TRADITIONS IN THE TRADITIONS IN THE CZECH REPUBLICCZECH REPUBLIC

Origins of traditionsChristian traditions Christmas, Easter Slavic traditions of Pagan origin Morana, Witches burningFolk traditions from different regionsVintage – MoraviaPig slaughter, Kites, Harvest, Carnival –

different regions

SPRINGSPRINGMorana (Marzanna) and welcoming of springEasterBurning of witches

Morana and welcoming of springMorana and welcoming of spring

Slavic goddess of death and winter People in the country make a straw figure, boys and girls carry away

from the village Tradition of burning and drowning Morana belongs to the last Sunday

before Easter ilness and winter disappear with Morena In May, construction of „májka“ - single men in the village have to

watch out day and night, men from neighbour villages try to steal it

EasterEaster

- painted Easter eggs

- The Easter whip and carols: the boys and men

Whipping symbolises health and fertility for girls and young women

After the noon, boys can be poured by cold water (they came late)

In some regions, once in 4 years girls and unmarried women whip boys and men

Burning of witchesBurning of witches

Walpurgis night in English on 30 April at night, we burn the figures of witches The celebrations of spring We trust in a magic night Once, the people believed that the witches had a sabat (meeting)

SUMMERSUMMER Fairs Harvest home

Fairs and harvest homeFairs and harvest homeFairs Once the fairs were associated with a religion festivals At present, only believres go on pilgrimage The atractions

Harvest home In the end of Semptember The processions dressed in traditional costumes

AUTUMNAUTUMN Vintage All Souls The kites

Vintage celebration and All SoulsVintage celebration and All Souls

Vintage Celebration of wine There is a cultural programme, music and market places We taste the different types of wine and stum (burčák)

All SoulsRemberance of deads

We set on fire the candles and think of decedents

KitesKites

The children (and also adults) make the kites The competitions with kites

WINTER WINTER Advent Christmas Carnival Pig slauther

AdventAdvent

Advent wreath- four candles, one candle for every week

Saint Barbara - in some regions she puts the gifts and sweets- The children prepare the socks on the window- in the morning, the children open the socks and take what is inside

Saint Nicolas - Saint Nicolas comes in with devil and angel- The children must sing or say the rhyme - The gifts and sweets to kind children

ChristmasChristmas

Decoration of tree Traditional songs Baking of candies Invisible small Jesus (Ježíšek) carries and gives the gifts (?) in the

evening on 24th December Christmas-Eve dinner - we eat the potato salad and carp A lot of different traditions in regions and in the families: we cut an

apple, we trust to see a gold pig, we put a hot lead into the water

Pig slauther and carnivalPig slauther and carnival

Pig slauther - slauthering of domestic pigs at home- tradition in different seasons (autumn, winter)- guláš, soup, klobásy, jitrnice

Carnival- The people take the masks and they walk in procession (especially

in countryside)- The period of Carnival is since 6 January to Ash Wednesday

The Hlinsko carnival - held the second weekend in February every

year since 1830´s - parade with masked people in costumes - since 2010 – signed in the UNESCO heritage

Thank you for your attention!

Eliška Glatzová and little Barunka

Tomáš Stehno and Lenka Špačková

Pictures

Class 7.B (teacher Blanka Bouchnerová)

Josef Lada (famous Czech painter)