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Babouci Czech Brass Band to Tour Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska
Babouci, the renowned Czech brass band from South Bohemia led by Tomáš Staněk, will tour the United States in April…
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Travel
Teplice — The Oldest Spa Town in the Czech Republic
There’s a town in North Bohemia where time seems to move at a slower, more graceful pace. Steam rises from…
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Travel
Fall Czech Heritage Travelers visit Special Sites
By Janet JefferiesIn September 2025, 28 travelers toured the Czech Republic on a Nebraska-based Czech Heritage Tour, based in Nebraska.…
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Holiday
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is not associated with any special Christian festival, but rather with folk traditions. One of these Czech traditional…
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Holiday
St. Joseph’s Day (Den Svatého Josefa), March 19:
In the Czech Republic everyday is someone’s name day. It is a reason to celebrate, and maybe receive a small…
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Holiday
ST. GREGORY DAY (DEN SV. ŘEHOŘE)
On March 12, the day of St. Gregory (sv. Řehoře), boys in the village performed a play in honor of…
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Holiday
The Burning of the Witches, April 30:
The tradition of the Burning of the Witches originated as a pagan ritual in pre-Christian times. The old belief was…
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The Six Days of Easter Based on Bohemian Tradition
By Kytka Ugly Wednesday (Škaredá středa) is when all of the children finish school and are let out for spring…
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History
How Czechs Helped Build the Horse-Powered West
By Kytka There is a part of Czech-American history that almost no one talks about anymore.It does not live in…
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History
From Days Gone By
Letter taken from the February 5, 1927 Farmer Magazine. Letter postmarked December 26, 1926, by John Hrbacek of Portland, Oregon.…
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