From modern flags and medieval banners to family house symbols and heraldic crests....symbols and regalia have meaning here Bohemia.
Discover the true meaning of why the Czech Lion has a split tail and what secrets that the House of the Two Golden Bears in Prague holds to this very day.
Discover the true meaning of why the Czech Lion has a split tail and what secrets that the House of the Two Golden Bears in Prague holds to this very day.
Kde domov muj?
"Where is my home?"
This is the national anthem of the Czech Republic and I believe it to be an appropriate question. The question is answered as the song progresses, yet the enigma that is "Czech" still lingers even today. The Czech people continue to find their collective footing on the world stage and with representative democracy. For hundreds of years this Central European region as been the focal point of power struggles between Kings, Popes, "Absentee Landlords", Emperors, Fascist & Socialist Ideologues, etc.
Many banners have waved over the Czech lands in her long history. The fact that the Czech people were able to retain their identity by holding onto their unique language, culture and history is nothing short of amazing and a testament to their will and character.
I believe the Czechs of the 21st Century have a better idea of who they are today than ever before. Their sacrifices, perseverance and resilience have more than answered the question, "Where is My Home".
-Pete
Many banners have waved over the Czech lands in her long history. The fact that the Czech people were able to retain their identity by holding onto their unique language, culture and history is nothing short of amazing and a testament to their will and character.
I believe the Czechs of the 21st Century have a better idea of who they are today than ever before. Their sacrifices, perseverance and resilience have more than answered the question, "Where is My Home".
-Pete
Flag of Czech Republic (1st & 2nd Republics)
The current flag of the Czech Republic is the same as the flag of the first Republic of Czechoslovakia. The white over red was a historic left-over from the Bohemian Standard
(similar to the neighboring state of Poland).
The blue triangle was added at the hoist to represent the joining of the Slovak nation with the Czechs when Czechoslovakia was created.
(similar to the neighboring state of Poland).
The blue triangle was added at the hoist to represent the joining of the Slovak nation with the Czechs when Czechoslovakia was created.
The Czech National Anthem
Kde domov můj, known in English as "Where is my home?",
Where is my home, where is my home?
Water bubbles across the meadows,
Pinewoods rustle among crags,
The garden is glorious with spring blossom,
Paradise on earth it is to see.
And this is that beautiful land,
The Czech land, my home.
(repeat)
Where is my home, where is my home?
If, in a heavenly land, you have met
Tender souls in agile frames,
Of clear mind, vigorous and prospering,
And with a strength that frustrates all defiance,
That is the glorious race of the Czechs,
Among Czechs is my home.
Where is my home, where is my home?
Water bubbles across the meadows,
Pinewoods rustle among crags,
The garden is glorious with spring blossom,
Paradise on earth it is to see.
And this is that beautiful land,
The Czech land, my home.
(repeat)
Where is my home, where is my home?
If, in a heavenly land, you have met
Tender souls in agile frames,
Of clear mind, vigorous and prospering,
And with a strength that frustrates all defiance,
That is the glorious race of the Czechs,
Among Czechs is my home.
