Céčka (; en, C's; singular ''céčko'') were plastic toys from
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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popular in the 1980s and 90s, formerly used as parts of door hangings.
History
The initial intention was to use Céčka as buckles for women's clothing, but it was a failure.
The next attempt was to use them as parts of door hangings, but this did not succeed either.
The real interest, which was born among the Czechoslovak children, set off ''Céčková horečka'' (''Céčka fever''). From 1984, Céčka became scarce materials of considerable value (for children) almost instantly.
The basic shape is a letter ''C''.
Plastic parts can be chained, and they were also used in several games, for instance, one similar in principle to
pitching pennies
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[ It also inspired ]Michal David
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Biography and career
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's song ''Céčka, sbírá céčka'' (C's, she collects C's).Slávek Janoušek Slávek is male given name. Its origin is the short form of a Slavic names ending in -slav ( Stanislav, Květoslav, Pravoslav, Branislav, Rostislav, Miroslav, Miloslav, Sobiesław, Svatoslav) and beginning Slav- (Slavomir, Slavomil). Pronounc ...
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References
External links
Blasts from the past - Radio Prague
Czech culture
Slovak culture
Educational toys
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