Last weekend, there was a Folklore Festival in Myjava. We go every year, so this year was no exception, and it was special because it was the 50th anniversary. The weather wasn't very good though. We went to see an exhibition of paintings and wooden statues by local artists and then went to the amphitheater to see the dancing but it started raining so they cancelled part of the show. Some people weren't worried about the rain, there was enough food, beer and slivovica after all :)
There's always a fair on Saturday morning, and a parade with all the dancers from all over the place in their traditional costumes, dancing and singing. We missed the parade but bought a few cute things at the fair. Fortunately, it didn't rain in the afternoon so we went to see the show. First we saw slivovica tasting, then traditional songs and dances from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Turkey, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, ... They also did the part they had to cancel the previous day, it was a performance where they demonstrated crafts - how shoes and other things were made and sold in the past.
There were all kinds of other activities and performances and a ton of great home-made food! Yummy. All in all, it was fun, I hope next year the weather is better ;)
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