We spent the weekend in Strážnice with Kája's family. Every year, Strážnice hosts the International Folklore Festival, the largest and oldest folklore festival in Europe.
Czech TV even broadcasts it across the country. This year was the 78th edition.
The festival is organised by the National Institute of Folk Culture which is part of the Ministry of Culture.
The festival includes dancing, music, and various competitions for both children and adults. This year there were over 31.000 visitors who came to see 3.150 performers from across the country.
There were another 230 performers that came from
Slovakia,
Hungary, the
Netherlands,
South Korea, and the
USA.
The first festival was in 1946 and it was only for ensembles from across
Czechoslovakia. In 1957, the first foreign folklore ensembles participated. The festival is for both amateur and professional groups.
On Saturday, there was a parade that proceeded to the open-air museum and stadium.
It was pretty interesting. It's interesting to see how each region and village's traditional costumes vary.
We spent the weekend in Strážnice with Kája's family. Every year, Strážnice hosts the International Folklore Festival, the largest and oldest folklore festival in Europe. 
On Saturday, there was a parade that proceeded to the open-air museum and stadium.
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