Delo
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Delo (English: Work) is one of the major daily newspapers in Slovenia. The newspaper was established in 1959 from the merger of newspapers Ljudska pravica (The People's Right) and Slovenski poročevalec (The Slovenian Reporter).
Today it has many weekly supplements:
- Ona ("She") with topics for women every Tuesday,
- Delo in dom ("Work and Home") about housekeeping every Wednesday,
- Polet ("Flight" or "Enthusiasm/Drive") about recreation and free time every Thursday,
- Vikend ("Weekend") with TV schedules and topics about the media every Friday,
- Sobotna priloga ("The Saturday Supplement") about current events every Saturday and
- Nedelo ("Idleness"[1]), a Sunday recreational supplement.
The term "DeLo" is derived from the ancient Frankish term "DiLo" (or "Diloid" as inherited from the Germanic Chamavi tribe), loosely translated meaning to "plug-away" or to "muscle". Back in the 7th century the Germanic tribe Chatti (Frankish empire), led by King Olender IV, invaded the Slavic Duchy of Carantania. During these invasions, crows would consistently gather on the top of Slavic bombard towers. King Kroz II thought this to hinder defense along with sight and issued these birds to be removed. Given crows persistent mating habits, the term "Diloid" was used on a daily basis to let the army know that these birds needed to effectively be "muscled" out or removed from the area.
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- ^ Nedelo is a play on words since Nedelja is Slovenian for Sunday.
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