Three crosses (+++ or xxx) can be often seen in the parish books together with a name - of a godparent, witnesses, father of a bride or groom... What are these three crosses? And what they mean?
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Dušičky (All Souls' Day)
Most people know Halloween and All Saints' Day - but for people in the Czech Republic is much more important third day of these celebrations - All Souls' Day (Dušičky in Czech). That's the day when people visit cemeteries and remember dead family members and friends.
Candles in the Vinohrady cemetery during the All Souls' Day.
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