Rebeka Jurcackova is a Slovak Cultural Coach, artist, licensed tour guide and an expert in Slovak history and culture. She is dedicated to bringing Slovakia’s rich heritage to life.

Week 1: Pre-Christian Culture and Great Moravia

• Live: Great Moravia: Where Kings, Gods, and Ancient Bling Collide, Part I. | Introduction to Great Moravia: History, First Rulers, Clothing, Jewelry, Weapons, & Warfare, Legend of King Svätopluk

• Pre-recorded: Great Moravia: Where Kings, Gods, and Ancient Bling Collide, Part II. | Pagan Culture, Religion, Gods/Deities, Mythology & Rituals of Great Moravia

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Week 2: Slovakia in the Middle Ages (Kingdom of Hungary part I.)

• Live: Uncovering Medieval Slovakia: An Age of Legends, Battles, and Dynasties, Part I. | Overview of Slovakia in the Middle Ages: Rulers, Power Struggles, Hun Invasions, Royal Towns, Sigismund & Barbara, Order of the Dragon

• Pre-recorded: Uncovering Medieval Slovakia: An Age of Legends, Battles, and Dynasties, Part II. | Medieval Life: Aristocrats vs. Peasants, King Matthias Corvinus, Slovak Renaissance, and Legends of Righteous King Matthias

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Week 3: Recap and Unravel: Ancient and Medieval Slovakia

• Live: Recap and Unravel - Ancient and Medieval Slovakia, Part I. | Rich Mining Towns: Opal and Gold, Exploring Banská Štiavnica

• Pre-recorded: Recap and Unravel - Ancient and Medieval Slovakia, Part II. |  Living Water: Thermal Springs & SPAs, Viticulture, Legends of Slovak Wine, Role of Guilds

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Week 4: The Birth of Slovak Folklore

• Live: The birth of Slovak folklore | Slovak Supernatural Beings and Their Roles in Ancestral Life

• Pre-recorded: Slovak castles, caves and forests: the inexhaustible well of legends | Slovak folk tales and Legends about mythical creatures inhabiting castle ruins, caves, and forests

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Week 5: Slovakia in the Renaissance (Kingdom of Hungary part II.)

• Live: Renaissance in Slovakia: fashion, art and 150 years of war against the Ottomans | Life of our ancestors during the Ottoman wars

• Pre-recorded: Slovakia Under Habsburg Rule: Uprisings, Faith, And A Cultural Revolution | Lutheranism, Architecture, Renaissance to Baroque

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Week 6: Folk Life in Slovakia

• Live: From Hearth to Heritage: The Life of Slovak Folk | Slovak Folk Life from the Renaissance to the 19th Century

• Pre-recorded: Life’s Milestones: Exploring Slovak Rites, Traditions, and Festivities | Rites of Passage, Slovak Traditions and Festivities

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Week 7: Slovak National Awakening (1780-1848)

• Live: Slovak National Awakening (1780-1848): Causes and Outcomes

• Pre-recorded: Slovak Uprising: Ľudovít Štúr and his fight for Slovak independence

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Week 8: After the Revolution...

• Live: Building the Slovak Nation: Education, Unity, and Women’s Rise

• Pre-recorded: Struggles for Identity: Slovaks and the Fight Against Magyarization | Early Slovak Schools, Appony's Schooling Laws

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Week 9: Slovakia at the Beginning of the 20th Century

• Live: Slovakia at the Dawn of a New Era: Industry and Lifestyle Transformations | Industrialization, Railways, Factories, and Lifestyle Changes in Slovakia

• Pre-recorded: Chasing the American Dream: The Journey of American Slovaks | Emigration and the Role of American Slovaks

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Week 10: The First World War and the Founding of Czechoslovakia

• Live: Slovakia in the Storm: The First World War and the Fall of Austria-Hungary |  WWI and the Fall of Austria-Hungary

• Pre-recorded: Visionary, Diplomat, Hero: Milan Rastislav Štefánik and the Birth of Czechoslovakia

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Week 11: The Second World War and Communist Czechoslovakia

• Live: A Century of Transformation: From Czechoslovakia to the Slovak State | WWII, Munich Agreement, and the Holocaust

• Pre-recorded: From Communism to Independence: Slovakia's 20th-Century Journey | Rise of Communism, Prague Spring and the Fall of the Iron Curtain

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Week 12: Modern Slovakia & Surviving Traditions (2 Sessions in 1 Long Session)

• Live: Slovakia Today: Preserving Our Heritage and Festive Traditions Part I. | Overview of Modern Slovakia, Christmas Traditions, Folk Legends, and Christmas Rituals

• Live: Slovakia Today: Preserving Our Heritage and Festive Traditions Part II. | Christmas Food Recipes, Christmas Markets, Popular Slovak Films