Traditions

A Ball is a formal dance party in Hiadeľ, held once a year (depending on the amount of people interested) at the Community house in Hiadeľ. It´s organized by the members of the municipal council in...

The Carnival, starting at Epiphany and ending on Ash Wednesday, comes before Lent. During the Carnival in Hiadeľ, members of the Volunteer fire department and volunteers from the village form a group...

The organization of the Slovak Union of Anti-Fascist Fighters in Hiadeľ (ZO SZPB) honors the fallen war heroes throughout the year by taking care of the memorials in Hiadeľ. Every year on March...

International firefighter’s day is a tradition observed each year on 4th May, the day of Saint Florian the patron saint of firefighters. This tradition is sponsored by the Volunteer fire department...

As a part of the folk festival during Pentecost, the established tradition in our village is to erect maypoles in front of every house in Hiadeľ. The maypole was usually put up by a young man for the...

Lighting the fire on the day of St. John (June 24), when the sun reaches the highest point in the sky, when the nights are the shortest and the days the longest, is a folklore tradition. The festival...

Village feast, organized in the late September by members of the municipal council in cooperation with the Mayor, volunteers and sponsors.

Many Catholics worldwide celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on October 4th each year. The feast commemorates the life of St Francis, who was born in the 12th century and is the Catholic...

St. Nicholas day with the Christmas market is an event organized by the Civic association Hiadlovčan and local volunteers in early December. It´s held at the Community house and is intended mainly...