Majáles

12:49 May 3, 2013
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Czech term or phrase: Majáles
I'm sorry if it's not really leisure - hard to find category, it's the student celebration...you folks know it, what is it in English please?
Scott Evan Andrews
United States
Local time: 03:24


Summary of answers provided
5May Day carnival
Jakub Skřebský
4carnival
Hannah Geiger (X)
4May-day festivities ( celebrations )
Maria Chmelarova
4Majales
Petr Jan Vins
4May Day Reveries
Evan Lewis
2Student Rag
Stuart Hoskins
1annual student festival
Rad Graban (X)


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carnival


Explanation:
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Well Mardi Grass is the Carnival Season, but for an English speaker Carnival seem to me the best here, and you will find plenty of it - student majáles as carnivals IMO

Hannah Geiger (X)
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Student Rag


Explanation:
This is a UK approximation. All universities have a rag week.

Stuart Hoskins
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annual student festival


Explanation:
An idea.

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"Majáles" - Annual Student Festival.

Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
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May Day carnival


Explanation:
or May Day revel.

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-05-03 13:57:32 GMT)
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"I walked in the May Day parade that morning..." Allen Ginsberg

Jakub Skřebský
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May-day festivities ( celebrations )


Explanation:
history of > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day

or more modern time celebrations www.gainesvilletimes.com .....and more

Maria Chmelarova
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Majales


Explanation:
what was good for Ginsberg, should do here as well... ;)


    Reference: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/kral-majales-king-of-may/
Petr Jan Vins
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May Day Reveries


Explanation:
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er,sorry, REVELRIES

Evan Lewis
Czech Republic
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