International folklor festival
Krakono - Rübezahl
I found next about long and nice Czech mountain tradition of Krakonos in English if you want :
Photos /Krakonos &masc/
http://www.oustrazne.cz/vismo/galerie2.asp?u=15664&id_org=15664&id_galerie=1438
Comments from USA (Czech nationality)
"Do you have the translation to the page about Krakonos in English? I
cannot understand much Czech. Sorry. But I want to read more about
Krakonos. Thank you.
Bonnie Kohl "
http://www.harrachov.cz/default_news_look.asp?NewsID=79
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174827/#comment
A sweet and sunny movie full of snow - what happens when Ski arrives
in the small village deep in Krkonose hills., 2 January 2005
Author: Martin Macák (macaxx@seznam.cz) from Czech Republic
This one and one-half hour long story takes us to the Krkonose in the
middle of the tough winter. People who live there have their habits
which are linked with a story about Krakonos - a good spirit of the
hills, who protects innocent and punishes the evil ones. The life here
is tough and people survives here only with the help of smugglers, who
brings them food and proprieties vital for survival. Here, in the
distant cottage, there live two boys with their numerous family, who
believe in Krakonos so much, that they worship him at every their
step. One day they see a Ski - new invention in the transport way and
they immediately love it. They must have it at all costs. The story
tells us how they steal the Ski which belongs to their teacher,
thinking they were gifted by Krakonos, about relationship between them
and another troop of boys, about fear from punishment and about
never-ending hunt on smuggler, who uses Ski to escape the police every
time and mainly about life of all the people in the hills. The movie
illustrates beautiful landscape with such poetry, and the whole movie
is full of feeling of no evil - there is no evil character at all -
even the police. Everybody just tries to survive in hostile
environment. The whole movie is a beautiful story - mostly a fairy
tail and it is suitable for everybody - not depending on his age. I
can recommend it to everyone who wants to see a soft, sunny movie full
of snow and beauty of winter in the hills. And for Christmas time it
is essential.
Tags: folklor, krakonos, mountain, prague, tradition.
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