Are there any Czech (esp. rock) bands you'd recommend? I'd love to get into the Czech music, but I only know Vypsaná Fixa, Wohnout, Buty and Už Jsme Doma... So I'd be very grateful for any suggestions you might have.

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"Tak co, uz rostou?" - ("Are they already growing?") Going out into the woods very early in the morning and collect mushrooms (fungi) is said to be a rather popular event among Czech people and so this question refers to the mushrooms and is frequently asked.

One of the most popular Czech collector of mushroom with a vast knowledge of mushrooms, ( Read more... )

It's Easter time again and so I thought it might be nice to post something about how Easter is celebrated in Czech Republic. The Czech words for "Happy Easter" (Veselé Velikonoce) literally translated mean "the gay big night" which is of course the night from Saturday to Sunday, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In many Czech villages and towns ( Read more... )

Ahoj! Would someone be willing to help me translate this phrase I found on a poster of Havel:

"záruka svobodných voleb" ?

Děkuji!

European Song Contest 2007 - Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson - nobody admits to watch it but in the end everybody has seen it :) - at least here in Germany. (in case someone doesn't know what it is: about 20 European countries send a more or less popular singer to sing a more or less embarrassing song for their country at the Song Contest and ( Read more... )

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It's the feast day of Saint Agnes, patroness of Bohemia. Hurá český!

Well, it's not actually about Czech culture but I just read it in the Czech news and found it rather amusing ( Read more... )

Not that Czech language and especially its pronunciation wasn’t difficult enough - have a look at some tonuge twisters. I guess that everybody who learns Czech will sooner or later come across the famous sentence without any vocals: Strč prst skrz krk (stick a finger through the throat) but try these ones ( Read more... )

People with freckles are not allowed to use buses.

Short-sighted people are not allowed to sell, give away or mortgage furnishings.

These and five other sentences are part of a big campaign of the Jewish Museum in Prague at the moment. You can find the sentences printed with bright yellow letters on black billboards and they are an advertising ( Read more... )