History of 30th April
There are few theories abou this feast:
- Origins of this celebration is connected with Pagans who celebrated arrival of Spring and made a doll stuffed with straw and burnt it. This doll symbolized The Death (Morana).
- This night is also called Filipo-Jakubská noc (Philip-Jacob night), because the nameday of these apostels were set on 1st May and Christians secretly celebrated this day pretending they are celebrating pagan feast.
- Some sources claim that a satanic holiday is on 30th April and this night was the greatest sabbath of Sabatic cults.
- Without doubt, people believed that this night was magical.
(source: wikipedia.org)
These days people spend with their friends and families and have a reason to be together and make bonfire, which reminds me that the tradition of bonfires was probably originally set as a protection from witches.
Now you know why, what and where, so if you come to the Czech Republic in April, remember this day and be sure to go out.
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