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Current AffairsSt. Patrick's Day celebrations begin with music festival in Prague
Although Czechs are generally considered to be a Slavic race, many of them
will tell you that they also have some Celtic roots. Indeed, Bohemia is
generally considered to be the place from which the Celts migrated across
Europe nearly two millennia ago. In many ways, therefore, the Irish
musicians arriving in Prague this week for an Irish music festival to
celebrate St. Patrick's Day (March 17) could be enjoying a sort of
homecoming. It will also give many Czechs an opportunity to reacquaint
themselves - at least informally - with some aspects of their Celtic
heritage.
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Press ReviewPress Review
Today's Czech dailies lead with a variety of stories: PRAVO reports that
gas and electricity prices are to rise from the beginning of January,
LIDOVE NOVINY says MPs have crudely insulted Education Minister Petra
Buzkova, while MLADA FRONTA DNES leads with the story that children's
hospitals around the Czech Republic are to be closed.
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ArtsPrague Radio Orchestra clarinetist talks about Smetana's 'My Country'
November 5th was the 120th anniversary of the premiere of Bedrich
Smetana's cycle of symphonic poems, 'Ma
vlast' or 'My Country'. This
work, one of the most popular in the history of Czech music, consists of
six parts that reflect ancient Czech history and try to explore the nature
of Czech people.
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Current Affairs Plaque to "legendary genius" Jara Cimrman on Czech Radio building unveiled
When walking in Prague, one can see many plaques mostly marking houses
where a famous personality was born or lived. On Tuesday, another plaque
was unveiled on a Czech Radio building in Dykova street in the Prague 2
district. It was there that 36 years ago, a great Czech genius, Jara
Cimrman was "born".
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