František Vrhel : Symbol: A Transcultural View ...5 // Ivan Dubovický : Symbol on the Boundary of Ethnic Groups ...16 // Leoš Šatava : Minority Literature and its Importance in the Life of Small Ethnic Communities: Some Models and Trends ...33 // Jan Pargač : Folk Festivities as a Factor in Ethnic, Regional and Local Identity and Integrity ...43 // Jaroslava Krupková : Tradition, Ethnic Tradition and Symbolism in Women’s Customs ...52 // Miloš Tomandl : The Incolat - Symbol Of Membership of the Local Community ...63 // Irena Šepánová : Symbolism in the Clothes Worn by Prague Students in 1848 and 1868 ...72 // Ludmila Sochorová : Baroque Historicism and the Symbol of the "Sacred Land" in the Tradition of Czech Society at the Time of the National Revival: "The New Comedy of Libuše" of 1816 ...85 // Bohuslav Šalanda : Oral History and the Symbols of Royal Power in Central Europe ...94