Tonight in the Czech Republic we burn witches. Unfortunately only effigies because of secular law. However this holiday does pay homage to the days when a witch wasn't suffered to live and many were burned.
It brings a tear to my eye when I see the children laughing as the straw witch goes up in flames, but alas, if only she was real!
It is a Christian holiday and was barely able to be celebrated under communism because they hated Christians. Yet people still manged to celebrate by saying they were just have a fire to roast hot dogs and to get ready for the May day commie celebrations the next day, May 1.
May 1 is a pure commie inspired "workers day" celebration! They commies will be gathering in the square in my town. I will try to sneak in and take some photos on the sly. If I succeed I will post them here to prove the commie threat, the red menace, the pinko scum, are still alive and well!