Traditional Majáles open-air festival gets underway

The traditional students’ Majálas open-air festival got underway on Saturday morning in the centre of Prague with a colourful parade with costumes and allegorical vehicles. The event, during which the students chose their Majáles king and queen, opened with a ceremonial cutting of the Maypole.

The second part of the festival will take place at the Letňany airport in the afternoon and will include a concert and an after-party where the king and queen of the Majáles will be crowned