Society
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Prague executive committee backs demolition of Libeň Bridge
Prague City council’s executive committee has backed demolishing the city’s historic Libeň Bridge, a 1928 construction with Cubist elements, rather than opt for renovation…
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Sculpture of Saint Vojtěch, fellow saints, installed in St. Vitus Cathedral
Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral has gotten a new group of statues depicting the saints Vojtěch, Radim and Radla. The idea for the statues goes all the way back to 1936. In…
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Jiří Přibáň: Economic downturn could spark new type of Czech populism
Though long based in Wales, where he teaches at the Cardiff School of Law and Politics, Professor Jiří Přibáň is a regular commentator on politics in his native Czech…
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Health data show smoking ban is effective
The anti-smoking bill, which was introduced in the Czech Republic in May last year, has already had a positive effect on people’s health, according to newly released data…
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Nine prisoners among runners participating in charity half-marathon in Prague
More than 70 athletes, including nine prisoners and one ex-offender, are set to run in the Yellow Ribbon half-marathon in Prague at the weekend. The first of four races…
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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…
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Czech woman marks arrival of spring with ritual dance
Easter celebrations in the Czech Republic, which combine both Christian traditions and ancient pagan customs, are today mostly associated with painting eggs, whipping…
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Czech Protestant Easter: a spiritual experience
Although the Czech Republic is one of the most secular countries in Europe, Easter is observed in most homes around the country. True, most families observe the old Easter…
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Red hot success story for Brno businessmen
Jan Jašek and Richard Belžík are two friends and chilli fans from the city of Brno. A few years ago, they turned their chilli growing hobby into a business and started…
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Paramilitary boot camps and Slavic blood rhetoric: When the War Comes lifts lid on Slovak Recruits
Jan Gebert’s powerful new documentary When the War Comes delivers sometimes shocking insights into the Slovak Recruits, a group that run paramilitary boot camps and…
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Business partners didn’t understand potential of opening a “hip” board games café, says founder of…
Bohemia Boards & Brews, is a café/pub/bar that boasts a library of some 500 board games, is one of a kind in the Czech capital, a trendy, well-designed venue for both…
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Czech One World festival focuses on information overload and fake news
The annual One World festival of human rights documentary films, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, has got underway in Prague. Its programme director Ondřej…
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