Summer sizzler in Czechia: Temperatures to soar above 25 degrees
Thunderstorms are expected in isolated places this weekend, with increasing chances next week.
What exactly does St. Martin have against geese?
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The reasons behind the celebrations on St. Martin’s Day are a bit obscure, but there are some clues.
Play Bohemian and Moravian folk tunes on the Global Jukebox
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A new website allows music aficionados access to a wide-ranging international musical database.
The Czech All Souls' Day is a colorful remembrance of loved ones lost
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With its colorful graveside displays, the Czech "dušičky" tradition has proven to be anything but a somber occasion.
Getting married in Czechia: Trends, tips, and advice from a wedding planner to the stars
Andrea Hanušová Hamanová, has organized weddings for hundreds of clients around the world. She says Czechia is still a top destination for saying 'I do.'
This weekend in Prague: Celebrate the harvest at Letná and chow down on burgers in Výstaviště
Plus: Watch all eight Harry Potter films at Aero, hear the Concert for Europe on the Vltava, and see a free opera in Divoká Šárka.
Ride of the Kings: An ancient Czech tradition that's still alive today
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This weekend saw the return of an ages old processional featuring a 12-year-old boy king; what's behind this resplendent rite of passage?
Krkonoše mountains is one of the world’s most-visited national parks
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Popularity has put pressure on the Czech nature reserve, but conservationists have made strides in preserving and restoring it.
Blue Monday and Ugly Wednesday: Czech Easter week traditions explained
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Every day in the week leading up to Easter, as well as the Monday right after, is steeped in folk culture.
From Maypoles to Morana: Czech spring traditions to embrace
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From 'Deadly' Sunday to Witches Night, Czech culture heralds spring with different traditions – across multiple dates.
Snow is expected to fall on Prague by the end of this week
The Czech weather lore that says snow will fall shortly after St. Martin arrives on his white horse is likely to come true this year.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for June 8, 2021
Ministers to negotiate over Turow mine, rain predicted for St. Medard's Day, and a newly discovered fresco is unveiled at Prague's Loreto.
Witches Night 2021: Guidelines for celebrating this fiery and festive Czech holiday
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The Health Ministry and police have confirmed their stance on this year's Čarodějnice celebrations.
What will Czech Easter look like under lockdown? Eggs and whips back on 'essentials' list
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Retailers may sell whips, painted eggs, and other Easter decorations but celebrations for this typically raucous Czech holiday will be low-key.
Drowning Morana: the Slavic goddess of death is driven from the fields before Easter
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A once-popular Czech folklore tradition to mark the end of winter is now celebrated mostly by young schoolchildren.
Prague Zoo’s groundhog overslept Groundhog Day by six weeks, and we can sympathize
While Groundhog Day is an ambitious Feb. 2, the large marmot normally hibernates until the start of March, but still …
Not a groundhog but a badger: An American holiday's Central European roots
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Hromnice, the Czech 'Groundhog Day' also has ties to Perun, the Slavic god of thunder.
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