Ride of the Kings
The Ride of the Kings (Jízda králů in Czech) is a festival celebrated in Moravia. you'll know it when you see a young boy in female folkloric clothes and a rose in his mouth riding a…
Category: Culture & Science
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…
Easter Lamb
Easter Lamb is a sweet pastry baked in the Czech Republic at Easter. (more…)
Jidáše
Jidáše is Czech pastry soaked in honey and traditionally baked at Easter. (more…)
Palm Sunday in Czech Easter
Palm Sunday or Květná neděle ("Blossom/Bloom Sunday" in Czech) is a Christian feast commemorating Christ's entry into Jerusalem but in Czech folklore, it's a day full of protective magic. (more…)
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 (not just) Folk Traditions in March and April
Colorful and quiet, the Czech traditions in March are very varied and symbolic of the change of seasons. (more…)
Rural Painting in Valašsko (Wallachia)
These are some of the artists that dedicated their life's work to the painting of the countryside in Valašsko. (more…)
Šestinedělí – Czech Puerperium
Šestinedělí is a period of six weeks after the birth of a child (puerperium) that has a lot of traditions tied to it and is still often observed in the Czech Republic. (more…)