Male and female traditional costumes worn during the Jízda Králů Festival held annually in the village of Vlčnov near Uherské Hradiště.
Moravian Slovakia (Czech: Slovácko or Moravské Slovensko) is a cultural region in the eastern part of present-day Czech Republic on the border with Slovakia (Czech: Slovensko), known for its characteristic folklore, music, wine, costumes and traditions. The area forms part of both the Zlín and South Moravianadministrative regions.
Until the mid-20th century, the dialects spoken in the region were considered dialects of the Slovak language, the territory was considered a part of Slovakia (in the sense "territory inhabited by Slovaks") and frequently called Slovakia (Czech and Slovak: Slovensko) or Moravian Slovakia (Czech and Slovak: Moravské Slovensko), see e.g. in Ottův slovník naučný or Slovenský naučný slovník. Since the mid-20th century, the local dialects are more often considered dialects of the Czech language (influenced by neighboring Slovak speakers) and the territory is usually called Slovácko in Czech and Slovak, which is a word formally distinctly different from the word Slovensko (Slovakia). Some Czech linguists, however, continue to consider the local dialects to be Slovak dialects (see e.g. Václav Machek: "Etymologický slovník jazyka českého" [Etymological dictionary of the Czech language], 1997, ISBN 80-7106-242-1, p. 8)
Historically, there were also significant numbers of German speakers who also influenced local speech. As Slovakia was formerly part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the region was occasionally called "Hungarian Moravia".[1]
Notes
^ The Uherské/ý prefixed to local toponyms is an old Czech language form for "Hungarian."
