Maslenitsa is one of the most famous and festive Slavic holidays, originating from pagan culture. This year, Maslenitsa celebrations will begin on Monday 11 March and end on Sunday 17 March. During this time, bright and noisy celebrations are held all across Russia: people ride sleds and horses, organize mass celebrations, bake the iconic pancakes with various tasty fillings, and have tea parties in a heart-warming family atmosphere.
On the 8th of March, we celebrate International Women's Day. Even though this date is not a Slovak public holiday, we can see more men buying flowers for women than usual.
On 2 March 2024, the music world celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, an outstanding Czech composer, father of Czech classical music and creator of the national opera and symphony.
On February 29, 2024, a meeting was held at the European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture for students studying Russian at the Department of Slavic Languages, Faculty of Philosophy, University. Mateja Bela (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia) with representatives of the Foundation.
Every year on 21st of February, Mother Tongue Day is celebrated around the world. This holiday was established by UNESCO in 1999.
The date serves as a remembrance of the events that took place on the 21st of February 1952 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where police shot dead students demonstrating for the recognition of Bengali as an official language.
On 12 February 2024, the Private Slavic Gymnasium in Bratislava hosted the literary event "A. N. Ostrovsky and his work 'Without a dowry'". The event was organized by the European Fund for Slavic Literature and Culture in cooperation with the gymnasium's Russian language teachers as part of the educational project "The Golden Age of Russian Culture. A. N. Ostrovsky".
