Traditional meeting with Krakonoš (Rübetzahl) in Harrachov will be organized on Saturday, 8 March 2014
Come and welcome spring with Krakonoš in our mountain resort Harrachov on 8 March 2014. Rich programme and lots of fun will wait for you!
Krakonoš - the Lord of the highest Czech mountain range comes every year from his estate in the Giant Mountains down to Harrachov to welcome the spring. Many legends have been woven round this figure who never comes alone to us, ordinary mortals. Krakonoš is usually accompanied by a numerous retinue of devils, masks, skiers and majorettes. No exception this year! Krakonoš comes to Harrachov on Saturday, 8 March 2014; this meeting has a long tradition, this year it is the 68th meeting with Krakonoš already.
The daylong programme of his travels round our mountain resort will start at 10:00am at the crossroads in front of the Karolína hotel, where the procession will be formed up and the masks registered. Exactly at 11:00am the Lord of the Giant Mountains will appear in the horse-drawn carriage from the courtyard of the glass works. The whole procession, headed by Krakonoš and accompanied by the majorettes and by the Giant Mountains Brass Band, will then be walking through the town all the way to its centre and then to the premises behind the Tesla restaurant, where Krakonoš will have his traditional speech with toast.
A rich cultural and amusement programme will be prepared for the visitors in the adjacent sports stadium. For instance: axe throw, race of last-century skiers, rich stalls, blacksmith shop, musical production of different styles, swordsman and fire show. The best masks and the winning raffle tickets will be awarded here.
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