European Foundation for Slavic Script and Culture

The commemoration of the arrival of St. Cyril and Methodius in Moravia is not only about church life. Their purpose is to tell about the cultural and educational significance of the work of the Solunsk brothers.

The brothers were born in the city of Solun (now Thessaloniki). Methodius was born in 815, the younger brother was born twelve years later. At birth he received the name Constantine. He did not become Cyril until after his tonsure as a monk, shortly before his death. He did become Cyril only after his tonsure as a monk, shortly before his death.

Each year on the 25th of June, Slavs all over the world celebrate the Day of Friendship and Unity of the Slavs.

Celebrated since the 1990s, this holiday unites Slavs all over the world - 350 million people who live either in Slavic countries, or abroad. Slavic countries include Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia and Slovenia.

On June 22, 2023, a traditional event dedicated to the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Slavic Genocide victims took place in Nitra and the village of Alekshince. This Memorial Day was proclaimed five years ago at Slavic congresses in Prague, Moscow, and Kyiv. It was a response to the fact that the Holocaust and genocide are recognized only in relation to a specific nationality, partially in relation to several other nations, but they were committed against the 350-million Slavic population and continue to this day. 

On 6 June, we celebrate the 224 anniversary of the birth of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. Pushkin Day is commemorated annually in Russia and is the International Russian Language Day. According to UN data, approximately 250 million people on the planet speak Russian. On June 6, on the day of the great Russian poet's birth, the Russian Language Day is held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in an online format. The annual commemoration is part of a programme to promote and develop multilingualism and cultural diversity.

One of the tasks of this programme is to promote the equality of all six official languages of the United Nations, namely Russian, English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese and French.

The Holy Trinity is one of the twelve most important dates in the Orthodox world. Its celebration falls on the fiftieth day from Easter - in 2023 this Sunday, June 4th.

The first of June is International Children's Day in many countries. It was decided in 1925 at the World Conference on Child Welfare in Geneva. It has been celebrated in Slovakia since 1952. The original idea of the holiday was to draw society's attention to the need to protect children's rights. On this day, parents are usually with their little ones, and spend it mostly by going to the countryside, taking part in various celebrations and travelling. Children receive sweets and gifts, but the most important thing adults can give them is their time!