Commemorative event in Lány marks Masaryk anniversary

Some two hundred people attended a commemorative ceremony in Lány marking the 173rd anniversary of the birth Czechoslovakia’s co-founder and first president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.

People laid flowers and wreaths at Masaryk’s equestrian statue outside the Masaryk Museum in Lány and sang his favourite song Ach synku, synku.

The anniversary of Masaryk’s birth falls on Tuesday, March 7, when an official commemoration will be held at his graveside in Lány cemetery.