Friday, September 28, 2007

Good King Wenceslas

Today is a public holiday in the Czech Republic. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia was killed by his brother Boleslaus on this day back in 936 (or possibly 929), yet it is still a good reason to enjoy a three day weekend. No wonder they call him Good King Wenceslas...

2 comments:

Jan Zemánek said...

they like him so much that besides calling him "Good King Wenceslas" they even keep his skull and expose it in a parade

Tom Lebr said...

935, not 936