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Czechs love potato salads. They use it to make special sandwiches called “chlebicky,” but also just as a side to main dishes. A typical Christmas dinner includes a fish or pea soup and potato salad with fried carp or schnitzel.  It is hard to find a potato salad that tastes like the one from home. The recipe below truly represents the real potato salad you can find in the Czech Republic. Its great taste will really make you famous amongst Czech communities.

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Our first free T-Shirt giveaway has come to a close. We have selected a winner and he/she was notified via email. Congratulations to the winner! Don’t worry if you did not win because we will have a new drawing soon. Our next item for free drawing was not selected yet but we believe our mug would be a popular item (CLICK HERE to view). Please, let us know your preferences in our comment form below. In January we plan to reveal our survey results with your feedback; however, we will continue to collect answers from our new readers. If you did not have a chance to answer our quick survey, you can do so now HERE.

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In our latest series of Famous People, we mentioned the Czech singer Karel Gott. We also revealed that the next Czech Nightingale Award Show would be in December. Today, we can share with you the results of this popular Czech show, where Czech viewers cast their voices; thus, making this show sligthly comparable to the American TV show called American Idol.

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If you look at this picture, you would say: “Oh, just another picture of Czech Christmas Cookies,” but you would overlook a significant detail. These cookies are crocheted out of wool and are only used for decoration! This great idea was accepted by many Czechs since they have a great opportunity to decorate their tables or trees without worrying about gaining extra pounds/kilograms during this calorie-enriched holiday season.

Renata Kuczerova, a businesswoman from Ostrava, started with a few pieces at first but her four children really loved them and inspired her to create this amazing collection. On the other hand, her husband was not very pleased. The cookies are also soaked in different fabric softeners (vanilla, coconut and others) to give them their original and mouth-watering scents.

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Christmas is around the corner and we would like to give you a Thank You gift for being our loyal readers. We hope you like these festive T-shirts and that you would be interested in participating in our drawing. You don’t have to do anything if you are already our members/subscribers through email. If you are not registered yet, please fill out the form below with your email information, validate your email address and then check your email for our confirmation email.

On December 16^th, 2008, we will pick a winner and email him/her with our questions:* Read the rest of this entry (Čtětě více ZDE) »

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This Sunday the Czech audience will have a great opportunity to watch a new television movie premiere called “Kanadska Noc” (Canadian Night) with Dagmar Havlova, the wife of the former president of the Czech Republic - Vaclav Havel. The dramatic story is about two parents that lose their only son during his studies in Canada. This film, which will certainly touch the hearts of many viewers, is directed by Zdenek Zelenka and it is based on a true story.

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How many of you have heard that Czech glass is one of the best products in the world? If you answered yes to this question, then we hope you keep some of it in your homes. A recent ruling by a municipal court in Prague declared bankruptcy proceedings on Sklo Bohemia, one of the largest Czech glass companies. There will be no more Bohemian glass produced in the future by this company. The Czech glass industry is now in crisis and Sklo Bohemia is likely just the beginning of a glass production cease. Sklo Bohemia creditors decided that the company will be sold in parts but there is a chance that the company can be bought by somebody, who could then not only save many jobs in the town, but also the long-known Czech tradition and pride of the country.

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It has already been a tradition for many years that every Czech and Slovak family buys a “Christmas Chocolate Collection” (CCC) or “Christmas Set,” with which they decorate their Christmas trees. It is a colorful pallet of figurines and other decorative ornaments made of chocolate. Some of them are hollow and others have a creamy filling (vanilla, nuts, caramel, milk, punch, and more). The sets can be either in milk, dark or white chocolate or a mix of all of them. Each candy is wrapped in a shiny paper with colorful details.

Many people don’t keep their CCC on their trees for a long time. They are so delicious that they become a target of adult or child “thieves.” Some of these thieves are so brilliant that they manage to remove the candy and keep the wrapping expanded looking like there is still something in there. They can also fill it with something else to give it the weight and form back. As you can imagine, Czech and Slovak Christmas can be about more than just giving and receiving. This is just a fun part of this wonderful holiday.

If you miss this delicious treat or other Czech and Slovak sweets, please visit our partner websites below. They offer more than just traditional Czech and Slovak food. They became our partners about two months ago and we did not have a chance to introduce them to you yet. We hope, however, that their links in our sidebar caught your eyes and you have visited their sites already.

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St. Nicholas, the Angel and the Devil

Have you ever seen three mysterious characters walking the streets of Czech and Slovak cities on December 5th? It most likely was St. Nicholas (Mikulas), the devil (cert) and the angel (andel). These characters are part of the holiday called “Mikulas” and it is known in many places in Europe. These three characters visit Czech and Slovak children on the eve of Saint Nicholas Day and give them either sweets or a sack of gifts from the devil

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Last week famous Czech models got together to promote a fashion show, which started a new project named “Teribear.” The project is organized by a Czech model Tereza Maxova and her foundation together with an advertising agency Fabrika and a department store Interspar which focuses this time on the development of foster care and reduction of the number of children in institutional care. People will be able to purchase products with a symbol of a teddy bear and a certain amount from the sale will be used for these charitable purposes.

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 How many times have you heard the name Harry Potter? Probably many times, because the books about Harry Potter, by J.K.Rowling, are successfully marketed throughout the world, including the Czech Republic. This Thursday, however, a new book is to be released by the same author named “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” and Czech versions will be published by Albatros. What does this book has in common with Czech children? All of Rowling’s royalty and net profits from publishers and retailers will be devoted to the organization named The Children’s High Level Group (CHLG), which helps children in Romania, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and the Czech Republic.

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(Dark Blue Wold) Tmavomodry Svet

Don’t forget to check out our events for December 2008. Our list is growing every day and we recommend visiting this page frequently. CLICK HERE.

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