Czech anniversaries in 2020: battles, birthdays, and the last ice hockey World Cup win
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The battles of White Mountain and Vítkov as well as the Prague Uprising have significant anniversaries
New court ruling in Slav Epic saga
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The case over ownership of the Slav Epic is back at in the hands of the Prague 1 District Court
Czech holiday calendar 2020: six long weekends in the forecast
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Only two of the 13 Czech holidays fall on weekends, meaning people get 11 days off this year
Václav Havel to be commemorated in Prague with a series of events this week
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Eight years ago on December 18, 2011, Czech president Václav Havel died at age 75
10 festive Czech and international Christmas markets that are worth the trip from Prague
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You’ll have to travel a little to discover a Christmas punch that’s so famous it’s trademarked, a skating rink designed around an iconic fountain, or a historic Christmas carousel
Prague’s Advent-time lamplighter is the world’s tallest, and one of the last
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A lamplighter goes up and down Prague’s Charles Bridge in Advent
Czech Senate approves August 21 as state holiday commemorating victims of 1968 invasion
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The Czech Republic will officially announce August 21 as the Day of Memory of the Victims of the 1968 Invasion and subsequent occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops
Václav Havel’s 1989 campaign tram returns to the Prague Castle route
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Tram 8085 will remind people of the legacy of Václav Havel and the first steps to democracy
Czech surrealist Toyen's 'Black Paradise' sells for 32 million CZK
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Recently deceased Czech pop singer Karel Gott's take on the Mona Lisa sold for more than 2 million CZK
Charles IV crowned greatest Czech in new poll; Karel Gott surges to #4
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One-fifth of Czechs believe that 14th-century King of Bohemia and Roman Emperor Charles IV is the greatest Czech personality
Krampus parades planned for Prague and across the Czech Republic
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The half demon/half goat Krampus will punish bad children and stop for selfies across Prague and many other Czech towns
Czech Museum of Music to open for free, offers a look at normally closed areas
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It has been 15 years since the The Czech Museum of Music opened in Prague’s Malá Strana district
Prague will light up for the Velvet Revolution and World Prematurity Day
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The Dancing House and Czech Academy of Science have lighting events November 17, and the National Museum and Národní třída follow a day later
HBO's The Sleepers brings viewers back to Prague in 1989 for a Cold War spy drama
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Cold War intrigue takes place in Prague in The Sleeper, despite the looming collapse of communism
Provider chosen for Prague’s New Year’s Day videomapping at National Museum, rogue fireworks show unlikely
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A videomapping will replace New Year's Day fireworks in Prague
November 17, 1989: a history of the Velvet Revolution in photos
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A photographic timeline of the events leading up to and after the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
