Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:28:40 +0200https://english.radio.cz/sign-a-czech-jack-olantern-8602865© 2026 Radio Prague International Since the 1990s a number of imported holidays - like St Valentine's or St Patrick's - have made something of an inroad in Prague and perhaps other Czech cities, not least because they make fairly decent commercial sense: Valentine's actually a good deal of customers to the florists every February 14th, while St Paddy's helps fill up the city's already heavily visited Irish pubs. But one "holiday" which has made less of an impact, perhaps surprisingly, is Halloween. After many years in the Czech Republic, I must admit that I feel a tinge, just a tinge, of regret when October 31st passes every year mostly unmarked. That's one holiday - don't stake me! - I wouldn't mind seeing... encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/sign-a-czech-jack-olantern-8602865 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9