family stories
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Traditional folk culture in the life of a Czech family
„UNVOICED NARRATIVES OF STUDENTS“
The 2nd meeting in Hazlov, the Czech Republic
mother fathertwo children – more recentlymostly only one child
grandparents - they mostly live alone
family house - rapidly unfolding way of living
living in a block of flats – maybe the most common type of housing
special ways of living – mobile homes, timber houses
Unfortunately there are many people without their own house or flat – 11 500 peoplein CR
at work – it depends on the type of work ( formal clothes, uniforms, casual clothes)
school and leisure - casual comfortable clothes
Special regional clothing - traditionalcostumes
Vlčnov - The ride of the kings
This festival has two hundred years of tradition.The king runs from the upper end of the village towards the lower end and is also linked with the popular folk fairand the possibility of visiting museums and old houses.
The king – mostly small boy about 10 years old
Soup : potato, garlic, goulash, tripe, cabbage withsaussages
Main food - mainly from meat - pork, beef and poultry.
Dessert - buns and cakes
sirloin sauce with dumplings
pork, sauerkraut and dumplings
potato pancakes
cakes
buns
Czech beer – Pilsner Urquell ; Budweiser Budvar
Czech wine – especially South Moravia – Valtice, Velké Pavlovice
boys girls
sport computer and videogames staying out with friends
staying out with friends dancing, singing, Art
common activities
playing the instrument (the quitar, piano, flute) telling with parents, friends watching TV preparation to school
Some people can´t or don´t want to realize their free time. Why?
theatre cinema books camps for children
expensiveactivities, many families haven´tenough moneyfor them
workaholics
ussually two or more jobs leisure activities only with
economic benefits no holiday no relaxation and rest
Great ills of our time A lot of people live side by side but not together
The international folklore festival in Strážnice (Moravia) is the largest folk festival in the Czech Republic
Families that love history of folklor often visit museums
The most famous ones are :
Museum of Southeast Moravia village - Strážnice
Wallachian Museum in nature – Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
Slovacke museum – Uherské Hradiště
birth , wedding, death
birthday celebrations
life jubilees
Easter whip
welcome to life, christening
These traditions are very important in a family life :
children watch the preparation – cleaning, baking, cooking, hospitality
towards other people
meeting of parents, grandparents, children
common dining and telling
Carnival, welcome spring, Easter
traditional food - a dish called Judas, Easter lamb Easter whip, painting Easter eggs
Village fair and feasts with songs, pastry and special clothes – folk costume
Wine harvest
Christmas
decorating the Christmas tree
preparation of Christmas Eve dishes
mushroom soup, potato salad and
fish,apples, sweets
Feast of St. Barbara - unmarried girls plack cherry branches to get married
Saint Nicholas Day
Three Kings - contributions to charitable organizations
singing carols
watching fairy tales
Three Nuts for Cinderella
I can't stop looking,
Have a nice day
how pretty you look even after our presentation.