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Levice Slovakia

Levice Slovakia. Levice fair and 2nd fair The first fair is in Autumn and the second is in spring . Our fair is a big parade with a lot of carousels and stalls with food , sweets , drinks and crafts .

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Levice Slovakia

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  1. Levice Slovakia

  2. Levice fair and 2nd fair • Thefirst fair is in Autumn and thesecondis in spring. Our fair is a big paradewith a lotofcarousels and stallswithfood, sweets, drinks and crafts. • It has gotanoldtraditionwhichbegan in 14th century. In theseagespeoplewanted to earnsomemoney by sellingtheirownproducts. • Castle Festival • The most significantcity-wideactionisLevice Castle Festival. • Levice castle festival had a longtradition. After a short break weresumedtheceremony and weagainpresentour folk art. Itisconnected to theoldtraditionsofourculture. • ThecontentofCastle Festival are folk crafts and historicperformances

  3. Levice celebratesChristmas

  4. Christmas & Easter • Thesetwofeasts are connectedtogether by religiousmeanings. DuringtheChristmasfeastschristianscelebrateJesus´sbirth. AtEastertimechristianscelebrateJesus´scrucifixion (hewashang on a hugecross) and hisresurrection. • Nowadays Christmas and Easter are feasts with different meanings than it was in Mid Ages. Jesus´s birth Jesus´sresurrection Jesus´s crucifixion

  5. AtChristmastimeallfamilymemberscometogethersingingcarols , eatingtraditionalChristmasfoodsuchasfish, cabbagesoup, gingerbreads and honeywafers. TypicalX-masfoodiscarpwithpotatomush. Peopleputcarp´sscales to theirwalletstobewealthy. • Christmasisconnectedwithmanyothertraditions, forexample: peoplecutanapple on twohalves and ifthey get a starshaped ornament thismeanstheywillhaveluck.

  6. Mid Night Mass Typical decorations

  7. DuringthecelebrationofEasterwetraditionallysplashgirlswithwater and whipthemforbeinghealthy and beautiful. • TypicalsymbolsofEaster are easterbunny and eastereggscalled „Kraslice“ • Wecan get thechocolateones in markets Kraslica

  8. Pouring and whipping Typical Easter decoration

  9. Traditions in Levice

  10. TraditionalLevice‘s Fair It is oneofthebiggestfairs in Slovakia. Itshistorygoesback to 17thcentury. Regularycraftsmencometherewiththeirtraditionalhandmadeproducts. Forexample: cheesestrings, productsfromleather, mead, ceramics, skeps and gingerbread. There are manyotheratractions and merry-go-rounds. Forexample: Extreme, cottoncandy, Indian‘s and Gypsy‘straditionalmusic. Thereisalways a lotoffood.

  11. In the 17th century Nowadays

  12. Levice‘sCastle Festival The most significantevent in town. Show isbased on Levice‘slegendaboutwhitegeese. Turkishsoldiersattackedourcastle. In castle park thereisculturalprogramme in formofconcert and presentationofhandmadeproducts.

  13. HuntingDays Thereisanexibitionofhuntingtrophies and somespeciesoffloraand fauna in Levice region. FishPicnic Thereisa fishcompetitionheldupeveryyear in August. Manylocalcontestantscompete in catchingfish and cookingfishsoup.

  14. TheatreDays Theparadeofamateurtheatregroupsfrom Levice and nearbycountries(Poland, CzechRepublic, Serbia and Romania), whichtakesplacein April, isverypopularbetweenyoungpeople.

  15. Thanksforyourattention

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