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An American's view of Slovenia
Some of my grandparents came from Slovenia and settled in Cleveland Ohio. Anton Malovič came through Ellis Island on March 12 1905, at the age of 19 with his sister Marijana. The names Žnidaršic, Škulj, Gornik (Konig?) and Trculj are also in my family's records. A location in Slovenia that I may have a connection to is Ponikve, Videm Dobrepolje.
With independence in 1991 I've been interested in the life and times of this "new" country. The history of Slovenia goes back over 15 centuries but it has only been an independent country for the last 11 years. It is good to see how this tiny country is developing it's own Identity. It has so much potential. It really is a model of what a great 21st century country can be. As it could not have existed as an independent state until this point in world history.
How Los Angeles became the First govenment body to recognize Slovenia.
History and Traditions
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One thing my family has brought over from the old country is the reciepe for Potica. Dobro! |
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I know of the Navaho and Hopi dancers and their costumes. So when I found these stamps I was surprised by how similar they looked to Native American ceremonial outfits. According to Hopi tradition, one's clan is that of their mother, so I would be of a Slovenian Clan.
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Kurents are Carnival figures that originated in the Ptuj region of Eastern Slovenia. |
The Slovenia Post office has a complete gallery of all the stamps that they have issued. I have found them to be a good resource, because they commemorate both historic and current events that are important to this interesting and beautiful country. Where I learn about Modern Slovenija Finding things from Slovenia Go to Ebay (That is where I found the flag). Items that I have found locally, imported from Slovenia include Mikasa Crystal and PEZ dispensers. I subscribe to the Ameriška Domovina newspaper (published in Cleveland Ohio). One interesting thing about this newspaper is that it is divided into 2 sections, half of it is in English and the other is in Slovenian. As of yet, I don't understand the Slovenian language very well. Movies Finding Slovenian movies in America is really difficult. But I have been able to see Ko zaprem oci (When I Close My Eyes)(1993), Temni Angeli (Dark Angels)(1999), Poker (2000), Sweet Dreams, and my favorite so far Rascals! (Thanks to Arsmedia d.o.o.). The 2002 Oscar winner for best foreign Language Film No Man’s Land was filmed in Slovenia. It is availble at Amazon Looking forward to more, when they become available. Slovenian Music If you use P2P networks some artist keywords you can search for are Tabu, Brendi, Foxy Teens, Pop Design, and Siddharta kurnik.net
a Slovenian music site. Investigating Slovenian music I noticed some Mexican influences. Turns out there was a reason that Mexican culture was promoted back in the 1950's. And it is interesting that it is still there.Yu-Mex Television Through the internet we can watch some Slovenian TV. A program in English is Slovenian magazine , a show about Slovenian culture and interesting locations. (go to Archive and open with Real Player) The Internet has been my best source of information. Not as good as actually visiting, but the more I learn, the more I am motivated to visit. I am grateful to all the Slovenian Web authors who have translated their sites in to English and have posted photographs. HVALA! These websites have been the most useful.
Telephone Directory (Has a mapping function) Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota Slovenian Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology Other interesting sites.
Miss Slovenia South_Park Slovenia Dolina Soce Mexican cooking Cheerleaders I am not the only one with an international page about Slovenia! Translating Slovenian Slovenian language for travelers InterTrans Translation machine
Updated on Dec. 10, 2004 by Robin Kent |
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