A folk-medicine expert with an alleged gift claims to have treated over five million people, including many celebrities The new Czech-Irish-Polish-Slovak biopic Charlatan (Šarlatán) takes a look at the life and career…
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Mystical gold coins helped to build two Prague synagogues
Rather fanciful tales put a colorful spin on the origins of some buildings in the Prague’s historical Jewish quarter
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Perchta, the White Lady of the Rožmberk castles
The famous White Lady had a difficult life but returned after death to look after the Rožmberk family and property Not all ghosts are frightful. One of the more benign Czech phantoms is…
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A mermaid found love at a long-vanished Prague pond
A village once stood outside the Old Town walls, and a pond there was home to a sad but beautiful mermaid The Czech word for a little pond is Rybníček, and in…
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architecture, astrology, Baba Studio, baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, ghosts and phantoms, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, Tarot of Prague
Ruprecht the headless trumpeter
The palace that houses the Czech Senate is haunted by the ghost of a trumpeter Some people like to sleep in late, especially after a night of partying. And isn’t it just…
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Baba Studio, baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, Devil, Magic Bohemia, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, saints and relics, witchcraft
Krampus, the evil friend of Santa
A demonic figure with pagan roots puts bad kids in a sack Christmas traditions vary across regions in Europe. Not entirely surprisingly, the residents of Central Europe tend to go a bit…
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Baba Studio, baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, churches, ghosts and phantoms, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, Tarot of Prague
The headless horsemen of Nerudova Street
A Swedish soldier and a gambling monk both ride at night but are harmless One of the darkest moments for Prague was at the end of the Thirty Years’ War, when Swedish…
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astrology, Baba Studio, Bohemian lifestyle, Prague and Bohemia, Tarot and divination, Tarot of Prague
The horoscopes of Albrecht von Wallenstein
The general took astrology very seriously, even delaying a battle due to the stars Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, one of the most significant generals of the Thirty Years’ War, had a…
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Using The Tarot of Prague
A Brazilian fan of the deck explains why it is his favorite to read People from all sorts of backgrounds become involved with Tarot, and also have different reasons for choosing the…
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The wild unicorn of Prague
A conjuring trick gone horribly wrong unleashed a mythical beast Prague legends include many mystical animals, including a unicorn. While the story is a bit vague, this majestic creature is more than…
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The green frog who ate a tailor
The image of an amphibian above a door is reminder of a comical tale Not all of Prague’s legends are scary ones. Some are more like extended jokes. The tale of the…
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The House at the Two Golden Bears joins Heaven and Earth
One of the most elaborate portals in Prague leads to a long-closed tunnel complex Most old European cities have a network of underground tunnels, often now walled up and forgotten. They were…
