Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:38:46 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechs-celebrate-carodejnice-annual-witch-burning-festival-8596505© 2026 Radio Prague International April 30 is ‘Čarodějnice’ in the Czech Republic, the day that winter is ceremonially brought to an end. How? By the burning of rag and straw witches on bonfires around the country. The festival offers Czechs the chance to eat, drink and be merry around a roaring fire, and for some, there’s even the chance to dress up. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/carodejnice4.jpg?timestamp=1591373138 https://english.radio.cz/czechs-celebrate-carodejnice-annual-witch-burning-festival-8596505 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9