Culture and Culture and Leisure timeLeisure time

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in the Czech Republic and in in the Czech Republic and in FinlandFinland

Culture and Leisure timeCulture and Leisure time

CultureCultureMusicMusicLeisure timeLeisure time

Svitavy´s cultural centre

CultureCulture CZECHSCZECHS

MuseumMuseum - - each bigger towns have each bigger towns have

their own museum that is their own museum that is connected with the history connected with the history of town or with the famous of town or with the famous people that lived therepeople that lived there

GalleriesGalleries (permanent (permanent exhibitexhibitiionon))

- new gallery can be - new gallery can be inaugurated by inaugurated by vernissagevernissage

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MuseumMuseum - w- we also have museums in e also have museums in

each town and in bigger each town and in bigger villages; they are villages; they are connected with the local connected with the local history of the regionhistory of the region

GalleriesGalleries (changing (changing exhibition)exhibition)

-- they are often in libraries they are often in libraries

The National Museum in Prague

The National Museum in Helsinki

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LibraryLibrary

- in each bigger town - in each bigger town and and bigger villagebigger village we we can find a library of can find a library of any sizeany size

- the Czech National - the Czech National Library is situated in Library is situated in Prague and we can Prague and we can find there a variety of find there a variety of books that were ever books that were ever editededited

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LibraryLibrary

- - it is the same as in it is the same as in CzechCzech

- MOBILE LIBRARY- - MOBILE LIBRARY- it is it is a a travelling car full of travelling car full of books that you can books that you can borrow, it is free of borrow, it is free of charge; the car visit charge; the car visit the same place every the same place every second weeksecond week

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TheatreTheatre - - it is also very favourite it is also very favourite

activity in the Czech activity in the Czech ReRepublic. People love public. People love especially comedies but especially comedies but sometimes we play drama sometimes we play drama with school teacher. with school teacher.

I think students really enjoy I think students really enjoy it.it.

CinemaCinema

- it is very popular especially - it is very popular especially by younger people. We can by younger people. We can find here almost the same find here almost the same movies as in Finland movies as in Finland

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TheatreTheatre

- - summer theatres- are summer theatres- are more popular than normal more popular than normal theatres, young people can theatres, young people can have a summer job herehave a summer job here

- t- there is a music theatre here is a music theatre performance by high performance by high school students in school students in Juankoski, it is held almost Juankoski, it is held almost every springevery spring

CinemaCinema

- - it is in big citiesit is in big cities

- you can rent a film from a - you can rent a film from a kioskkiosk

The National Theatre in Prague

The National Theatre in Helsinki

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ChurchesChurches

- - cchurches can't miss in hurches can't miss in every town or bigger every town or bigger villagevillage

- 25% of inhabitants is - 25% of inhabitants is Roman Catholic. For Roman Catholic. For example in Svitavy, example in Svitavy, there are three there are three churcheschurches

- t- the most of the people he most of the people are atheistare atheist

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ChurchesChurches

- - it is the sameit is the same

- Lutheran religion is the - Lutheran religion is the most popular – about most popular – about

80 %80 %

- other religion is - other religion is OrthodoxOrthodox

- there are 3 churches of - there are 3 churches of Lutheran and 1 Lutheran and 1 OOrthodox church in rthodox church in JuankoskiJuankoski

Typical Czech church

The Church in Juankoski (Muuruvesi)

MusicMusic CZECHSCZECHS

Kinds of musicKinds of music - p- people in the Czech Republic eople in the Czech Republic

like mostly rock music but like mostly rock music but they also listen to pop, metal, they also listen to pop, metal, SKA, reggae, folk, classical SKA, reggae, folk, classical music or punkmusic or punk

ConcertsConcerts - t- there are concerts taken place here are concerts taken place

but they are often sold out but they are often sold out very quickly in the Czech very quickly in the Czech RepublicRepublic

- but for students it is usually - but for students it is usually very expensivevery expensive

Summer music festivalsSummer music festivals - take place every year in big - take place every year in big

cities cities

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Kinds of musicKinds of music - - tthe most popular music of he most popular music of

young people are rock, hip young people are rock, hip hop, metalhop, metal,, fin finnnish popish pop, , rockabillyrockabilly

-- adult people often listen to adult people often listen to schlagerschlager

ConcertsConcerts - - it is the same as in Czechit is the same as in Czech

Summer music festivalsSummer music festivals - - they are very popular among they are very popular among

young peopleyoung people

Leisure timeLeisure time CZECHSCZECHS

Classical danceClassical dance CoursesCourses

- - they are taken place mostly they are taken place mostly from September to Decemberfrom September to December

- we can divide them into 2 - we can divide them into 2 levels: Basic courses levels: Basic courses

( especially young people ( especially young people between 16 to 18 visit them) between 16 to 18 visit them) and advanced courses and advanced courses (especially for adult people)(especially for adult people)

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Dance Dance CoursesCourses - - from September to from September to

December and from December and from January to MayJanuary to May

- - mostly arranged by adult mostly arranged by adult education centres education centres

- - tthere are usually only girls here are usually only girls because of absence of the because of absence of the boysboys

Street, show, hip- hop, jazz, Street, show, hip- hop, jazz, latin danceslatin dances

Dance courses in the Czech Republic

Typical Czech costume

Finnish dance lesson

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DiscoDisco - - it is one of the most it is one of the most

favourite activities that favourite activities that young people likeyoung people like

- - it is good if it is good if you you want to want to dance dance

PartiesParties - - if you are an organizer of a if you are an organizer of a

party, you invite especially party, you invite especially people that you know and people that you know and like and you want to spend like and you want to spend time with them time with them

- for example if you - for example if you celebrate your birthdaycelebrate your birthday

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DiscoDisco

- - it is the same as in it is the same as in CzechCzech

PartiesParties

- - house parties are the house parties are the most popular among most popular among under 18 years peopleunder 18 years people

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FairsFairs - - nowadaysnowadays it isn't so typical it isn't so typical

but we can find them in but we can find them in bigger towns in special bigger towns in special time- for example at time- for example at Christmas, Easter and Christmas, Easter and trade fairstrade fairs

PubsPubs - - you can go there but you you can go there but you

cannot drink alcohol if you cannot drink alcohol if you are younger than 18 but… are younger than 18 but…

- - they are very popular in the they are very popular in the Czech Republic because Czech Republic because Czechs love beerCzechs love beer

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FairsFairs

- i- it takes place in autumn t takes place in autumn and springand spring

- b- but nowadays we can find ut nowadays we can find them seldom in towns and them seldom in towns and villagesvillages

PubsPubs

- - we can drink soft alcohol we can drink soft alcohol from 18 years and strong from 18 years and strong alcohol from 20 years alcohol from 20 years

- bars are more popular in - bars are more popular in FinlandFinland

Typical Czech disco

Typical Czech pub

Bar in Kuopio