About Moravia Heritage Review

An independent editorial resource on the folk traditions, seasonal ceremonies, and cultural calendar of the Moravian region of the Czech Republic.

What This Resource Documents

Moravia Heritage Review was established in Brno as an independent editorial archive focusing on the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Moravia — the eastern portion of the Czech Republic that retains one of the densest concentrations of living folk tradition in Central Europe.

Content is produced through direct documentation, interviews with folk societies and individual practitioners, and analysis of published ethnographic literature from Czech academic institutions including the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice.

This resource does not promote tourism products, sell access to events, or represent any festival organisation. Its purpose is to provide factual, sourced documentation of Moravian folk customs for researchers, educators, and individuals with a cultural interest in the subject.

Areas of Documentation

Seasonal ceremonial calendar from Masopust through Advent
Regional folk costume traditions (kroj) across Slovacko, Hornatko, Wallachia, and Hana sub-regions
Folk music — cimbalom bands, vocal polyphony, and instrument-specific traditions
UNESCO-listed practices: Jizda Kralu (Ride of Kings) and Carnival Masquerade Processions
Harvest and wine-country festivals of southern Moravia
Advent and winter customs in both urban and village settings

Moravian Wallachian girls in traditional folk costume

Editorial Team

Editors and Contributors

The editorial team combines ethnological training with long-term fieldwork in Moravian villages.

Lucie Bartošová

Editor in Chief

Studied ethnology at Masaryk University, Brno. Fifteen years of fieldwork in Slovacko and Hornatko sub-regions, with a focus on folk costume maintenance and intergenerational transmission.

Tomáš Veselý

Folk Music Editor

Researcher in Moravian folk music, cimbalom repertoire, and the documentation of song types specific to harvest and wine-country ceremonies. Former member of the Slovácká beseda ensemble.

Renata Horáková

Seasonal Customs Editor

Specialist in pre-Christian and liturgical calendar customs in the Hornatko region. Author of four articles in Národopisná revue on Fašank and Easter ritual cycles.

Editorial Standards

How Content Is Verified

Each article published on Moravia Heritage Review is based on at least three independent sources. Primary sources include ethnographic field notes and interviews with active practitioners. Secondary sources include peer-reviewed publications from Czech academic institutions. Where claims cannot be verified through published sources, they are clearly attributed to a named informant or marked as locally-specific.

All photographs used on this site are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licences. Attribution is provided in image captions. No images are taken from stock photography platforms or generated through AI image tools.

Content is reviewed for factual accuracy before publication and updated when new information is available. The date of the most recent update is displayed on each article page.