Charles Bridge egg festival marks tenth anniversary

The tenth edition of the Vajíčkobraní festival is taking place on Charles Bridge in Prague on Sunday. Egg carriers from the town of Velvary will cross the bridge in a procession with squires and a medieval band and hand baskets of hard-boiled eggs to the mayor of Prague 1.

The event recalls a 14th-century legend linked to the construction of Charles Bridge. According to the story, eggs were added to the mortar to strengthen it. People from Velvary, worried the eggs would break during the journey to Prague, boiled them instead and became the target of ridicule.

The procession is due to set off across Charles Bridge at 1 p.m., accompanied by historical costumes, music and a horse-drawn carriage carrying the eggs. An exhibition titled Šumava Easter will also open at the Charles Bridge Museum.