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Easter

Christians celebrate Easter as the most important time of the year; however, many Easter traditions are even older. Easter celebrations were observed by peasants as the beginning of a new year...

Weather Lore

March: March – lying down behind the stove. The March sun has short arms. April: April – we remain behind the stove. If it rains on April 1, it...

The first transport to Terezín – the beginning of a long night

At the end of November 1941, the Nazis built a concentration camp for Jews in the main fortress at Terezín, known as the Theresienstadt Ghetto. On 4th December 1941, the fi rst Jews were...

Lesser Town of Prague

Přemysl Otakar II built the New Town of Prague in 1257 on the site of the original 9th century settlement. Later renamed Lesser Town in the 18th century, it was mainly inhabited by the German...

Advent is here!

Advent (adventus in Latin) literally means “arrival”. In the past, it was the time of strict fasting while merrymaking, dancing and singing were prohibited. Advent is the...

Weather Lore

November: Cold November – green January. When leaves don’t fall for a long time, hard winter creeps up. December: On saint Barbora sledge into a courtyard. Saint...

Jaroslav Seifert

An extensive introduction to Jaroslav Seifert, the Czech poet, writer, journalist and translator would mean repeating what has already been published many times before. Jaroslav’s...

Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvořák was born on 8 September 1841 in Nelahozeves, as the fi rst of eight children. All the men in Dvořák family had always been butchers, and so it was...

Haná – this is the true Moravia

Dotted with blooming gardens and golden fi elds of grain, the Haná Plain is one of the most fertile lands in the Czech Republic. It excels not only due to the favourable climate but...

Weather Lores

July Rain on Markyta’s day means enough rain will come. On St. Jacob’s day the corn is given the cobs, while on St. Anna’s day the corn is given the hair....

Avant-garde self-taught painter

The Czech painter, illustrator, graphic artist and scenographer Jan Zrzavý was born in Okrouhlice near Havlíčkův Brod on 5th November 1890 († 12th October 1977). He...

“Take in the sails and let’s cast off!”

Such an order given by a sailboat captain would not have impressed his crew more than 190 years ago and he would have most probably been inviting a psychiatric examination. However, there came...

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