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A Bit More on the Three Kings

January 11, 2011

I wrote about the Day of Three Kings a few years ago, although my post wasn’t really about the Three Kings tradition per se. I witnessed the custom performed in a Moravian village this year. Three children about five to seven years old (all of them happened to be girls) came by, rang the doorbell, lined up and sang the Three Kings [...]

Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2010

We would like to wish all our readers a peaceful holiday season and all the best in 2011! Dana & Jeff

A Surprise Dance Event at the Prague Train Station

December 2, 2010

The Prague train station on a Friday evening, November 26, 2010. A little different than you’d expect.

Ravens at the End of October

October 31, 2010

It is October 31, the fall colors are fading and November is upon us. The Daylight Saving Time ended today in the Czech Republic and we are now officially on our way to winter. They say it is going to be a harsh one, judging by the early arrival of ravens and, as some Czech [...]

Kawasaki’s Rose is Czech Republic’s Submission for Oscar

September 30, 2010

Earlier this week, the Czech Film and Television Academy announced that the film Kawasaki’s Rose (Kawasakiho růže) would be the Czech submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 25, 2011. The movie is written by Petr Jarchovský and directed by Jan Hřebejk, which is the [...]

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