Czech Holidays and Traditions February 2: Hromnice Similar to Groundhog Day, Hromnice roughly marks the middle of winter

and is linked to dozens of weather-related proverbs and predictions. March 19: St. Joseph's Day Josef is one of the most common Czech names and sparks annual celebrations around the nation. Easter Read about Czech Easter customs, symbols, and the yearly Easter celebrations in Prague. April 30: The Burning of the Witches This peculiar Czech custom that says a final farewell to winter can still be witnessed in many villages. May 1: The Day of Love May 1st is a day devoted to lovers and the Czech romantic poet Karel Hynek Mcha. July 5: Day of Slavic Missionaries Cyril and Methodius July 6: John Huss Commemoration The "July holidays" honor three important names of Czech history. December 5: St. Nicholas Tradition St. Nicholas Day, an exciting holiday for children, reminds us that Christmas is not far. December 24 - 26: Christmas Learn about Czech Christmas customs and superstitions, see how the holidays are celebrated in Prague, and find out how to write your own Christmas card in Czech.

Festivities and traditions

Czech people celebrate Christmas every year, beginning with a dinner on 24 December. The tables for this dinner can only be set for an even number of guests, because an odd number will bring bad luck. All of the lights in the house must be turned off until the first star comes out, and when it does, the dinner may commence. The first person to leave the table when the meal is finished will be the first person to die that year - this is why everyone must stand up at the same time.

Easter, or "Velikonoce" (meaning "great nights"), is a very cheerful and lighthearted holiday in the Czech Republic. Red is a very commonly-worn colour during this time, because it symbolizes joy, health, happiness, and new life that comes with spring. Families decorate Easter eggs elaborately together. Another Easter tradition is the whipping of other's legs with the pomlzka, or pussy willow twigs. Pussy willow twigs are braided and painted with bright colours and then are used by young boys to beat the back of girls' legs. This long-standing tradition is thought to bring health and youth to young girls. 1st January is holiday New Year. After a late morning start the main meal of the day is prepared which should include pork for good luck and lentils for prosperity in the new year. Its bad luck to eat fish, your luck could swim away or poultry, your luck could fly away. January 6th is the Feast of the Three Kings. In many Czech and Slovak villages, boys dress up as the three wise men Kaspar, Balthazar and Melchior. With a piece of chalk blessed by the village priest the boys write K + B + M above the doorways on a home. Which brings blessings on that home and its family for a year. The chalk letters should never be cleaned off, but only replaced the next year. This is also usually the day the Christmas tree is taken down.[1]

Food
Main article Czech cuisine A Czech diet usually consists of a lot of meat such as pork, beef, poultry, and a lot of organ meats like liver, kidneys and brains, also tung. The meat is frequently prepared with gravy and then eaten with dumplings, cabbage or potatoes. Vegetables are consumed daily, like carrots, peas, and cabbage. They also really enjoy their sweets such as fruit dumplings, buchty (buns filled with jam or chocolate/pudding), kole (small poppy seed cakes), and apple strudel.

Customs

Sitting in pubs and drinking Czech beer such as Starobrno, Budvar and Gambrinus. Czech people like to have barbecues in the summer. Pointing at someone with their index finger is considered rude. Often take shoes off when entering a house (guests are offered "pantofle" which are house slippers) Playing ice hockey.

Music
Main article Music of the Czech Republic Music is the most popular form of art in the Czech Republic and there is even a saying, "Co ech, to muzikant", which means "Every Czech is a musician".

Theatre
Main article Theatre of the Czech Republic

Literature
Main article Czech literature

Art
The Czech Republic is known worldwide for their outstanding art glass and crystal. Each piece is individually made, mouth blown and decorated. Art glass collectors value glass made by master Czech glass blowers in the Bohemian region of the Czech Republic.[2]

Architecture
Most houses are constructed of cinder blocks or bricks and the rooms tend to be quite large.

Secular Celebrations
Holidays include New Year's Day; Easter Monday; Labor Day (1 May); 8 May, which commemorates the day in 1945 that saw the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany and the German signing of an unconditional surrender to the Allies; 5 July, which celebrates the arrival in 863 of the Slavic missionaries Constantine and Methodius; 6 July, in memory of the burning at the stake of Jan Hus in 1415; 28 September, Czech Statehood Day; 28 October, which marks the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918; 17 November, Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy; and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the following day (December 2426). Although state television and radio present special commemorative programs on many of these holidays, most Czechs spend their days off with the family, visiting relatives, and attending sports events, theaters, and concerts. Those who live in Prague spend their holidays in country cottages working in the garden and enjoying the outdoors.

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Culture de la Rpublique tchque

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La culture de la Tchquie partage de nombreuses similarits avec les cultures de ses voisins allemand et autrichien (cuisine base de porc/chou/pomme de terre, importance de la musique, fte de la Saint Nicolas...), elle reprsente la partie la plus occidentale du monde Slave, dont elle tire aussi une part importante de son folklore, de ses mythes fondateurs et de ses traditions.

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esk Krumlov sous la neige

La liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO inclut les sites tchque suivants :

1992 Centre historique de Prague 1992 Centre historique de esk Krumlov 1992 Centre historique de Tel 1994 glise Saint-Jean-Npomucne, lieu de plerinage Zelen Hora 1995 Kutn Hora: le centre historique de la ville avec l'glise Sainte-Barbe, la Cathdrale de Sedlec et son clbre ossuaire baroque 1996 Paysage culturel de Lednice et Valtice, chteaux des princes de Liechtenstein 1998 Jardins et chteau de Krom 1998 Rserve du village historique d'Holaovice 1999 Chteau de Litomyl 2000 Colonne de la Sainte Trinit d'Olomouc 2001 Villa Tugendhat Brno par Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 2003 Le quartier juif et la basilique Saint-Procope de Teb

Gastronomie[modifier]
voir Cuisine tchque

Socit[modifier]
La Tchquie dtient le record de la consommation de cannabis dans l'Union europenne en 2005 : selon le web du Courier International (25 novembre 2005), 24 % de la population consomme rgulirement du cannabis.

ufs de Pques tchques

Une tradition de Pques fait qu'en Tchquie, les garons fouettent les filles avec des btons d'osier tress orns de rubans colors et les arrosent avec de l'eau froide. Les filles leur offrent en change des ufs peints. Cette tradition paenne lie au renouveau printanier et la fertilit a t "rcupre" par l'Eglise qui a fait concider la date avec celle des Pques chrtiennes. Plus tard, les communistes n'y ont rien touch, mais ils l'ont au contraire encourag. Enfin, l'conomie de march actuelle favorise la commercialisation de fouets de pques et ufs peints, au mme titre qu'elle mercantilise le Nol.

Musique[modifier]
Article dtaill : Musique tchque.

Le pays compte une formation symphonique de renomme internationale, l'Orchestre philharmonique tchque, bas Prague.

Littrature[modifier] Culture & Tradition Rpublique tchque

Tradition & Coutumes

Au premier abord, les Tchques sont assez froids. Il faut savoir gagner leur confiance pour dcouvrir combien ils peuvent tre chaleureux. Grands consommateurs de bire, ils ont coutume de se retrouver dans les cafs - de vritables institutions ! - pour d'interminables discussions. La plupart des restaurants ferment 22 h car on dne beaucoup plus tt qu'en France, ds 18 h 30.
Pour lire, voir, ecouter

guide Hongrie, Rpublique tchque, Slovaquie. Guide du Routard 2008. Prague. Guide Voir Hachette 2008. Prague. Guide du Routard 2007. Prague Citiz. Guide Lonely Planet 2006. Prague. Guide Voir Top 10 Hachette 2005. Prague et la Rpublique tchque. Guide Hachette Evasion 2005. Prague. Goguide cartoville Gallimard 2005. Prague. Le Petit Fut 2005-2006. Rpublique tchque et Slovaquie. Guide Lonely Planet 2007. Week-ends en Europe (Prague). Guide Le Petit Fut 2006-2007. Un Grand Week-end Prague. Guide Hachette 2004. Prague. Guide Le Petit Fut Night and Day 2003.

livres Romans, rcits et essais Toute l'oeuvre de Milan Kundera, ou au moins "La Plaisanterie" (Ed. Gallimard, coll. Folio). Toute l'oeuvre de Franz Kafka, surtout "Le Chteau", "Le Procs" et "La Mtamorphose" (Ed. Gallimard, coll. Folio). "Histoires praguoises", de Rainer Maria Rilke (Points Seuil). Les pices de Vaclav Havel, notamment "Largo Desolato " et "Audience" (Ed. Gallimard) et ses "Essais politiques" (Calmann-Lvy). "Les Aventures du brave soldat Chvek", de Jaroslav Hasek (Folio). "Histoire des Pays tchques et slovaques", d'Antoine Mars (Hatier). Beaux livres "Prague", vision d'glises et de palais, d'Herv Champollion et Catherine Sauvat. Ed. Herm. films "Les Amours d'une blonde" (1965) et "Amadeus" (1984), de Milos Forman. "Trains troitement surveills" (1966), de Jiri Menzel. musique "La Moldau" de Friedrich Smetana. L'oeuvre de Leos Janacek. "La Symphonie n 9" du Nouveau Monde, par Anton Dvorak.