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?
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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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