Holidays for the Czechs - an occasion to once again show their ingenuity and hospitality. It was reflected in the cultural program and love of music and traditions. The New Year is called Sylvester, as December 31 coincides with St. Sylvester's Day. People are having fun, going to a festive table and waiting for a New Year's miracle. Traditional and showing the fairy tale "Morozko" on TV.

January 6 Czechoslovakia celebrates Epiphany, or Three Kings Day . Churches are held in churches, many children dress in costumes of kings, collect donations for charity . At the same the day begins Masopust (Maslenitsa), comes the time of the old balls with the unchangeable waltz and masquerades . The Czechs gorge on the heart, gaining strength before the fast, the feast can not do without pork with dumplings and beer . Baked ducks and pigs, sausages, cheeses, baking - what can you not see on the table, bol The Masochpas symbol is a symbol of love .

Valentine's Day lovers congratulate each other . It is believed that the couple who has kissed the Charles Bridge will be happy all year . On the same bridge there is a statue of John Nepomuk, the patron saint of lovers, and if you touch him - a wish will come true . At Easter, children are given a carrot in the shape of a lamb, and on the table there are invariable Easter bunnies, they say, "hatch" eggs . Men go on holiday with "Slips", woven from the pier with little ribbons, and they lightly shove the girls, and they pour them in response with water .

On Labor Day May 1, Czechs travel to nature and have fun with friends. On May 8, noisy celebrations mark the anniversary of the victory over fascism - a review of military equipment and reconstruction of battles completes a minute of silence. June 17 comes the Feast of the Five-petalled Rose - a bright and colorful medieval carnival dedicated to the ancient Rozhmberk family and passing in their castle. Masquerade, medieval fair, knight tournaments and much more awaits guests of the holiday.

The day of Cyril and Methodius, the same day of the Slavonic writing, is celebrated on July 5 with solemn divine services. On July 6, the Czechs pay tribute to the memory of Jan Hus, the old founder of the reform movement. The day of statehood on September 28 is also known as St. Wenceslas Day, the patron saint of the Czech Republic. The main national holiday - Independence Day - comes exactly one month later, on October 28. The day of struggle for freedom and democracy, celebrated on November 17, is called to remind of the occupation of the country by the Nazis in 1939 and the "velvet revolution" of 1989

On St. Barbara's Day, December 4, children are presented with presents and asked for Holy Help in affairs . On this day, cut off the "barborki", cherry twigs, and put them in the water to bloom for Christmas. Many girls are guessing at them on the subject. Saint Lucia Day, December 13 is a women's day, girls gather in big companies, gossip and guess.

On Christmas Eve, the family gathers for table, the invariable dish of the evening - carp, by analogy with our Olivier, which the Czechs call a potato salad and is also present on the table. On the table there should be an even number of plates, and under each - a carp scales and a coin. For Christmas, the whole family is baked by a goose and bake cookies.