Central Cyrilo-Methodian Festivities in Slovakia in 1919–1938 as a Manifestation of Cyrilo-Methodian Cult and Tradition. Cover Image

Ústredné cyrilo-metodské slávnosti na Slovensku v rokoch 1919–1938 ako prejav cyrilo-metodskej úcty a tradície
Central Cyrilo-Methodian Festivities in Slovakia in 1919–1938 as a Manifestation of Cyrilo-Methodian Cult and Tradition.

Author(s): Róbert Letz
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: History of Slovakia in 20th century; Cyrillo-Methodian tradition in Czechoslovakia; Cyrillo-Methodian festivities in Slovakia; Devín as a site of memory;

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the hitherto comprehensively unprocessed topic of the central Cyrillo-Methodian festivities in Slovakia. This is one of the aspects of the development of the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition in Slovakia after 1918. The Cyrillo-Methodian cult was less pronounced than would be expected. The festivities were organized at first in Ružomberok and then in Devín. The tradition of the festivities was formed in a confessional and ethnically diverse environment. Despite the changes in political regimes and states, the festivities have survived until the present.

  • Issue Year: 55/2020
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 452-472
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Slovak