Taste Of Traditional South Moravian Culture

In this video I am in South Moravia (Rakvice) which is a place known for its wine production. There will be a big annual traditional celebration which dates back many years which is called Hody, people will be dressed up in a Kroj which is a traditional outfit and each village has a different colour costume. People will be marching through the village singing and dancing. A band will be playing traditional music called Dechovka. The main organizer and arranger of Hody is a selected young boy called první stárek (the first stárek - literally the first "old one"). He and a group of young friends (somewhere they are called stáreks - Czech plural: stárci; or they can be called chasa) are responsible for the organization and smooth running of the event. Each stárek (or member of chasa) also has a girl partner, usually called starka or stárka. The boys and girls wears a traditional folk costume, which differs widely from region to region. At the beginning of Hody, a mayor of the village or town should pass symbolically the rule over to the first stárek.