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Fašank, Ostatky or Masopust, the beautiful and unusual Czech Mardi Gras

updated on January 13, 2025January 30, 2021

Colorful and somewhat scary costumes, lots of music, dancing and cake. That’s fašank, masopust, končiny or ostatky, the legendary Czech Mardi Gras, the time of strange traditions like burying the contrabass…

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