The event’s official name, Pražská Pout, means something like “Prague Pilgrimage” in Czech. Praha is the Czech name for the City of Prague in the Czech Republic. The immigrants who settled in Praha, Fayette County, named their new community after the ancient capital city of their homeland.
The Ennis Czech Boys and The Long Road to Praha
Ammannsville KJT Society No. 4: This hall, with its curvy architecture, still stands today in the tiny village of Ammannsville in Fayette County, Texas. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ammannsville holds its picnic here every year on Father's Day. The photographs above and to the right were taken by Roger Kolar in 1975. The image below shows the hall as it appeared in 2021. Here's some history of the dancehalls in Ammannsville:
All Roads Lead to Praha: This tiny village in Fayette County is one of the state's oldest Czech communities. Not a lot of people live in Praha today, but as the size of the cemetery shows, a whole lot of people have roots there. Folks have been dancing in Praha since the mid-1800s. Here's a short history of the dance venues in Praha:
