Easter exhibition in the South Bohemian Museum
Tradition in the South Bohemian Museum in České Budějovice
Easter exhibition Spring has come to the village
Spring is associated in folk culture mainly with the celebration of the most important Christian holiday - Easter. In the past, however, it was also a key time for starting agricultural work or caring for newborn domestic animals. We invite you to an Easter exhibition with a rich accompanying programme.
The exhibition will take you into the world of traditional customs associated with the turn of winter and spring. You will learn about festivals such as Groundhog Day, the feast of St. Matthew and St. Gregory, which show how religious and pagan rituals merged. You can enjoy exhibits of historic agricultural tools, as well as objects made of willow wicker, burlap and straw, which had both practical and magical uses.
Supplementary programme:
- Saturday 29 March. - Františka Nečilová: making basketry from straw and Hana Doskočilová: Doudlebské straky
- Tuesday 1. 4. - Václav Krištůfek and Anna Vancová: beekeeping
- Thursday 3. 4. - Jan Smrt:basket weaving
- Saturday 5. 4. - Růžena Vinciková: Easter ceremonial pastries and Jana Pulcová: Easter decorations from natural materials
- Tuesday 8. - Martina Srbová: seductive lace(after demonstrations followed by lecture in hall 114 at 16:30)
- Thursday, April 10- Olga Pikousová: etched Easter eggs called zeláky
- Saturday, April 12. - Lenka Limova:krosienka or the old pre-talc technique of knitting on the frame and Petra Frojdová:easter eggs decorated with straw
- Tuesday 15. - Iveta Dandová: knitting of orobince (holder of the title of the Carrier of the Tradition of Folk Crafts, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic)
- Thursday 17 April - Stanislava Martykánová: Easter Easter eggs of various forms
- Friday 18 April. - Martin Bach: knitting pomlázek, Hana Křelinová: Easter pastries and the Ethnographic Association: Easter threads
An accompanying programme takes place on selected days from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 5 pm to 7 pm in the adjacent hall.
