QUIZ: How well do you know the rites and rituals of Czech spring?
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Take our quiz to see just how well you know your Maypole from your Morana and other spring traditions in Czechia.
The first week of spring in Czechia to bring warm weather and showers
Spring begins tonight with the vernal equinox, and days will now start to be longer than nights until the end of the summer.
Summer-like temperatures to warm Czechia this week
Unseasonably warm temperatures are likely to peak on Wednesday, followed by cooler air and rain by the end of the week.
From Maypoles to Morana: Czech spring traditions to embrace
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From 'Deadly' Sunday to Witches Night, Czech culture heralds spring with different traditions – across multiple dates.
Spring is coming: dates announced for Prague Easter markets
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In the meantime the first spring market of the season opens in Prague this week at náměstí Republiky.
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Drowning Morana: the Slavic goddess of death is driven from the fields before Easter
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A once-popular Czech folklore tradition to mark the end of winter is now celebrated mostly by young schoolchildren.
