Czech Easter
This year Easter Sunday falls on March 31. How is Easter celebrated in the Czech Republic? Which Czech Easter traditions are alive to this day? Find out on these pages.
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Easter Sunday Music Show
Easter show: Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Cantata sacra Il serpente di bronzo
On this week’s Sunday Music show, we spotlight a classic piece of Easter music - Jan Dismas Zelenka’s ‘Cantata sacra Il serpente di bronzo’.
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Society
Pardubice children pull out all the stops with Easter egg tree on main square
Easter egg trees are a popular Central European tradition and the town of Pardubice has one to make the locals proud this year.
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Society
Blue Monday, Green Thursday and White Saturday? What Czechs call Easter days
In the English-speaking world, we know the days leading up to Easter as Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. But the Czech names are pretty different.
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Czech Easter
Hořice na Šumave – the South Bohemian town with a far reaching tradition of passion plays
Passion plays have a rich tradition in the South Bohemian town of Hořice na Šumave. The settlement was once the site of some of the largest passion plays in Europe.
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Czech Easter
Czech Easter traditions explained
Easter in the Czech Republic is a colourful mix of Christian and pagan traditions. People savor both the spiritual dimension of the holiday and celebrate the coming of…
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Czech Easter
The Czech Easter tradition of whipping girls
The Czech Republic has a rather unusual tradition on Easter Monday. Boys get willow branches, braid them together into whips and decorate them with ribbons to whip girls…
