Día de Muertos is a holiday full of colour, skeletons, dancing, music and good cheer. This tradition is so culturally rich and exceptional that UNESCO included it in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. You can enjoy the Mexican Souls on 25 and 26 October at the Klementinum Gallery. There will be a traditional floral altar, guided tours and if you come themed, you can even take part in the Miss Catrina election. History of Day of the Dead The ancient indigenous people of Mexico have practiced rituals celebrating the lives of past ancestors for around 3,000 years. The celebration that is now known as Day of the Dead originally landed on the ninth month of the Aztec calendar and was observed for the entire month. In the 20th century, the month long festivities were condensed to 3 days called The Days of the Dead: Halloween on October 31, Day of the Innocents on November 1, and Day of the Dead on November 2. La Catrina is one of the most recognizable figures of Day of the Dead, a towering female skeleton with vibrant make up and a flamboyant feathery hat. The Lady of Death...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The Prague Municipal Court will continue proceeding the Capi hnizdo (Stork Nest) case of suspected EU subsidy fraud, in which ex-PM Andrej Babis and his former aide Jana Nagyova are charged, in the week starting on December 19, court panel chairman Jan Sott announced today. He also ordered the trial to continue on three days in January. Detectives detained ten people during a raid at the Brno City Hall today, checking the activities of a particular municipal firm, prosecutor Petra Lastovecka said in a press release. The police raid was also connected with the privatisation of municipal flats and subsidy frauds committed in the territory of Brno. General Petr Pavel would win the first round of the Czech presidential election with 27.7 percent of the vote if held in October and would advance to the second round with former PM Andrej Babis who would gain 23.3 percent, the Ipsos agency election model released to CTK shows today. Economist and former university rector Danuse Nerudova would end third with 16.9 percent of the vote....
The National Gallery in Prague will open up Veletržní palác (Trade Fair Palace), Schwarzenberg Palace, Sternberg Palace, and Convent of St. Agnes for free on October 28, 2022. From 10:00 to 18:00, you will be able to visit four branches of the National Gallery in Prague for free. The action is timed to coincide with Independent Czechoslovak State Day. The following exhibitions are actually undergoing: Old Masters I (Schwarzenberg Palace) Old Masters II (Sternberg Palace) Medieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe 1200-1550 (Convent of St. Agnes) 1796-1918: The Art of a Long Century (Veletržní palác) 1918-1938: First Republic (Veletržní palác) History – what you need to know To understand the origin and importance of 28 October, we need to go back to the end of WWI. During the year of 1918, the guarantee was gained that the Triple Entente countries would accept the future Czechoslovakia as a sovereign state. This unique position among the former Austria-Hungary states made the official creation of Czechoslovakia a swift process from there on, and on 28 October it was established in Geneva that a new republic with Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk as president has just emerged. As soon as the news got to Prague, the public was...
Czechia’s National Anti-Drug Coordinator Jindřich Vobořil is preparing a law on the sale and purchasing of marihuana. The state could gain billions in taxes thanks to a controlled cannabis market, Czech National Drug Coordinator Jindřich Vobořil told ČTK in an interview today. A controlled cannabis market could bring an additional 15 billion crowns in taxes annually to the state budget. Before the introduction of a regulated market, marihuana growers would need a licence and the law would clearly specify to who they could deliver their product to. Drug Coordinators of the Member States began discussing the regulation of the cannabis market in the EU in Prague today. The strategy envisages legalizing the sale of marijuana under strict conditions, taxation of addictive substances depending on how harmful they are, the launch of a regulated cannabis market and increased government spending on addiction prevention and treatment. The forthcoming rules should concern not only sales but also production. The new measures should establish the level of narcotic substances that legal marihuana products can contain. Some shop owners could also receive a license, Vobořil said. “Marihuana won’t be in every newsstand. The amount of marihuana that people could purchase would be limited and buyers...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. A new tax on addictive substances along with a more effective tax collecting might bring Czechia up to 15 billion crowns a year based on a draft anti-addiction plan for the next three years, national anti-drug coordinator Jindrich Voboril said at a press conference today. This would secure one billion crowns instead of the current 300 million for addiction prevention and treatment. Coal should be more used in the energy crisis and spontaneous development ideology is also to blame for the spread of the recent devastating fire in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, President Milos Zeman said during his visit to the region today. Zeman went on to back his old idea of making the Elbe (Labe) River navigable. Only a few individuals with links to risk persons abroad had signs of Islamist radicalisation and approval of terrorist attacks and sharing Jihadist propaganda were also rare in the Czech Republic last year, the BIS civilian counter-intelligence service says in its annual report for 2021 released today. The BIS did not not confirm any...
The Czech Republic and Germany are close to reaching an agreement on sharing gas in times of emergency, Czech Industry Minister Jozef Sikela said on Monday, as the countries seek to bolster energy security amid dwindling supplies of Russian gas. “I believe we have made significant progress in this issue, and that we will be able to close our mutual deal soon,” Sikela said in a joint news conference with German Economy Minister Robert Habeck in Prague. Bilateral pacts are a part of European Union plans to cope with any gas supply shock, although deals have been slow to materialise. Sikela said the two countries had defined conditions under which they would start sharing gas as well as what compensation the Czech Republic would pay Germany for use of the mechanism, without disclosing further details. Germany had been a large destination and transit country for Russian gas supplies before Moscow began reducing exports to the European Union in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions from Brussels. The Czech Republic was nearly entirely dependent on Russian supplies via German routes, but it has diversified supplies, like other EU countries. The landlocked country continues to receive nearly all...
Korean cuisine is not well known in the Czech Republic, but it deserves to be explored. With three locations around Prague, Bab Ryze offers a great cross-section of Korean dishes that are worth trying. Bab Ryze Restaurant is totally authentic, staffed by Koreans who clearly have a positive relationship with food. Everything I tried was very tasty, and without compromising Czech flavors. I placed my order through Dáme jídlo and the courier arrived as planned. The food was packaged well, nothing leaked, and the trick with the portions wrapped in foil ensured that the dishes were really hot. But let’s get back to Korean gastronomy itself. You’ll find influences from other Asian countries, so there’s no shortage of fried dumplings for example on the appetizer menu. The Gun-mandu dumplings stuffed with mushrooms and leeks were pleasantly crispy, very well seasoned, and accompanied by a dipping sauce (6 pieces for 119 CZK). I wanted to taste as many dishes as possible, so I ordered 3 dishes from the main menu. In Korea, rice bowls topped with various vegetables, meat, and egg yolk are very popular. I opted for a slightly unconventional version without meat. Kimchi Al-bab (189 CZK) is a rice...
Czech lawmakers approved the Magnitsky Act on Friday, allowing the Czech government to impose sanctions on foreign entities violating human rights, supporting terrorism, or committing cyber crimes. The Czech government planned to adopt the Magnitsky Act by the end of next year, but the preparation of the draft was accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It will make the Czech Republic the first Central European country to have its instrument to sanction serious human rights violations,” Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said. Among EU countries, France, the Netherlands, Latvia and Estonia have similar laws. The law sets out the conditions for the inclusion of entities on the national sanctions list and the procedure for preparing proposals for the inclusion of entities on the EU sanctions list at the Czech initiative. According to the proposal, the inclusion on the sanctions list will be decided by the Government on the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For example, the state will be able to prevent sanctioned individuals from entering and staying in the country or freezing their assets. Czech law was inspired by the US Magnitsky Act, named after a Ukrainian-born lawyer and tax advisor who died in Russian state custody...
Jah Wobble and his group Invaders of the Heart keep the flame alive for a legendary figure of English post-punk, as Wobble was a founding member and original bassist of Public Image Ltd. Public Image Ltd. (or PiL) was the group that arose from the ashes of the Sex Pistols. Lead singer of the Sex Pistols, aka Johnny Rotten, retook his birth-name John Lydon to lead PiL. And Jah Wobble as the bassist replaced Sid Vicious, who had become a self-destructive junkie. Wobble played with PiL only on their first two albums, but these are musical landmarks: “First Issue” (1978) and “Metal Box” (1979) renamed “2nd Edition.” Especially, “Metal Box” by PiL with its haunting vocals and cryptic lyrics of Lydon, and Wobble’s steadfast musicianship with a relentless, hyper-rhythmic assault on bass that melts into a gloomy trance-dance music. At that time, it was the perfect antidote to proclaim the death of the English (UK) punk-rock era. Wobble has revisited “Metal Box” by PiL for a 2021 recording with Invaders of the Heart, titled “Metal Box-Rebuilt in Dub.” The core basslines are the same (as they must be) but in his updated Dub versions, the songs are faster and...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Checks on the border between Czechia and Slovakia will probably continue even after the previously specified deadline of October 28, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Czech TV on Sunday. Mr. Rakušan said that the government could choose to extend border checks for another month, i.e. until November 28 Popular theatre and film actor Josef Somr died on Sunday at the age of 88. Over the course of his career, Somr portrayed more than 170 characters in films, with his most famous role probably being the train dispatcher Hubička in Jiří Menzel’s Oscar-winning 1966 film Closely Watched Trains. Over the past seven days, 3,574 Ukrainian refugees received temporary protection visas in Czechia, 719 less than the previous week. Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech state has granted a total of 446,811 temporary visas. Spirits distilled from fruits, such as the famous Czech product slivovice (sometimes anglicised as slivovitz), are expected to increase in price by 15 to 20 percent after the new year, the Czech News Agency reported on Sunday. About 350,500 Czechs, mainly university students, had taken part in international...
Prague’s gastronomic scene is once again a little more diverse thanks to the newly opened restaurant at The Mozart Prague Hotel. Meals from the kitchen of chef Marek Koucký impress with the originality of flavours, aesthetics of served dishes and above all the quality of local and exotic ingredients – all in the very heart of Prague. While cafés and bistros are springing up like mushrooms in Prague, nice restaurants offering tasty food are stagnating or even shutting down. Especially in the city centre, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a place that meets the most demanding requirements for taste, originality and a pleasant environment without crowds passing by the table. Now you don’t have to look any further – everything you and your taste buds crave is offered by the Mozart Prague restaurant. Its kitchen is led by experienced chef Marek Koucký, who has spent the past fifteen years gaining experience in London, Mexico City and luxury resorts in the Maldives. This, of course, has also influenced his original cooking style. Jerusalem artichoke soup, roasted chestnuts, shimeji mushrooms, coffee foam For the autumn season, Marek has created a new menu that will delight both lovers of classics (veal...
Why aren’t we successful in conceiving a baby? An increasing number of couples are asking this question. EUROPE IVF is a state-of-the-art reproductive clinic based in Prague that helps couples from all over the world make their dream of having a baby come true. Thanks to its long-term excellent results, it has become a world leader in the field of the infertility treatment. The key is to ask for help – when things aren’t going well The path to parenthood varies for each person – some women get pregnant immediately, while others try hard and nothing happens. But today we will talk about the latter case, which is certainly no longer a rarity these days, as the amount of infertile couples has been rising worldwide. There are actually may factors contributing to this development. There is no doubt that in some cases you will be able to conceive the baby you have been dreaming of without the help of an expert. Comprehensive care The Europe IVF clinic employs over 30 specialists with long-term experience in the field of the assisted reproduction. We provide comprehensive care for couples who come to us. Thanks to the work of experienced experts, state-of-the-art...
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