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Photos: Houby Days 2018 in Czech Village
Photos by Stephen Mally, The Gazette
May. 19, 2018 6:44 pm, Updated: May. 19, 2018 10:13 pm
Costumes, dance, food and other festivities were on display in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village Saturday for Houby Days.
Houby, pronounced HOE-bee, is Czech for mushroom. Houby Days is an annual celebration of springtime, now in its 41st year.
Click through the photos above for more scenes from Houby Days.
St. Paul Czech and Slovak Folk Dancers perform next to the Kosek Bandstand during the 41st Annual Houby Days in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, May. 19, 2018. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
People walk down 16th Avenue SW, which was closed to traffic, during the 41st Annual Houby Days in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, May. 19, 2018. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
St. Paul Czech and Slovak Folk Dancers and attendees participate in the maypole dance next to the Kosek Bandstand during the 41st Annual Houby Days in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, May. 19, 2018. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Alaysia Williams (from left), 8, of Cedar Rapids spins her tub as she rides the Mindwinder Spinning Ride with Kinley Cousin, 4, of Vinton during the 41st Annual Houby Days in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, May. 19, 2018. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
St. Paul Czech and Slovak Folk Dancers perform next to the Kosek Bandstand during the 41st Annual Houby Days in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, May. 19, 2018. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)