Dozens take part in traditional scythe mowing event in Stromovka

Photo: Tereza Cedidlová, Czech Radio

Several dozen people gathered in Prague’s Stromovka Park at sunrise on Friday morning to take part in the annual scythe mowing event, during which they cut down a wild flower meadow to the sound of folk music.

The traditional scythe mowing event in Prague’s biggest park, the Stromovka, has been taking place since 2014. This year’s edition attracted a record number of people and they only took about an hour to cut down the entire meadow.

They stayed afterwards to drink a cup of slivovitz and listen to the folk songs that were traditionally sung during haymaking.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková