A traditional practice involves braided willow branches and plum brandy Easter in Europe has always been tied up with spring rituals related to fertility and birth. Bunnies are among the most prolific…
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baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, cemeteries and memorials, churches, Gothic fashion, Gothic lifestyle, Magic Bohemia, saints and relics
The creepy bone chapel of Kutná Hora
Bones from 40,000 plague and war victims are in creative sculptures The ossuary at Sedlec is generally called the Bone Church, and for good reason. Bones from tens of thousands of people…
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The ghost bride at the Nine Crosses exit
A wedding ended in a massacre, and the bride now haunts the D1 motorway The tale of an unhappy female ghost causing havoc for motorists on the highway is almost universal. There…
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alchemy, architecture, astrology, Baba Studio, baroque, cemeteries and memorials, churches, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, saints and relics, Tarot and divination, Tours and events
Magic Prague Tour shows a week of wonders
People can see esoteric treasures plus meet like-minded people Prague, and much of Bohemia, is just filled with mystical and curious places. Finding them on your own and separating the fact from…
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Monsters of Prague: Faustův Dům
This post is the first in a series of three, leading up to Halloween. While Halloween as we know it is not widely celebrated in the Czech republic – All Saint’s Day…
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The Bohemian Connection
Bohemian /bəʊˈhiːmɪən/ (n.) 1. A native or inhabitant of Bohemia. 2. A socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts. [ mid 19th century: from French bohémien ‘Gypsy’ (because Gypsies…
