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The stores started their Christmas madness already. Call it a "soft opening of the Christmas Season". Why not, the days are getting shorter, light is leaving this part of our fabulous earth, it is time to light it up with pretty colors. Check out our Christmas tours to Dresden, Germany for one of the prettiest Christmas Markets in Europe. Dresden Christmas Markets Tour from Prague.
Just who is Krtecek? You can't miss a cartoon character of a black mole with a red nose, dressed from shorts to overalls to just about anything when you come to Prague. His name is "Krtecek" The Little Mole. 
Krtek (mole - Krtecek, little mole) was first seen in 1956 in Prague, when the creator, Zdenek Miler decided to create a children's cartoon for his own children, just as Walt Disney had with Mickey Mouse and company. In then Czechoslovakia, still being a communist country where western "anything" was frowned upon by the authorities, international characters such as Micky, Minnie, Goofy, etc. were not represented. Yet he was influenced by the Disney characters by choosing an animal for the leading role, and decided to pick a mole after stumbling over a molehill during a walk. The first film, called "Jak krtek ke kalhotkám přišel" ("How the mole got his trousers"), had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 1957, where it was awarded two Golden Lions. Production for further episodes started in 1963 and since then, around 50 episodes have been created.
The DVDs are presented only with exclamation sounds, not language, so all kids from everywhere can relate to him. Sunday morning cartoons all over the world present him to the smallest of children.
Mr. Zdenek Miler past away in 2011 at 90 years of age.
Krtecek has become a symbol for the Czech Republic and a spokes "person" for children all over the world.
He has even been n space! On May 16, 2011 a plush toy of Krtecek was present on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour, where it accompanied the U.S. astronaut Andrew Feustel, whose wife is of Czech ancestry, on the a mission.
You will find him in all of the souvenir shops in Prague in just about any form. As a refrigirator magnet, plush toy in all sizes, prints, dvds, keychains, you name it.
The regular Farmers Market at Kulatak is open every Saturday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Local farmers bring their vegetables, flowers, honey, baked goods, homemade pasta and so much more, it is a culinary delight. Lots of stalls offering street food as well, along with our wonderful beer. Just take the green metro line A to Dejvicka and once you get off, you can't miss it. A large sign says "Farmarske Trhy" , farmers market. We look forward to seeing you there!
For details, go to www.farmarske-trhy.cz
