Flying kites is another typical autumn joy. Flying kites in the autumn has a long, roughly five-hundred-year-old tradition in the Czech Republic. However, dragons have a real and much longer origin in China for about 2200 years. From there, they penetrated further, especially into Japan, where they started building them only 1000 years later. Building and flying kites has, among other things, ritual meaning in Asian countries. For example, the Japanese fly kites to ensure good health for their children. Dragons in Asia, especially in the past, were even used for work. Above the rice fields, they played the role of scarecrows. History even mentions cases where soldiers used them.

However, in our country and in Europe, kites are only for entertainment. Current kites are divided into three categories: basic or fun, controllable (acrobatic) and towing. An ordinary kite is tied to a single line and basically only flies in the wind. If the wind is stable, it actually stands in it. A controllable kite has two to four lines (according to which they are classified in competitions) and you can perform incredible stunts with it. Towing kites are used, for example, for driving on land, snow or water.