Czech It Out Blog

Our New Book: Curious Czech Christmas

1/6/2017

From live carp sold on street corners to the hustle and bustle of old town Christmas markets, the feeling of the Christmas season has arrived in the Czech Republic. Experience the age-old Bohemian and Moravian Christmas traditions that are still celebrated today.

Prepare to walk with the saints, melt some lead, and plan your Christmas Eve dinner in the most curious of Czech ways.

The creators of the Bohemican Podcast present a Curious Czech Christmas.

Find it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MZ4QHKF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483107234&sr=8-1&keywords=curious+czech+christmas

0 Comments

June 21 Anniversary of the Prague Noblemen

6/21/2016

0 Comments

A bloody day in Prague history remembered on the Bohemican Podcast.

On June 21, 1621 – the longest day of the year – a huge crowd gathered in Prague’s Old Town Square to view the executions of twenty-seven of the noblemen involved in the Estates Uprising the previous year....the executioner, Jan Mydlar.

Click Here:
https://aca.st/a2a694

0 Comments

USA beats Czechs 2-1 in IIHF Quarterfinals 2016

5/20/2016

0 Comments

Anniversary of 1968 Invasion of Czechoslovakia

8/21/2015

2 Comments

Forty-seven years ago, Soviet troops and their Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia to bring an end to that country's brief period of political liberalization, called the Prague Spring.

2 Comments

Happy Easter from the Czech Republic

4/4/2015

0 Comments

Here is an old photo of days gone by in the Czech lands. Easter weekend is upon us! Vesele Velikonoce! from the Bohemican Podcast

0 Comments

International Women's Day

3/8/2015

0 Comments

March 8th marks the day called "International Women's Day". This day of observance to show appreciation for the women in our lives is a throwback to the old Soviet holiday calendar.
This was also known as "International Working Women's Day".

Throughout Russia and Europe, the day has morphed into a combination of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day and away from the Soviet political meaning. However, it does spark much talk on issues of fair pay in the work force and many other topical causes. Fair gender pay is a big concern in the Czech Republic as this nation holds the dubious distinction as one of the worst wage disparagements in pay for women in Europe.

This site may be a good resource to find out more of this international effort:
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

0 Comments

Remembering "Ugly Wednesday", February 14, 1945

2/14/2015

1 Comment

70 years ago today, the U.S. 398th Bomb Group mistakenly dropped it's payload on Prague during the bombing runs on Dresden, Germany on February 14, 1945.
For more on this story, take a listen to the Bohemican podcast:
http://bohemican.podhoster.com/index.php?pid=42185

1 Comment

Remembering Jan Palach

1/16/2015

0 Comments

On January 16, 1969, Jan Palach committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest against the end of the Prague Spring resulting from the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies.

0 Comments

Happy Birthday to a Czech Hero

1/14/2015

0 Comments

Happy 105th Birthday to Sir Nicholas Winton. To know more about his efforts to save the lives of children during World War Two, take a listen to our Bohemican Podcast on the "Kindertransport to Freedom":

http://bohemican.podhoster.com/index.php?pid=41651

0 Comments

Happy St. Nicholas Day from Prague

12/6/2014

0 Comments

On the Eve of St. Nicholas Day, Saints, sinners , and Angels room freely through Prague streets. It is not uncommon to see Good Old Saint Nick, a Devil, and an Angel walking around neighborhoods encountering kids and asking for a song or poem. If you are bad, coal is not the only punishment you may receive. The Devil will threaten you with a ticket to Hell to learn you a lesson:-)
If you are good and can recall a nice story or song, you get some candy or toy form Saint Nicholas.
The Christmas season is here.

0 Comments