Hrdejovice pottery
Pisek
Kvetus
Maypoles (Majka
in Czech) On
the evening before May 1st, single males go into the woods to cut down a tall
tree. They keep the tree top and remove the branches. The trunk is then
decorated with a wreath, scarves, ribbons and flowers. The Maypole is erected in
the village square and guarded overnight. A group of the men visit neighboring
villages, in secret, to steal their maypoles. It is kind of a competition, and
the aim is to steal as many maypoles as possible. On the first Sunday of May,
the villagers who did not allow their maypole to be stolen can go around the
village visiting houses where unmarried girls live, and they are given little
presents. In the evening they all celebrate May at the
ball.
From Kathy Jorgenson: They are called vdolky or Bohemian donuts. The cheese is what they call tvaroh or curd cheese.
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