Burning of the Witches

On the 30th of April many European countries, like Germany, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Estonia celebrate Walpurgis night (Walpurgisnacht in German). Czech Republic has its local version – “burning of the witches” or Čarodějnice (‘witches’ in Czech). The 30th of April is the day, when winter is officially over and is brought to the […]

Terracotta Army in Prague

Imagine you are a farmer pushing your shovel into the earth as you dig a well, and your shovel hits something. You bend over to examine what your shovel hit, and you find that it is something like pottery. Pushing more dirt aside, you realize that you have found something quite special; it appears to be a terracotta soldier.