Sacraments: new book documents ancient customs, including those linked to spring and Easter
Easter celebrations in the Czech Republic combine both Christian traditions and ancient pagan customs, many of which are connected with the cycle of nature and the arrival of spring. Many of the fascinating rituals linked to this time of year are captured in a book called Svátosti or Sacraments released by the Prague based Wo-Men publishing house in a Czech-English edition. The book was written by garden architect Lucie Králíková and accompanied by photographs by Michaela Karásek Čejková. Here is a short excerpt from the introduction: “Michaela and I wanted to learn to stop in time...
Source: english.radio.cz