Czech scouts bring Light of Bethlehem to Brno

Czech scouts have brought the Light of Bethlehem, a post-Velvet Revolution symbol of the Christmas season, from Austria to the Czech Republic. Austrian scouts handed the light over to them, as well as to other scout delegations from all over Europe, on Saturday in Linz. Having collected the light, the Czech scouts travelled with it by train from Linz to Brno, where they arrived on Saturday evening shortly after 8.30 pm. On Sunday they will carry the light into the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Brno, before distributing it around churches and institutions across the country next Saturday, from where people can use it to light their own lamps.

The tradition of the Light of Bethlehem was established by a regional studio of the Austrian state broadcaster ORF in 1986. Czechia has been taking part since December 1989.