Czechoslovakia
By: Liz
What is Czechoslovakia?
Why they left
Why they came to the United States
Language of Czech
Czech Holidays and Traditions
This holiday is similar to Groundhog Day. Hromnice marks the roughly marks the middle of winter and is linked to dozens of weather predictions.
March 19: St. Joseph's Day
Josef is one of the most common Czech names and sparks annual celebrations around the country
Easter
April 30: The Burning of the Witches
The is a Czech custom of saying a final farewell to winter.
November 2: All Soul's Day
People visit cemeteries to remember and pay respects to loved ones that have died.
December 5: St. Nick's Day
December 24-26: Christmas Celebrations
The Flag
White -peace, honesty.
Blue-hardiness, bravery, strength, & valour.
Red-vigilance, truth, loyalty, perseverance and justice.
Prague
Capital of Czech.
Prague
Capital of Czech.
Czech
Buildings in Czech.
Czech dance clothes
Dance away!
Czech dance clothes
Lets get ready to dance!
Czech dance clothes
This is fun dancing!
History
- On October 28, 1918 Czech lands and Slovakia became Czechoslovakia after World War I.
- After World War II Czechoslovakia became a Communist country. It stayed a Communist country from 1945-1989
- On January 1, 1993 Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Facts about czech
- Half of the people in Czech do not have a religion; the rest are mainly Roman Catholic or Protestant.
- Czech has the second highest death rate for cancer in Europe.
- The capital of Czech is Prague.
- The soft contact lens was invented in Czechoslovakia.
- The word robot came from Czech.
- The origin of sugar cube can be traced to the Czech town of Dacice.
Czech money or Koruna
Kolaches
Recipe for Kolaches
Ingredients:
3 cups of milk2 packages of dry yeast
1/4 cup of water
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of butter
2 whole eggs (beaten)
1 tablespoon of salt
7 to 8 cups of all-purpose flour
Directions:
Crumble yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water and add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Set aside till bubbly. Heat milk to lukewarm; add yeast mixture. Add 3 cups flour Mix well by mixer or by hand. Add sugar, butter, salt and beaten egg; mix well. Add remainder of flour. Place on floured board and knead for 10 minutes. Let rise in warm place until it doubles in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
Form the dough into small biscuits and place on a greased cookie sheet. Let biscuits rise for about 1/2 hour. With fingers press down the center building up the sides a bit. Let that raise for about 10 minutes. Add fruit filling (prunes, apricots, cherries, or applesauce). Bake for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen.
Making Kolaches
Meme made the best Kolaches!