Witches’ Night

Every year on the night April 30^th, we go out to light a big fire to celebrate Pálení čarodějnic  (The Burning of the Witches, or Witches' Night).   

Easter in Cetoraz -Pavel Jareš

April 8, 2012
Pavel Jares from Cetoraz, Czech Republic sends this explanation of Czech customs during Easter.

Easter customs are the same for centuries in Czech.

Hovezi Guláš Recipe - Pavel Jareš

You asked me for the goulash recipe. There are many variants of the meal cooked in our country. You can find Segedin (Segedínsky guláš - Pork in a delicate sauce containing sauerkraut and a little half-and-half), Jeleni (venison), Kanci (wild boar), Veprovy (pork), Chaluparsky (cottage), Fazolovy (beans), Hospodský (innkeeper), Kruti (turkey), Jarni  (spring) and so on. But the best one is Hovezi (beef) goulash.

Cetoraz History - email from Pavel Jareš

I´m saying hello to you from Cetoraz and I would like to give you more information about our village.  Cetoraz was founded in the 13th century. There were established many villages after Czech kingdom formation at that time. Czech peers built a service yard here in free space and peasants´ houses grown gradually around.