Czech Easter Traditions
Hello guys, as promised here are some Czech Easter traditions that I would like to share with you.
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Barvení vajíček (egg colouring)
Traditionally, in the Czech Republic, we colour or paint eggs for Easter. Very often, we use hard-boiled eggs, or less often (because it is harder to do) we use eggshells (this type of Easter egg is called kraslice). Kraslice takes more practice and because the eggshell is empty inside, it is much more fragile and more likely to break while painting. The hard-boiled Easter eggs are eaten afterwards, while kraslice serve as decoration.
There are multiple ways of colouring Easter eggs – you can buy a colour powder (and mix it with hot water and vinegar), you can paint the egg with wax, you can use natural ingredients for colouring (such as onion peels, blueberries or beets), and much more.
Here is a video showing the different methods of emptying an egg to make kraslice.
Here is a video showing the process of colouring eggs with onion peels.
Here is a video showing the process of colouring eggs with natural ingredients. It’s in Czech, but even if you don’t understand you can at least see the final result.
Here is a video showing how to decorate Easter eggs with wax.
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Pletení pomlázky (braiding a whip made from pussywillow twigs)
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Another Czech tradition is pletení pomlázky, or in English: braiding a whip made from pussywillow twigs. Pomlázka is then used in a way that may be shocking to some of you.
Here is a video showing how to braid a pomlázka.
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Koledování
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Traditionally, on the morning of Easter Monday boys and men go around the neighbourhood with their pomlázka and a basket, stop at every house, whip the female residents and then receive some goods in return. This process is called koledování. It’s kind of like Halloween in the USA, just weirder. Boys often recite a poem while whipping the girls, and the girls then offer them the already mentioned Easter eggs, chocolates and candy in return. Girls also put a ribbon on the boy’s pomlázka. Very often a shot of alcohol is offered to the adults. The meaning behind the whipping of the girls is for them to stay young and beautiful.
Is this tradition perceived as sexist and weird nowadays? I would say that by some people (mainly the younger generation) yes. I personally quite dislike this tradition, it’s weird and I find it to be quite humiliating. What changed in the last few decades is that in most cases not all the boys visit all the houses anymore, as naturally villages and towns grew bigger and not everyone knows everyone anymore. Now, you would only visit your family members, friends or people you know well. Still, this tradition remains quite shocking to most foreigners... and I don’t blame them. It should be also mentioned that the whipping should be gentle, and if the boy is not gentle then he’s an asshole, sorry not sorry.
Here is a Spanish (you can put English subtitles on) video talking about Czech Easter and you can see how koledování looks, you can also see some traditional Czech kroj or folk costume, which is quite cool.
Another video of koledování. Watching this video, I find this tradition so fucking weird, please don’t judge us ok? Czech people are actually quite normal.
A poem that the boys would say while whipping the girl:
Hody hody doprovody,
Dejte vejce malovaný,
Nedáte-li malovaný,
Dejte aspoň bílý,
Slepička vám snese jiný
Loose translation: Give me a coloured egg, if you don’t give me a coloured one, give me at least a white one, your hen will lay another one for you.
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Polévání vodou (ice bucket challenge but make it Easter)
There is, however, an opportunity for the girls to get their revenge. Traditionally, after noon (so 12am) or on Tuesday morning, the girls would pour buckets of cold water on the boys. The meaning behind this is also to stay young. However, this part of the tradition is not very present in the Czech Republic, and I have personally never seen anyone doing this (at least not where I come from, I am sure there are some regions where this happens).
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Velikonoční beránek (Easter lamb)
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A traditional sponge cake baked in a cake pan in the shape of a lamb. I think in the context of Easter it has a religious meaning, as Jesus is often called God’s lamb.
A baking video here.
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Mazanec
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Sweet bread, round, often with almond flakes on top.
A baking video here.
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No Easter egg hunt
It may come as a surprise to some of you, but the Easter egg hunt does not exist in the Czech Republic.
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Decorations
For Easter, Czech families often decorate their homes. Typically we use colours representing spring such as yellow, green and pink. We make sure to have a lot of flowers at home such as daffodils, tulips or golden rain (laburnum anagyroides). You would also find a lot of bunny, chicken or lamb decorations, as these animals are closely tied with Easter and spring in the Czech Republic.
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This may be the longest post I have ever made in my life, so I hope you like it!
PS: I would like to point out that there are more Czech Easter traditions in the Czech Republic, I mentioned just a few (those that I find to be the most present and traditional), but of course as everywhere, each family’s traditions can be different. The traditions can also differ based on the location (Moravia has slightly different traditions than West Bohemia for example). So if you are a Czech person and don’t feel happy about the traditions I chose, feel free to correct me or add more.
Veselé Velikonoce!
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Réamhfhocail
a.k.a. which prepositions cause séimhiú and which don’t
De, do, faoi, mar, ó, roimh, trí
- Séimhétear ainmfhocail a leannan iad (Lenite following nouns)
Fuair mé grianghraf de Shíle sa bhosca.
Thug mé an t-airgead do Mhícheál.
D’inis sé scéal dom faoi thaibhsí.
Bhí sí ag obair ansin mar fhreastalaí.
Feicfidh me tú roimh dheireadh na seachtaine.
Ag, amhail, as chuig, chun, dar, go, go dtí, le, murach, os, seachas
- Ní sheimhétear ainmfhocail a leannan iad (Don’t lenite following nouns)
Bhí an t-airgead ag fear an tí.
As Maigh Eo ó dhúchas mé.
Chuir mé an bille chuig Séamas.
Rachaidh mé leat go Corcaigh amárach.
Abair le Máirín go raibh mé ag cur a tuairisce.
Bhí siad ar fad ansin seachas Dónall.
Ar, gan, idir, thar, um
- Séimhétear ainmfhocail a leanna iad cuid den am (Only lenite following nouns sometimes)
Séimhiú:
D’iarr mé síob ar thuismitheoirí Aoife.
Sin leabhar gan mhaith.
Bhí idir chailíní agus bhuachaillí i láthair.
Shiúil sí thar theach Sheámais.
Feicfidh mé tú um Cháisc.
Gan séimhiú:
Bhí siad ar meisce aréir.
D’fhág sé mé gan pingin rua.
Stop mé idir Doire agus Muineachán.
Caitheadh thar bord amach iad.
Obair an Údaráis um Bóithre Náisiúnta.
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- Uraítear ainmfhocail a leannan é (Eclipses following nouns)
Tá cónaí uirthi i gCorcaigh.
Chaith sé trí oíche i mBaile Átha Cliath.
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Vocab List/Grammar from My Blog Masterpost
if only i actually knew all these words
these are not in any real order. please message me with any mistakes. last updated on 2020-10-07.
Čeština
ancient rome
art/umění from @davna-minulost
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from @mediocrelanguagelearner
birthdays in czech from @multilingualpotato
bookish words from @smetanovarevoluce
Christmas words
city words from @monicas-langblr
clothes
the date and how to talk about it from @mediocrelanguagelearner
Fairy Tales from @zuzajic
fruits and veggies
grains and forest
grammar words from @thebenika
halloween
Harry Potter from @mediocrelanguagelearner
jewelry
linking words from @davna-minulost
love
love from @multilingualpotato
months (with etymology) from @hangugo
politics from @mediocrelanguagelearner
room vocab from @monicas-langblr
sleep vocab
space vocab from @diegoalvesisgod
study time from @thebenika
Wanderlust
counting from @zuzajic
another czech vocab masterpost from @mediocrelanguagelearner
Miscellaneous Vocab
miscellaneous vocab
miscellaneous vocab #2
random a2/b1 from @bergerlanguages
Español
Grammar
agotar, use of from @spanishskulduggery
demonstratives from @lettreparfumee
qué versus cuál from @spanishlandia
use of quedar from @lucylangblr
the imperfect from @lavenderwysteria
todavía vs ya vs aún from @spanishboone
Vocab Lists
ancient history from @thatwordofmine
Ancient Rome
animals from @multilingualpotato
animal adjacent words from @cadalengua
August Polyglot Challenge 2019
August Polyglot Challenge 2018
beach vocab from @thatwordofmine
BLM in spanish from @maeve--studies
bookish vocab from @foxlanguages
castle vocab from @thatwordofmine
coffee vocab from @halo-bish
coronavirus words from @katarina-languages
Countries and nations from @leo-does-languages
distracted vocab
essay words from @polyglottraveler
essay words again from @cadalengua
European Geography from @study-early
false friends with French from @thatwordofmine
filler words from @estudioscaoticos
i am a mess
Lovely Vocab
menos, expressions with from @cadalengua
my neighbor totoro from @trilingual-girl-carol
ocean vocab from @spanishvoyage
physical conditions from @gray-learns-languages
science vocab from @fluentbygraduation
sleep vocab
Social Media from @adventures-in-iberia
verbs with de from @langsandculture
Wanderlust
Miscellaneous Vocab
El Prisionero de Azkaban #1
El Prisionero de Azkaban #2
El Prisionero de Azkaban #3
El Prisionero de Azkaban #4
random useful words from @polyglotten
random vocab from @cadalengua
Vocabulario Misceláneo #1
Vocabulario Miscelaneo #2
Vocabulario de Investigación #1
Vocabulario de Investigación #2
Vocabulario de Investigación #3
random useful expressions from @aventuraslinguisticas
Korean
masterpost from @fromirelandtokorea
hobbies from @snubiwriteskorean
self care vocab from @eplakaka-nnn
Finnish
duolingo vocab #1 from @languagessi
duolingo vocab from @languagessi
opinions, expressing your from @languagessi
Français
lockdown masterpost from @frenchy-french
Vocab Lists
avoir expressions from @futurefrenchprof
a1 words from @lovelybluepanda
cant be assed from @marschuldigung
Cat Vocab from @languagenerds-archive
beauty vocab from @cause-french
Daily Routine from @fausse-francaise
diary writing phrases from @lucylangblr
election (usa) from @fluencylevelfrench
essay phrases from @sprachgoettin
essay words from @polyglottraveler
faire le expressions from @frenchy-french
false friends with english from @studystrivesucceed
more false friends from @vangoghs-other-ear
false friends with spanish from @thatwordofmine
fantasy words from @jackalopiel
filler words from @estudioscaoticos
German words that never fail to trip me up from @languagebutter
Harry Potter à L’École des Sorciers, Chapitre 1 from @mossandbooks
lazy, i’m from @lucylangblr
lgbt words from @une-boule-de-suif
mean words in french from @lucylangblr
quantity from @er-cryptid
school vocab from @frenchaise
sleep
small talk from @frenchaise
social media from @adventures-in-iberia
space vocab from @astronoray
study vocab from @lucylangblr
-yer verb study from @vangoghs-other-ear
Grammar
à and infinitives from @littlepolyglot
de and infinitives from @littlepolyglot
demonstratives from @lettreparfumee
dr mrs vandertramp verbs from @lucylanguage
encoure versus toujours from @frenchy-french
en versus dans from @frenchy-french
Prepositions: Au, à la, à l’, aux from @lucylanguage
Present Tense from @lucylangblr
where are we going from @vangoghs-other-ear
Russian
makeup from @thebeaujar
Deutsch
masterpost from @athenastudying
Vocab
adjectives, a basic list from @crazy-languages
adverbs of time form @serpentainne-langblr
books and literature words from @marvelous-language
cozy words from @living-languages
cute words from @wowmuchpolyglot
forest words from @prepolyglot
free time from @semiotics-studies
German words that never fail to trip me up from @languagebutter
grammar words from @suplanguages
halloween from @hannahbeelanguages
i love you from @mayihelpyouwithgerman
immediately (Difficult German Synonyms) from @deutsian
language related words from @hannahbeelanguages
language words form @suplanguages
library vocab from @deutschedinge
lovely vocab from @hannahbeelanguages
makeup from @thebeaujar
misc (with examples) from @languagepotato
presentation words from @semiotics-studies
rainy days from @talen-en-regendagen
sleep vocab from @talen-en-regendagen
social media from @adventures-in-iberia
self care vocab from @eplakaka-nnn
useful expressions from @urdulanguageclub
witchy vocab from @gofod-alle-rymd
Grammar
nicht, where to put from @hannahbeelanguagesmiscellaneous
opinion, how to express from @marvelous-language
prepositions, intro to from @crazy-languages
Polish
my neighbor totoro from @trilingual-girl-carol
norwegian masterpost from @mylanguagesandme (taken from a duolingo comment)
guarani masterpost from @wonderful-language-sounds
classical languages masterpost from @myth-boy
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hey, do you have any Czech language learning blogs?! I can’t seem to find any and you seem super helpful and in way deeper than me with languages! Thanks!!!
Hi!! Yeah I found a few! Hopefully you find some you like!
@czech-lingots
@thepolyglotseal
@nevercatchmewithoutabook
@multilingualpotato
@chuuattackedmyheart1234
@jasmineandazaleas
@offisiellenorskblogg
@ravenclawhard
@mediocrelanguagelearner
@uzsienoskalba
@abroadstudies
@uselessczech
:P
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Intro post
About me
I am Mar, hi. I am 20 years old.
My pronouns are they|them
I am an intj, Ravenclaw and my favourite colour is grey.
I’m from Canada!
I studied German, Spanish and English in a pre-uni program. Now I am in university studying International Studies, with a Global Governance concentration.
I'm planning on minoring in both politics and classics.
I speak French and English and I’m currently learning German (in school) and sometimes learn a bit about other languages for fun.
Interests
I love languages.
I like reading and writing. Also music!
I enjoy playing video games. I like all Zeldas, Stardew Valley, Assassin’s Creed...
I love soccer! I don’t play anymore, sadly, but I watch it.
I wouldn’t be alive without my bullet journal and Notion.
I watch way too much Youtube videos.
Why I made this blog/studyblr?
I’ve been following a lot of studyblrs and it helps me sometimes to get motivation.
I want to do a 100 days of productivity challenge and thought it would be fun to share it.
I thought it could be fun.
Goals
I want to do a 100 days of productivity challenge.
Maybe create a language challenge or do one that someone already created?
I want to have a place to reblog and post language ressources and some study motivation.
Favourite studyblrs/blogs
@studynorsk @multilingualpotato @languagesandshootingstars @studyquill @tbhstudying @studyign @onlyusefulphrases @academiix
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Czech for French speakers
FUN MOOC
Hello everyone,
I would like to share with you a recommendation for all the French speakers trying to learn Czech. There is this great website called Fun MOOC, that proposes free online courses teaching various subjects. Currently they also propose a course of Czech language and culture taught in French. My boyfriend is French and trying to learn Czech and it’s his 3rd week of taking this course and he is more than happy with it. He’s doing Duolingo at the same time and he is progressing very well.
The course is well made, fun, sometimes a little bit silly (thanks to the marionettes) but also very effective. It is also informative about the Czech culture, which is always a must when learning a new language. So, I could not recommend it more.
Here is the link to the site: https://www.fun-mooc.fr/courses/course-v1:Inalco+52006+session05/about , I checked and you can sign up until April 19.
Hope this could help someone <3
Bye ~
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Please Let Me Know
Hey guys, so I had an idea for a post and wanted to ask you, if you would be interested in it. I thought about making a post about my journey with French, as I think you might find it interesting. Learning French literally changed by life and shaped my future plans. It could be interesting to share how I got from having to google how to ask if I can take a shower, to speaking French fluently on a daily basis.
I would talk about my exchange programme in France, DELF exams, working in France, my French boyfriend (not too much though, as it is too personal for tumblr), and my possible Erasmus+ in France next year. I would also like to discuss the struggle of speaking a language fluently but still feeling insecure when it comes to having an accent and making mistakes. And how we are often the ones being the most critical of ourselves (even though I thought about making this into a separate post maybe).
So, if this is actually something that you would find interesting to read and want me to share, let me please know in the comments!
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Czech Christmas Carols
Hey there,
Christmas is near and it’s time to get into the right Christmas spirit, so let me share with you some classic Czech Christmas carols.
But first some vocabulary:
Vánoce - Christmas
Koledy - Carols
Vánoční koledy - Christmas carols
Koledníci - Carolers
Veselé Vánoce - Merry Christmas
Půjdem spolu do Betléma (Let’s go to Bethlehem together)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moFy1FvYHf4&ab_channel=SerialUlice
Pásli ovce Valaši
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpO64qgfu0Q&ab_channel=SerialUlice
Vánoce, Vánoce přicházejí (Christmas, Christmas is coming)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSrbmTYC3Wk&ab_channel=V%C3%A1clav%C5%98eh%C3%A1k
Nesem Vám noviny (We are bringing you news)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPxJSLId7ik&ab_channel=SerialUlice
Narodil se Kristus Pán (Christ is born)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGQR2VRvW_8&ab_channel=SerialUlice
Rolničky (Jingle bells)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps4p-PuD8zg&ab_channel=LuckaApalovi%C4%8Dov%C3%A1
Veselé vánoční hody (Merry Christmas feasts)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQS9fXIqEB4&ab_channel=SerialUlice
Tichá noc (Silent night)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAtiVJsyqTw&ab_channel=frenkycz
Jak jsi krásné neviňátko (How beautiful you are innocent child)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ggCJWmkmeA&ab_channel=JaroslavP%C5%A1eni%C4%8Dn%C3%BD
Štědrej večer nastal (Christmas eve has come)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bwHdBKbhb0&ab_channel=SerialUlice
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Pepeke ‘Aike He
The indefinite article ‘he’ in the Hawaiian language
Hey guys,
For anyone interested in learning Hawaiian (and looking for some online resources and explanation videos) I would like to introduce you to Ke Aloha No Hawaiʻi.
Yesterday I was searching for an explanation of how does ‘he’ act in a sentence and I came across this great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIYoJvpqiC8&ab_channel=KeAlohaNoHawai%CA%BBi&fbclid=IwAR1k58dfarthhaK2fXpFi0AY-0vxMh8gB3aX88Gyxt_OTIyKkx6XqbDesxI
If you are confused about what exactly ‘he’ is, how it is used and placed in a sentence, this video will save you!
Everything is explained - the function of ‘he’, the correct form of using it in a sentence, the plural indefinite article, the placement of an adjective and even the negation of the sentence.
It helped me a lot to to be able to understand the exact use of ‘he’, so if you are interested in Hawaiian, surely check it out!
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update
Hello everyone!
Firstly, I would like to apologize for not being active for so long. I think my last post was about four months ago. There were lots of things going on in my life and I really had no time to spare.
BUT! The good thing is that I actually succeeded! I passed my graduation exams and got into my dream college! Soooo one big yaaay for me – egoist much?
I am currently working in France – since the middle of June till the end of August, so I'm not really sure I'll have a lot of time for posting, but I can at least try. It would be cool to make some posts about the new words I learned in French.
I mainly just wanted to let you know, that I am still alive and doing better than ever... and that hopefully, you'll be getting some posts from me soon.
PS: I gained many followers without even being active... so thank you so much and welcome! I have over 2 000 followers now...
Love you!
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Like for an ‘Irish crash course’ series. A series of resources and simple posts with summaries of grammar concepts and vocab suggestions. For somebody who wants to learn Irish but doesn’t quite know where to start.
Feel free to comment on how often these should be posted. Weekly, maybe?
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Harry Potter but I only have the Irish, Welsh and Dutch version pt. 1
Caibidil 1 = Pennod 1 = Hoofdstuk 1
Bhí cónaí ar mhuintir Dursley in uimhir a ceathair Privet Drive, agus é maíomh acu go raibh siad an-normálta go deo agus iad breá sásta de. = Broliai Mr a Mrs Dursley, rhif pedwar Privet Drive, eu bod nhw’n deulu cwbl normal, diolch yn fawr iawn ichi. = In de Ligusterlaan, op nummer 4, woonden meneer en meenvrouw Duffeling. Ze waren er trots op dat ze doodnormaal waren en….
Níor thug duine ar bith acu faoi deara an t-ulbchabhán mór donn ag eitilt thar an bhfuinneog. = Sylwodd yr un o’r ddau ar dylluan frech yn hefdan heibio’r ffenest. = Ze zahen heen van allen een grote, geelbruine uil langs het raam fladderen.
Ar choirnéal na sráide a chonaic sé an chéad chomhartha go raibh rud éigin ait ar bun - mar a bhí cat ag léamh léarscáile. = Ar gornel y stryd y sylwodd at yr arwydd cyntaf o rywbeth hynod - cath yn edrych ar fap. = Pas op de hoek van de straat zag hij voor het eerst iets vreemds - een kat die op een plattegrond keek.
Ach ar imeall na bhaile, bhí rud eile a chuir na druilirí as a aigne. = Ond ar gyryion y dref, gyrodd rhywbeth arall y driliau o’i feddwl. = Op weg naar zijn werk dacht hij aleen nog aan boormachines en….
Just an experiment I thought of since I currently don’t have the English version! It’s pretty difficult, especially since my Dutch and Welsh aren’t any good, just finding the sentences is a huge ordeal. But I found out that the Dutch version really does love connecting the sentences!
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Wanderlust in Czech, English, and Spanish
Hello! This is a vocab list based on the one from @multilingualpotato. You can find it here. I think this is a really fun topic, so I am excited to learn these worlds.
Czech English Spanish
ten svět the world el mundo
ten dohled the view la vista
cestovat to travel viajar
objevit to discover descubrir
zabloudit to get lost perderse
ten pomník monument el monumento
ta mapa a map el mapa
ta fotka a photo la foto
to letadlo an airplane el avión
ten vlak a train el tren
to auto a car el coche/carro
ten kufr a suitcase la maleta
ta vzpomínka memory la memoria
ten zážitek an experience la experiencia
ten stát a country un país
to město a city la ciudad
ta ulice a street la calle
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DELF B2
Finallyyyy... my certificate for DELF B2!!
damn multilingualpotato, back at it again with those photoshopping skills..
I know this vine is dead, don’t judge me
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