-Married Donald Trump

-She launched her own clothing line

-18 world records

-His wife was an Olympic champion in javelin throw

-He has his own museum in Kopřivnice

-He studied and worked in Zlín

-Actor, comedian and screenwriter

-he has his own theatre in Brno

-He has 6 kids

-He won 2 Czech Lions

-He voiced Hubert from the series Krysáci

Fertility – úrodnost

Customes and folk customs - zvyky a lidové kroje

Flowing - protéká

Flows - vlévá se

Knit - plést

Whip - pomlázka

Willow sticks - vrbové proutky

Poem - básnička

Sins - hříchy

Carnival - Masopust

Dialect - nářečí

Uniform - jednotný

Porridge - ovesná kaše

Slaughters - porážky

-As mayor he rebuild the city Zlín

-He started sewing shoes from canvas

-He went to the USA to explore his skills

-In the first WW the company made 50 000 pairs of military boots

-He died in a plane crash in Otrokovice

-He built houses for his employees called Baťovy domky

-Czech tennis player

-He has a collaboration with H&M

-He won the Davis Cup twice and 15 tournaments

-He has his own photovoltaic company

-Now he colects watches and travels

-Eastern, southeastern part of the CR

-lies in the valley of Drevnice river

-Hostynske and Vizovicke hills

PARTS

-4 regions(Zlín, Kroměříž, Uherské Hradiště, Vsetín)

-Zlin is the largest districts

-Zlin has 30 cities

POPULATION

-Other inhabitans: Roma, Ukrainians, Vietnamese and Russia

GEOGRAPHY

-Area is hilly

-Zlin district highest point: Kudlov

-Zlin region lowest point: Uherský Ostroh

LANDSCAPE

-Zlin district rivers: Morava, Bečva, Dřevnice

-Hostýn hills, Vizovice highlands

-Zlin lakes: Water reservoir Luhačovice, Fryšták and Horní Bečva

-Castles: Lukov, Buchlov and Vizovice

DIALECTS

-Moravian dialect

-Dialect regions: Haná, Valašsko, Slovácko

POSITION WITHIN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

-Famous for shoe industry

-Famous companies: Baťa, Greiner Packaging

-Contributes to Czech with: shoemaking and economic influence

CULTURE

• Farming

• Pastures ( sheeps, goats)

• Distilleries (lihovary) all over Wallachia

  
  

• Dolňácko

• Hanácké Slovácko

• Horňácko

• Luhačovické Zálesí

• Moravské Kopanice

• Podluží

● mainly hilly and mountainous

• White Carpathians, Javorníky, Chřiby and Moravian-Silesian Beskydy ( top Devils mil)

● fertile lowlands to the west and southwest ( Haná, Slovácko, Uherskohradišťsko)

● river Morava

● large area of protected territory, nature reserves and monuments

● good climatic condition

ZLÍNSKO

● largest mountain range: Vizovice hills ( Wallachian kingdom)

•old cottages, sheeps and cows

grazing in the meadows

● Luhačovice

• spa town with healing springs

(Vincentka, Ottovka, Aloiska)

● Fryšták dám

● Chřiby- Brdo (lookout tower)

● Baťa's channel

• boat trips and cycle path

VSETÍNSKO

● most mountainous and forested in CR

• biggest Beskydy protected landscape area -> rare animals and flowers

● Pulčín and Devils rocku

• Orange icefalls

● Pustevny

• top place Radhošť

• cottages according to Dušan Jurkovič ( Maměnka and Libušín)

● Rožnov open- air museum-> Wallachian architecture

KROMĚŘÍŽSKO

● plain Haná and hills ( Hostýn, Kelčský Javorník

● Záhlinice ponds

● Stráň-> imoprtant natural monument

● Castle and Flower Garden ( UNESCO)

● Kurovice quarry

● Skalný

• protected rocky area

UHERSKOHRADIŠŤSKO

● Morava river basin

• healing springs

● " land of sun and wine"

● Living blue water open-air museum

• huge fishes

• trail of prehistoric animals

● Buchlovice garden-> fairy tale Devil's bride

● Velehrad

• connected with church

• It is a family music festival in the park of Holešov castle

• Two days programme offers visitors the best name in Czech and Slovak music

Bikemaraton Drásal

• Belongs to the most cultured bike marathons in Czech republic

• Riders ride 30-200 km long routes depending on their ability

• First race was held in 1990

Zlín Film Festival

• It is an international film festival for children and teens

• The firts event started in 1961 as a national showcase of Czechoslovak cinematography for children

Barum Czech Rally Zlín

• Car races

• It has been one of the most important events in the Czech republic

• This year is the 53rd anniversary

• Racers from all over the world

Vizovické trnkobraní

• Is one of the biggest events of the summer festival season

• Is multi-genre cultural show

• Food eating competitions are also part of it

St. Martin’s feast

• Celebration of food and wine

• People can taste a goose dishes in many ways

Burger street festival

• Tasting of different types of burgers

Masters of rock

• It is the largest international open-air orck festival

• Regularly held in Vizovice

Run through Emil Zátopek’s hometown

• This project is dedicated to the famous athlete Emil Zátopek

• The start of the run is in his hometown Kopřivnice

• The running route is 22 km long

• Ej = já ( hledajte, dívaj)

• Ou = ( múka, lúka)

• Om = ( chlapom, lesom)

  
  

W: Shawl (šátek) or Head cover (pantík, pantlék), collar (flatsie - kolem krku), shirt, corset, vest (kordulka), Pantli, Skirt, Apron (fěrtoch), shoes

M: Cap, Shirt, Vest (kordulka), Belt, Pants, Leg warmers, Boots

• Women paint Easter eggs and boys knit a whip from willow sticks and go to smigrust (beating a girl with a whip on Easter Monday) During this they recite a poem and get something good

  
  

Carrying Morana

• Celebrating the coming spring, two weeks before Easter (deadly sunday), carrying Morana away from the village to take away the cold and fear and drown her in the river (fire, like water, has a cleansing character)

Ostatkove/Hanák law

• Paying for their sins ("ten for the ass and twenty in gold")

• entertainment, music, food, dancing,

• Tradition with a Carnival celebrations