Tomorrow is a holiday in Czech Republic so that gives us an extra free day (aside from the usual weekend) to do whatever we want! Yipeee! As you may or may not know, the first of May celebrates the Labor’s Day which is observed in other countries too. However for Czechs, there’s another reason to celebrate and that’s the National Love Day. Couples especially young lovers go to Petrin Hill and kiss under the blooming Cherry trees while others lay flowers in Karel Hynek Mácha’s statue. Mácha was said to be a great Czech romantic poet who wrote the poem Máj (May) which is about the tragic love of two young people.

Statue of Karel Hynek Mácha

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