 March 2020So lots going on here in Prague today.
A national alert was put out to close all schools throughout Czechia today and no gatherings exceeding 100 people in a certain space with the tagline: Opatření platí do odvolání.....Until Further Notice.
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 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  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 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.   Here is an old photo of days gone by in the Czech lands. Easter weekend is upon us! Vesele Velikonoce! from the Bohemican Podcast 
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/  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 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  |
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