Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
The annual Ride of the Kings folk celebration – a centuries-old UNESCO listed tradition – took place in the village of Vlčnov in South Moravia on Sunday. The festive ride of young men, led by a nine-year-old boy in the role of king, signifies their transition to manhood.
Hundreds of people gathered in Vlčnov on Sunday to witness the annual Ride of the Kings, which has been taking place in the village since 1808. The tradition refers to the flight of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus from Czech King George of Poděbrady in the 15th century and is only practised today in four villages in the Slovácko region.
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Authors: Ruth Fraňková,Barbora Navrátilová