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Máje – welcoming the spring with the traditional Maypole (video included)

updated on November 5, 2022April 30, 2022

Lifting the Maypole is an adventurous Czech spring tradition. The pole has to be lifted, guarded and cut down and should your maypole get stolen, shame will fall upon your village…

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Czech open sandwiches Chlebíčky are the star of any party

updated on June 29, 2022April 27, 2022

Chlebíčky are Czech open sandwiches and legendary party food.

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Czech Easter: Easter Monday

updated on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí) or also Red Monday (Červené pondělí) is the culmination of all the folk celebrations around Easter.

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Czech Easter: Easter Sunday

updated on April 15, 2022April 17, 2022

The Easter Sunday is called Velikonoční neděle or also Boží hod velikonoční (“God’s Easter Time”). It is a time of great celebration after the long Lenten period.

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Czech Holy Week: White Saturday

updated on April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

Bílá sobota (White Saturday) is the last day of the Lenten period and here are some of the Czech traditions connected to this day.

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Czech Holy Week: Great Friday

updated on April 14, 2022April 15, 2022

Holy Friday or in Czech Velký pátek (Great Friday) is the peak of the Lent period. In the Czech Republic it’s a day of Christian as well as folkloric traditions.

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Czech Holy Week: Green Thursday

updated on April 15, 2022April 14, 2022

The Holy Thursday is actually called Green Thursday or Zelený čtvrtek. And the traditions on this day are connected to food!

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Czech Holy Week: Ugly Wednesday

updated on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

The Wednesday of the Holy Week before Easter is called škaredá or sazometná. The first one means “ugly” while the second word would be translated as “on which the soot is swept out.

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Czech Holy Week: Grey Tuesday

on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

There’s not much known about the traditions of the Grey Tuesday. Compared to the later days of the Holy Week Tuesday – just like the Blue Monday – is an outsider.

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Czech Holy Week: Blue Monday

updated on April 12, 2022April 11, 2022

Holy Week is called pašijový týden or also svatý týden in Czech and it’s the last week of the 40 day fasting period. Each day of this week was given special names because of the very specific traditions. Let’s learn more about Blue Monday.

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