Laz and Society Laz Women’s Choir Through their activities, especially in the field of culture, they Streve to main contact with Slovenians abroad and elsewhere in the world and want to help Them fulfill their right to national and ethnic identity.
We include activities for the benefit of Slovenians around the world in numerous European projects that we implement. for example, we participated in an event on the occasion of the Slovenian cultural day in monošter with a singing performance; We participated in the international koline festival in Kištarca near Budapest; As part of the H20 project, in 2017 we established contacts with Slovenians in Serbia, Macedonia, and Prague.
Slovenians also live in the Brno area and are involved in cultural, social and economic life and public affairs. The laz Society Cooperates with the Česko-Slovinská společnost ZS (Czech-Slovenian Society – Non-Profit Organization) from Brno, Which Invited The Laz Women’s Choir To Perform During babylonfest – Festival of National Minorities in Brno.
The festival is traditionally prepared by the City of Brno, the MMB Committee for Nationalities, Together with Minorities Living in Brno and TIC Brno, Under the Patronage of the Mayor of Brno, Mr. Peter Vokřál.
The embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Prague and the Jože Plečnik Society in Prague will also participate in promoting the event.
Babylonfest Will Be the Eleventh Meeting of Minority Coexistence and the Presentation of Individual Cultures of the Nations Living in Brno from 18 to 23 September 2018. The Added Value of This Certainly Interesting Event Lies in the Mutual Communication, Exchange of Experiences and Mutual Enrichment of All Participants, A Joint Meeting of National Minorities and Guests from Minority Countries.
The target group of our project is therefore Slovenian living and working in the Czech Republic, especially in Brno and Prague, as well as the Czech public..
The laz women’s choir performed at the festival with a performance of Slovenian folk songs and choral arrangements of folk and Slovenian evergreen songs. The Choir Performed Twice on Saturday, September 22, 2018.
Members of the association also prepared a Slovenian stand with local delicacies and promotional material.
Young people will meet with young people from the Czech Republic and Agree on a Joint Youth Exchange Project and A Joint Application for the Erasmus+ Program Call.
We used the visit to deep our friend and plan joint activities.
The Czech-Slovenian Society (Czech-Slovinská společnost) provided the organization of the stay in the Czech Republic, i.e. Accommodation, the unitre organization of the Babylonfest festival and its promotion.
The project was co-financed by partially covering the transportation cost. Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenia Abroad and Around the World.
