Remember the wonder of puppets?
Hand puppets or marionettes, Czech children have a long history of loving to watch puppet shows.
Below are several various photographs of Czech puppets from the 1960s of all types and shapes at an exhibition which took place in Prague on April 16, 1964.
There are sweet little townspeople puppets.
Lovely lady puppets.
Friar or monk puppets. Gosh how I wish I could see his little sandals.
There are warriors and knights in charge.
And gentlemen who look like Dukes and Counts.
With very smart and serious faces.
There are Indians from the Wild West of America. (I know it’s PC to call them Native Americans, but in 1964, they were called Indians!)
And of course cowboys. (This one looks a little too scientific to be on the range.)
There are Damsels in distress and wild beasts.
And even painted ladies with… well… boobies! Oh my!
There are ordinary-looking couples.
And other kinds of everyday people.
Favorites include characters we all remember well, like Broučci.
With faces we’ll never forget.
And knights in shining armor.
For children in Czechoslovakia in the 1960’s, these were the familiar little figurines that brought magic and story to life.
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Do you have any articles or plans to post any about Brno? That’s where my family is from. Both my parents were born and raised there, near Spielberg. I know my mother lived in the German quarter, her father was German (not supportive of the Nazis), her mother, Austrian & Moravian. My dad’s family was all Moravian (or possibly also Hungarian, not sure about that). My mother and her family endured the perils of WWII (her grandmother, mom, and great-aunt were active anti-facsists, so they did their part to help people escape the Nazis). Anyway, my family’s roots run deep in Brno, (as well as Austria and Germany), so I love to learn as much as possible about it, how it’s developed since WWII, etc., and I’m hoping to get in touch with any relatives I might have left there. Any articles or photos of Brno would be greatly appreciated.
Hello Irene,
You can always search the site…
Here is the result of the search for Brno.
https://www.tresbohemes.com/?s=brno
Thank you for sharing and we will make sure to post some more in the near future.
x Kytka