reality they have never lived with people of a different colour next a door. There are many examples of cooperation between people of different nationalities, different races or religions. People have to try to bring people of different races together. MS embraces a number of minority cultures. We can learn something about life and culture of very different society about their customs and traditions.



After a short time live, they get used to the idea that it is very normal that people have different skin colour. Slovak Republic has become a country open to people from other countries. Apart from Slovaks the territory is inhabited by Hungarians in the south of Slovakia and with smaller groups like the Ruthenians in the east and various ethnic communities. One of them without a territory are the Romanies.

Growing number of the Romanies population has always been a big problem in Slovakia. Our country also faces a problems of Vietnamese people. We help the refugees from Albania and Ukraine. We build asylum houses for them. People must respect traditions, customs and culture of different minority, which live in Slovakia. Slovaks live with Ruthenians very well and they are tolerant. We accept their customs and traditions. But we and Hungarians are not so tolerant.

We don't accept their cultural life as they do not accept ours. Our town does very cultural shows for minority, which live in our town.
Although Slovak Republic is small country, we often offer a helping hand.