Built in 1954 and once the largest open-air cinema in then Czechoslovakia, its reconstruction will pave the way for hosting such festivals as Cassovia, an annual international folkloric extravaganza running from 26 to 30 June 2013, which offers visitors the opportunity to learn traditional folk dancing, make typical Slovakian handicrafts and participate in a torchlight parade.

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The women are taught how to make handicrafts and they sit in groups chatting and laughing as they learn.

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