Kojakovice
Třeboň
Jindřichův Hradec
Sevetin
Maypoles
(Majka in Czech) are also erected in the Czech Republic, on the evening April
30th, and this habit is associated with various folk traditions, especially with
guarding the Majka overnight, drinking beer, folk dances (polka etc.). The habit
is especially common in South Bohemia, where Majka stands in many villages over
the entire year and is replaced by a new one just on April 30th. Majka in CZ is
usually a spruce where all lateral branches except of the top are removed, as
well as the bark, and the tree is decorated by colourful ribbons and one wreath.
In many villages the habit is also associated with Beltaine fires and the
celebration of Walpurgis night.
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