It’s coming up to Halloween, Feast on this bloody mess – and have fun doing it! Led by the Feast trilogy, Alliance Films Home Entertainment gives horror-loving Canadians something to terrify, gross-out or otherwise amuse us as we approach the night of haunting. When the house is festooned for Halloween and pagan impulses take over,…
On these close to Halloween celebrating days it came to Janko’s mind the childhood’s stories told by his Dad more than half a century ago. It was in Slovakia, in the region of Trenchin when Viktor Holly was serving the Army he was told by the local people this legend which is called “Tale of…
The history of Halloween Halloween (the short form of English called All Hallows Eve – eve of evening) is a celebration on the eve of All Saints on the night of 31 October to 01 November. Different traditions for Halloween could be traced back to Celtic traditions. The 31st October ended after the Celtic custom,…
Although as one knows the media is pretty much dwelling on sensational stories, overblown opinions, meaningless political drama which tires the average person and makes him indifferent to what it is talked about on the news. An example is the low voters’ turn-out in the Provincial and Federal elections. As well as the Hollywood Stars…
It’s a man who needs to conform to weather and its patterns. Example, if it is 30 below zero, dress properly. If you built a house near a river in a flood zone because of heavy rains in the area, expect problems. Your house will be washed away, as in Messina, Italy lately. The weather…
On the first Monday of each August Canada celebrates Heritage Day. It is a big day. People come usually to the Heritage Park, look around to see how the pioneers arrived and they lived 130 years ago. My father’s village Male Levare in Slovakia exists more than 5 centuries. Now I know why North America…
On arriving in Slovakia we were met by the present generations of my family. What really was the eye opener was the welcoming and friendly greeting we received from this family whom we had never met before, except by Skype or on telephone. They treated us immediately as not strangers but family members. We felt…
As I have already mentioned last year I had just retired and the nagging question as to where my ancestors came from began to manifest itself once again. I had time on my hands to reflect on this matter. With the coaxing of Valentina I decided this was the time to do it. How I…
There are two myths about parenting children. Myth #1: All kids are angels. Myth #2: All children are mischiveous. The truth lies somewhere in between. Perfect children do not exist as well as perfect people. Our prime concern is safety in this world. We need to raise our kids in safe and clean environment, friendly…
Stampede, the greatest outdoor show on Earth, came into existence in 1912. Since then it is celebrated annually during the month of July with chuck wagоn races and rodeo, fireworks and parades, and the children’s joy-all kinds of rides and competition prizes.Gavin, Gleb and George visited Stampede too and had fun. Of strongest impression this…