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Czech folklore is the folk tradition which has developed among the Czech people over a number of centuries. Czech folklore was influenced by a mix of Christian and pagan customs. Nowadays it is preserved and kept alive by various folklore ensembles uniting members of all ages, from children to seniors, showing their talent during competitions ...
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Ancient Bohemian legends (Czech: Staré pověsti české) is a book by Alois Jirásek written in 1894. It describes events from Czech history based on folk literature and some historical facts. The model was based on Chronicle of Hájek , Cosmas Chronicle of Bohemia and Chronicle of Dalimil , other old Czech chronicles and many other sources ...
Rübezahl (Rübenczal) as a tailed demon, first known depiction by Martin Helwig, 1561. Rübezahl (German: [ˈʁyːbəˌtsaːl], Polish: Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; Czech: Krakonoš or Rýbrcoul) is a folkloric mountain spirit of the Giant Mountains (Czech: Krkonoše, Polish: Karkonosze, hence his name in Czech and Polish), a mountain range along the border ...
"The Maidens' War" (Czech: Dívčí válka) is a tale in Bohemian tradition about an uprising of women against men. According to legend, it took place sometime in the 8th century . It first appeared in the twelfth-century Chronica Boemorum of Cosmas of Prague , and later in the fourteenth-century Dalimil's Chronicle .
Czech theatrical tradition played a big part in the Czech National Revival. Opening of the National Theatre in Prague in 1881 was a great success of the Czech nationalists. In 1920, Karel Čapek published his science fiction play R.U.R., where he introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole. [18]
Old Czech Legends: 1953 Czechoslovakia - animation Ilya Muromets: 1956 USSR Jack Frost: 1964 USSR The Tale of Tsar Saltan: 1966 USSR Viy: 1967 USSR Lokis: 1970 Poland Ruslan and Ludmila: 1972 USSR Leptirica: 1973 Yugoslavia A Ballad About Green Wood: 1983 Czechoslovakia - animation The Tale of Tsar Saltan: 1984 USSR Little Otik: 2000 Czech ...
The brothers Lech and Czech, founders of West Slavic lands of Lechia and Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic) in "Chronica Polonorum" (1506). Lech, Czech and Rus (Czech pronunciation: [lɛx tʃɛx rus], Polish pronunciation: [lɛx t͡ʂɛx rus]) refers to a founding legend of three Slavic brothers who founded three Slavic peoples: the Poles, the Czechs, and the Ruthenians [1] (Belarusians ...