From generation to generation we grow towards the future.
Bohemian
Association
events
Descendants of Puhoi and Ohaupo (New Zealand) Pioneers Originating from Bohemia
Bohemian
Association AGM - Held in February.
Annually there are two main
gatherings.
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Ohaupo: Date to be set, usually around April/May Held at the Te Rore Hall. This is an opportunity to catch up with friends and family over a shared lunch followed by dancing the afternoon away. Musicians will always consider any requests. Theme for 2008 is: A typical day in Bohemia.
2) Puhoi: |
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Puhoi comes alive during this weekend, when the
parish and community celebrate the
anniversary of the village's foundation. Celebrations begin with famous
'last Friday of the month' Bohemian band music, at the pub in the
afternoon and evening.
Saturday evening, you have
an opportunity to attend the old time dance in the Puhoi Hall for an
entrance fee and a plate and BYO drinks. Starts around 8pm and can go to
around midnight. Dances include, Maxina,
3 step,
Military 2 step, Barn Dance, Pride of
Erin etc.. as well as the usual waltz, foxtrot and
quicksteps.
You will need to check if this is being held.
| Sunday begins with 11:am
Mass in Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, dedicated and blessed in 1881,
followed by a thanksgiving at the rock commemorating the pioneers' mid
winter landing on the riverbank.The sight of their new home - just a
clearing in heavy forest and with two large nikau whare - later prompted
one of the pioneers to tell her grandchildren: "If I could have
walked on the water that night I would have walked straight back home
again" Visitors should bring a plate for a shared lunch in the hall, where the rest of the afternoon will be spent in Bohemian dance, music and dialect, similar to Bavarian, still spoken by a handful of old-timers. |
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