President takes part in events to commemorate murder of St Wenceslas in 935

A pilgrimage walk and mass have been held in the town of Stará Boleslav to mark the anniversary of the murder of the patron saint of the Czech Republic St Václav, or Wenceslas, in the year 935. The Czech president, Václav Klaus, was among the 700 or so people who took part, with turnout lower than usual due to wet weather. In Prague there will be a rare screening of a restored 1930 silent film about St Wenceslas at the city’s Rudolfinum. Other events have been held elsewhere around the country on Tuesday, which is the day of Czech statehood and a national holiday.