There are a number of instruments associated with Czech folk music, which add to its distinct sound – violin and the double bass; instruments specific to Bohemia and Moravia such as bagpipes (bock), shepherd’s pipe, dulcimer and trumpet.
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Shrovetide (Masopust): also serves to celebrate spring and ensure the fertility of future harvest.
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