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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Czech folklore (9 C, 14 P) D. Danish folklore (7 C, 26 P) Dutch folklore (6 C, 31 P) E. English folklore (29 C, 146 P ...
She kept her real identity secret; it was uncovered in 1882, in a lecture on Czech and Moravian writers by Jan Herben. [ 1 ] Stránecká collected fairy tales and folklore of Moravia and Slovácko and wrote about the local traditions and history, [ 1 ] including drawing patterns of embroidery, writing down recipes, [ 2 ] songs, sayings [ 2 ...
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