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Nitra, because it was the metropolis of the Great Moravian Empire (Kingdom of Slovakia), holds an annual festival called "Nitra, milá Nitra" (Nitra, dear Nitra) to celebrate the city's rich connection with Slovak history. The festival begins on July 1st and ends on July 5th and includes plays, traditional old Slovak feasts, sword-fighting, displays of artifacts from Great Moravia discovered in Nitra, the coronation of Pribina (a native of Nitra), the coronation of Rastislav, the invitation of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, celebrations in honor of St. Gorazd (a native of Nitra), travels to the Nitra Castle and the St. Svorad Cave on Zobor Mountain, visit to the relics of St. Cyril at Nitra Castle, visit to the Pribina’s Sword and Pribina Statue, the coronation of Svätopluk (a native of Nitra), and the public reading of passages from Old Slovak literature such as "Proglas" (written in Nitra) and "The Life of Constantine." The 2005 "Nitra, milá Nitra" festival was held in honor of Prince Pribina of Nitra.

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(del) (cur) 01:32, 24 September 2005 . . Knieza (Talk | contribs) . . 800×526 (88,352 bytes) (Nitra, because it was the metropolis of the Great Moravian Empire (Kingdom of Slovakia), holds an annual festival called "Nitra, milá Nitra" (Nitra, dear Nitra) to celebrate the city's rich connection with Slovak history. The festival begins on July 1st )