Alice Garrigue Masaryková and the Czechoslovak Red Cross, plus Easter traditions in Slovakia (17.4.2025 16:00)

In today’s programme, we’ll explore the life and work of Alice Garrigue Masaryková, a key figure in the development of the Czechoslovak Red Cross and the daughter of the first president of Czechoslovakia. Our guests — Marek Jukl, president of the Czech Red Cross, and historian Dagmar Hájková — will discuss her professional legacy, her relationship to Slovakia, and her role in the humanitarian initiative known as the Eastern Truce. In the second half of the programme, we’ll shift focus to Easter traditions in Slovakia. Ethnologist Marta Botíková will provide context on the origins and meaning of these customs, as well as their place in contemporary society.