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Every culture develops within exact time and space. Its formation is besides its own development affected also by exogenous changes, by which it is enriched by new cultural elements. One of the factors forming cultural specifications of Kysuce was colonization and migration of inhabitants, which were an important part of the historical development of the region. The aim of the paper is to mention some of their influences of the colonization based on the “Ius Valachorum” and isolated settlement colonization, but mainly the impact of labour migration on the traditional culture of the studied region. We focus on selected aspects and acquaint with acceptance and acquisition of selected components of traditional culture of other areas of Slovakia, respectively of other ethnicities, which was the result of colonization.