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Things I am Most Thankful For This Thanksgiving

The things I am most thankful for this Thanksgiving are so numerous, it’s difficult to know where to begin. The obvious blessings immediately come to mind such as health, love, good friends, freedom, opportunities, sunshine, fresh air, food, water, moon and stars, music, medicine, natural places, art, safety, laughter, kindness, books, supermarkets, transportation… Most of...

Holidays

November 21, 2017

Czech Prayer to the Virgin Mary Mariazell

On this day, the presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary we are looking at an old Czech prayer to the Virgin Mary Mariazell from 1860. But before we do, a little bit of history… Each of the countries of Central Europe had its “Sacrosanctum” in the Baroque era – a pilgrimage site that embodied its history and...

CULTURE, Holidays

November 11, 2017

Celebration of Martinmas and the Czech Goose Dinner

Today is the 11th of November – also known as St. Martin’s Day, Martinmas or the Feast of Saint Martin. It is a day in which people not only remember and honor St. Martin of Tours, but is also a day traditionally associated with the fall harvest. In the Czech Republic, it is time for...

CULTURE, Food, History, Holidays

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September 10, 2017

The Folk Festival of Velké Bílovice

Every year a large folk festival known as “Hody” (English: The Feasts) takes place in the town of Velké Bílovice in the Czech Republic. The festival begins on the first Sunday after September 8th, the birthday of the Virgin Mary, the patron saint of the local church. The festival features a folk costume parade in...

CULTURE, Holidays

May 1, 2017

Celebrating May 1st in Prague

In the Czech Republic May 1st is a national holiday known as Labour day (Czech: Svátek práce). However, most Czechs regard the 1st of May as “love day”. On the 1st of May many couples in Prague gather at the statue of the Czech romantic poet Karel Hynek Mácha located in Petřín Park. They often...

CULTURE, Holidays

April 30, 2017

Night of the Witch Burning on April 30th

After the serious record low freezes in Šumava last week, perhaps it’s best to welcome the final end of a much too long winter this year. And if you’re wondering how that’s done – it’s by burning witches. Night of the witch burning occurs on April 30th in the Czech Republic and is called pálení čarodějnic (literally,...

CULTURE, Holidays

April 16, 2017

Happy Easter from Tres Bohemes!

Today’s post is short because we’re spending Easter with our family. We did however want to share a varied mixture of old vintage Easter greetings from the old country because they’re so, well, nice to look at! You know, over time we’ve posted several different Easter-themed posts. You can see some of what we have...

CULTURE, Holidays

March 17, 2017

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Prague

St. Patrick’s Day in Prague is celebrated for the entire weekend in Prague. This is because every year, more and more expats & locals are loving and supporting the traditional celebrations that make up St. Patrick’s day. Now there aren’t a lot of Irish people in Prague, and St. Patrick’s Day really has nothing to do...

CULTURE, Holidays

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February 12, 2017

Shrovetide Procession of Eastern Bohemia

Every year, in the days when winter slowly gives way to spring, something unusual takes place in the Eastern Bohemian Highlands of the Czech Republic. Villages such as Veselý Kopec and Hlinecko hold colourful and merry carnival processions. The Masopustní průvod translates to Shrovetide procession and the merrymakers travel from house to house, delivering joy, health...

CULTURE, Holidays

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January 22, 2017

The Flame of Brno

Ignis Brunensis (Latin for “Flame of Brno”) is an annual fireworks competition which is held in the city of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic, every June. The Ignis Brunensis fireworks show and competition itself is part of a larger festival called Brno – City in the Centre of Europe which takes...

CULTURE, Holidays

December 31, 2016

Celebrating New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Prague

Once a year on New Year’s Eve, most everyone in Prague gathers at the Charles Bridge, or at Kampa Park, and at other Czech viewpoints to see the brilliant fireworks display being shot upwards over the city by various boats at midnight. When we visited Prague we got there just in time for New Year’s Eve, and thankfully...

CULTURE, Holidays

December 25, 2016

Bohemian Christmas Eve Celebration in the U.S.A.

Merry Christmas everyone! We have backdated this post to see how we spent our Bohemian Christmas Eve. Having Czech roots, but living in the United States, consequently, it is sometimes difficult to find a balance between Czech and American customs, but we think we managed it quite well while creating our Bohemian Christmas Eve celebration...

CULTURE, Holidays

December 24, 2016

Experience A Christmas Evening in Prague

You may have seen our recent posts about Czech Christmas traditions and just all things Czech Christmas. I recently found a video filmed by Metron, a Vimeo user focusing mainly on short travel movies. The short film captures Prague’s Christmas at its best and I just had to share. The video gives you a real life like...

CULTURE, Holidays

December 23, 2016

There’s a Carp In My Bathtub! Czech Christmas Traditions

Czech Christmas traditions are many and this one is deeply embedded into the culture of the Czech people and it includes a bottom dwelling freshwater fish called carp or kapr in Czech. A time-honored tradition of the traditional Czech Christmas feast is to get your carp early which is great because several days before the 24th carp...

CULTURE, Holidays

December 22, 2016

The Holiday Magic of Czech Nativity Scenes

The wonderful biblical story of the miraculous birth of a child in an abandoned shed has been accessible to human emotions and hearts since it’s inception and since the story has been told, many artists have offered their renditions of this holy event. Czech Nativity scenes are a part of the holiday magic in the Czech...

CULTURE, Holidays

December 19, 2016

Old Czech Christmas Cards & Postcards

We were browsing online for vintage and old Czech Christmas cards and postcards from then called Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) and we found so many that we decided to share the best ones here with you. This should bring back a lot of memories! They go all the way back to the early 1900s. Veselé...

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