Are you familiar with Czech legends? There are knights waiting inside of the Czech mountain Blanik waiting for the time of the highest emergency to come out and save the day! I will tell you more about this story and also about the mountain and a cave with statues of these legendary heroes. Enjoy the podcast and stay safe and healthy during these days!
Czech Kate
Czech legend for the times of the state of the Emergency - Blanik knights
Name day celebration is a pretty awesome thing. You can take a look into the Czech calendar and see who from your Czech friends has a name day today! Also, you will learn about the current popular Czech baby names and about how you can congratulate your Czech friends on their name day. Enjoy!
Czech Kate
Czech names and name day celebration in the Czech Republic
Let’s get to answering one of the most frequently asked questions that I get from foreigners. I will be talking about the history of the Vietnamese minority in Czechia and also about Sapa which is something like a „Chinatown“ located in Prague. The address for visitors: SAPA, V Lužích 735, 142 00 Praha-Libuš-SAPA, Česko Enjoy!
Czech Kate
Why are there so many Vietnamese in the Czech Republic?
There are currently about 500 000 foreigners living in the Czech Republic. Is it too many or too few? I will tell you how it is in comparison to other European countries. Also, you will learn about the top 6 countries from which foreigners are coming to Czech. And also some bits of Czech/Czechoslovakian history explaining the current situation.
Czech Kate
Foreigners in the Czech Republic - are there too many or too few?
Today I am talking about the way we Czech celebrate love. We have 2 dedicated days for this. The first one is St. Valentine’s day and the second one is the first of May. Here are some details from the podcast, so that you don’t have to write it down: Petřín hill – it is the place in Prague where you can go on the 1st of May Petřínská rozhledna = „the Czech Eiffel Tower“ The commemorative stamps from Czech Post office: https://www.ceskaposta.cz/sluzby/filatelie-a-postfila/prilezitostna-razitka/pripravovana-razitka The video „Láska je láska“ = „Love is love“ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71GMbzhC818
Czech Kate
The unusual celebration of love in the Czech Republic
I am living abroad for the past few years and when I meet someone new and tell them that I am Czech usually this question comes up: „Why did Czechoslovakia split up?“ So here is the answer to all of you. I hope that it will bring you some new information and that you will enjoy also my other podcasts about Czechia!