The seventh country is .... Praga.

I am going to tell you three legends of this beautiful city in Europe

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Have you heard about the Prague Witches? Some say they identify them by their way of dressing, others by their face and some even by the "vibe" that they emanate when they cross a look with a witch.

Wₕₑᵣₑ dₒₑₛ ₜₕₑ ₗₑgₑₙd bₑgᵢₙ?

The witches of Prague have a special place among the inhabitants of this entity, since every April 30 they celebrate the night of San Felipe and Santiago. And legend has it that the witches celebrate their Sabbath on the top of the mountains, in which the earth is opened and they offer their treasures

In fact, the ancient Slavs were afraid of them and protected themselves with a fern or a host, and as for some this protection was not enough, they opted for the most powerful ritual that was to light a fire and burn them until they were eliminated.

Wₕₑᵣₑ dₒₑₛ ₜₕₑ ₗₑgₑₙd bₑgᵢₙ?

The reality is that the legend of the Prague witches dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries with the Inquisition, particularly in a city called Velké Losiny. It is said that between 1678 and 1696 the greatest witch hunt took place here. It all started because a homeless woman named Marina Schunová stole a host during a mass because she believed that with this she could heal a cow that did not give milk when she milked it.

Countess Angelia de Galle (mistress of the kingdom), upon realizing this theft, called Jindrîch Boblig - the highest inquisitor of that region - to condemn the beggar, who tortured her with thumbscrews and a Malay boot until she confessed that she was a witch.

There were also many Boblig victims who said they flew broomsticks into the mountains, organized covens, stepped on hosts, and fornicated with the devil. Therefore, he decided to burn many at the stake, including the beggar. It is said that more than 80 people died in this hunt.

There was also another city called Sumperk in which the inquisitor carried out heinous acts against the citizens. He tirelessly persecuted the priest Krystof Alois - one of the most famous victims during the hunt - as he was an activist against this hunt and especially blamed Boblig.

Finally, the latter put him in prison after having tortured him until he made him confess about his work against the witch hunt and burned him in the city of Mohelnice.

ₜᵣₐdᵢₜᵢₒₙ ᵢₙ ₕₒₙₒᵣ ₒf ₜₕₑ ₚᵣₐgᵤₑ Wᵢₜcₕₑₛ

From here arises the night of the burning of witches in the Czech Republic and it is said that during this night (April 30 to May 1) they wander everywhere. The Czechs have the belief to protect themselves from them with a series of amulets (such as fern leaves), but especially with bonfires to burn them.

This idea passed from generation to generation until it became a holiday. So this day, the whole country lights bonfires to burn rag and straw witches to show that they are not afraid of them.

Women and girls often dance around the fire. They all dress in dark and old clothes to simulate the dreaded sorceresses. Some men jump on top of the campfire to show their bravery before the witches. The night of San Felipe and Santiago today has become an evening that everyone likes.

So now you know, that if you go to Prague or the Czech Republic in general, you can meet the occasional witch on the street. Wear your fern amulet to protect yourself.

𝕳𝖊𝖗𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖔𝖑𝖊𝖒!

Of the legends of the city, this is the most famous and told. The Golem creature existed in the old ghetto quarter of Josefov during the years of World War II and the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. 

While the Jews were persecuted and constantly stalked by the Germans, there was the enigmatic Golem, who lacked a soul and a brain, but who had only one purpose: to protect the people before the attacks of the enemies.

 Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezale gave life to the creature, on a night in front of the Vltava River, and at the time of its creation he put a tablet with words from the Torah in his mouth.

In principle, the Golem complied with any order, until one day its inventor forgot to remove the words from its mouth, causing the creature to go crazy. It is Loew himself who ends up with the creature and that today the remains rest in the Old-New Straronova Synagogue. 

Golem caps, postcards, keychains, stuffed animals, posters ... it is very easy to find all kinds of souvenirs of the species being just as typical as the same beer in Prague.

𝕹𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖓 𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖈𝖐!

mpossible to pass through Prague without stopping to admire the sublime jewel in front of the Town Hall Square. 

The Old City clock was built by the master watchmaker Hanus in the 15th century, being the only one who knew perfectly its mechanism and complicated operation.

 It is not just any watch. It tells the time in three different systems, calculates the orbit of the sun and the moon and its movement depending on the signs of the zodiac. Shortly after its creation, Hanus was designing a new perfected astronomical clock.

Upon learning of the work, city councilors broke into the watchmaker's workshop and stabbed him in both eyes, leaving him blind for the rest of his life. 

Later, a convalescent Hanus asks the governor to play the work for the last time before his death. Once in front of the machinery, the watchmaker takes revenge in his hands and breaks one of the main levers and at that very moment he falls dead. It took more than 500 years until another engineer was able to fix the work.

 Legend has it that since the mysterious event the watch lacks the same functionality as that of its early days.