Several days ago Czech flower shops and fruit and vegetable stands were orange, selling Halloween decorations and pumpkins, even though this holiday has nothing to do with Czech myths, legends, t...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/czechs-halloween-mostly-for-fun/
Several celebrities promote the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The black and white ads are excellent. If you want to see one featuring John Malkovich, click on the headline to see the ...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/malkovich-promoting-the-karlovy-vary-festival/
Fans of “alternative cultures” once again met in Brno and marched across the town to meet in a park next to the exhibition centre where a series of concerts and DJ performances is planned for...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/protestfest-a-festival-of-alternative-culture/
It is Easter! Michal Kasparek of BrnoNow.com went to a famous square in Brno to drink green beer along with thousands of people. And many Czech elementary school boys learn how to dye eggs. Ironi...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/easter-female-tasks-forced-upon-boys/
Some of the most valuable buildings in downtown Brno are for sale. Five historical houses in Dominikanska street can be yours for thirty-nine million. So far there have been three involuntary auc...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/downtown-brno-for-sale-nobody-wants-it/
Christmas on network TV stations in the Czech Republic (i.e. non-cable stations like Czech Television, TV Nova and TV Prima) is represented by two separate avalanches of movie production: one, an...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/family-movies-and-the-santa-claus-existence-dilemma/
I don’t think there has ever been a U.S. TV show that would be so popular that it would stimulate secondary business activities in the Czech Republic. But now there are two hugely favorite prog...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/bazinga-catchphrases-are-good-for-business/
The Christmas market in the city of Olomouc is traditional. A “tiny city” of wooden booths is built and vendors can move in to sell Christmas-y stuff (decorations, candles, hand-made jewelry�...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/christmas-markets-hot-wine-hand-made-products-skating/
TV Prima’s “secondary” channel named Prima Cool is known for unorthodox visual style, so as to appeal to younger audiences. However, today I saw a teaser trailer for Polar Express, which is...
It is almost time to start sending out Christmas cards. In Czech, the phrase “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” is often abbreviated as PF 2011. The abbreviation is French and stands for ...
https://czechdaily.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/pf-a-unique-czech-version-of-happy-new-year/