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Making of Feather Basters or Peroutka Feather brushes
1 Mbit
They are useful in brushing on egg yolks or butter on dough before baking. They can be made from any type of feather but goose feathers are most commonly used. We will see how peroutka are made in the village of Vlcnov in eastern Moravia.

by Vladislav Zelinka, Alžběta Zelinková a Jana Vaculik
Step by step directions for making traditional Czech Kraslice (1Mbit) or Easter eggs using the wax and dye method.

Paula Campo is known as the Ennis Egg Lady from Ennis,Texas and she shares her talent and step by step egg decorating instructions from sketching the design, heating the wax, and dipping the eggs in each color. Paula's eggs are a colorful example of her artistic talent and expresses her Czech heritage. You will see that no egg is exactly alike.

by Jana Vaculik

Wild Boar hunting 1Mbit
by Bohumil Stanik
One of Christmas tradition is making Christmas cookies
Easter Traditions this time from
City of Hradec Králové,
Czech Republic

by Tomáš Hejtmánek
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Traditional folklore costumes and local songs
Village Kyjov,
Southern Moravia, Czech Republic
Villages Svatobořice, Mistřín , 1Mbit
Southern Moravia, Czech Republic
Village of Bukovany,
Southern Moravia, Czech Republic
Village of Vracov, 1Mbit
Southern Moravia, Czech Republic
Village of Moravany,
Southern Moravia, Czech Republic
Village of Milotice, 1 Mbit
Southern Moravia, Czech Republic

 

 

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