Witch Trials in Czech Lands
Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia weren't spared the Witch Trials happening in Europe for almost four centuries. According to the research by the Masaryk university, hundreds of men and women were subjected to these trials in…
Category: History
Colorado Potato Beetle, the “Bad American Bug”
In the socialist era (from the late 1940s to the Velvet Revolution) it was believed that the Colorado Potato Beetle, or Mandelinka bramborová in Czech, was being dropped by "American Imperialists" to help destroy the…
Tuzex – where you could get foreign goods during socialism
If you wanted to get foreign goods not accessible in Czechoslovakia during the socialist era, the one place to go was Tuzex. If you had the right currency, that is. (more…)
Čepení, traditional wedding ritual
Čepení is a traditional wedding head-dressing ritual during which the bride's flower crown is replaced by a cap or a scarf. It is also the name of the crown itself. (more…)
Czech Retro Items – How many do you know?
These are some of these retro items were very common in Czechoslovakia and some of them have been (long) forgotten. How many of them do you know? (more…)
Golden Bull of Sicily
September 26, 1212 was the day when the Golden Bull of Sicily was issued and the royal title of King of Bohemia became hereditary. (more…)
Old Czech Units of Measurement
Although the Czech Republic uses the metric system, the Czech forefathers used very different units. Let's take a look at the Old Czech Units of Measurement. (more…)
Czech National Anthem – Where Did It Come From?
Kde domov můj... that is how the Czech National Anthem begins. But where are the origins of this song? (more…)
On this day in 1620: Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain in which the Bohemian estates were defeated determined the direction of the Bohemian politics for centuries to come. (more…)
Jewish Community in Czech Republic
Brief overview of the history and present of the Jewish community in the Czech republic (more…)