{"id":1900,"date":"2019-12-18T20:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2019-12-18T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:24:26","slug":"czechs-mark-anniversary-of-vaclav-havels-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/czechs-mark-anniversary-of-vaclav-havels-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Czechs mark anniversary of V\u00e1clav Havel&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Events commemorating the eighth anniversary since the death of dissident, playwright and former Czech president Vaclav Havel are taking place in many cities across the Czech Republic this Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Prague, people have been able to light a candle and listen to readings from Havel\u2019s works on Jungmanovo Square since early morning. The event will finish with a special mass in honour of the former president in the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. In the evening several other events remembering Havel will take place across the city, including a march to Prague Castle and speeches from V\u00e1clav Havel\u2019s friends and colleagues. Events are also taking place in regional cities such as \u010cesk\u00e9 Bud\u011bjovice and Ust\u00ed nad Labem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>V\u00e1clav Havel died on December 18, 2011, at his country house in the village of Hr\u00e1de\u010dek located in the north east of Bohemia. He is seen as the icon of the Velvet Revolution which ended communism 30 years ago and served as president for three consecutive terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>credit: radio.cz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events commemorating the eighth anniversary since the death of dissident, playwright and former Czech president Vaclav Havel are taking place in many cities across the Czech Republic this Wednesday. 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