Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:47:19 +0200The history of the cremation movement in the Czech landshttps://english.radio.cz/history-cremation-movement-czech-lands-8628523© 2026 Radio Prague International Today's programme will concern a topic from which modern Western societies tend to shy away. Death is usually mentioned in the media only when violence or severe diseases are involved. But as a natural part of human existence death and burial deserve their share of attention, especially as the customs and ceremonies around them can tell a lot about different cultures. For example, did you know that as much as 75 percent of Czechs choose to be cremated after death and that this number is the highest in Europe? The tradition goes back a long way... encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 The history of the cremation movement in the Czech lands https://english.radio.cz/history-cremation-movement-czech-lands-8628523 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9