Cornovia Postcards (Old)Bust of Good King Wenceslas, St Vitus Cathedral, Praha, 1942 - Old Photograph
LaraIch möchte dieses musikalische Werk mit Euch teilen, was mir den Morgen versüßt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzG-qji05Lc
Gebt Euch einfach das Video. Es ist so geil :D
#Gnome #Wenceslas #Musik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzG-qji05Lc
Gebt Euch einfach das Video. Es ist so geil :D
#Gnome #Wenceslas #Musik
Gnome - Wenceslas (Official Video)
attresa.geoNight. You walk inside the building and suddenly you look up at the ceiling. A horse is looking at you from them... Dead #horse #sculpture (#Prague).. I think this is a mockery of the large sculpture of #Wenceslas riding a horse in front of the National Museum at the top of Wenceslas Square.
This strange sculptures 'Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse' by David Černý.
#praha #czech #davidcerny #museum #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #monochrome
ReverendRefHappy Feast of Stephen. Happy 2nd Day of Christmas. Happy Boxing Day. Happy Day of Clergy Rest. Happy Holidays.
#Stephen
#Wenceslas
#BoxingDay
#Rest
Irish Rovers - Good King Wenceslas
Thom Crowe
Stories and FolkloreToday’s my favourite day in the #ChristmasTide — the feast of Stephen (#BoxingDay or #WrenDay as it commonly known).
But why do I like the #FeastOfStephen so much? Two reasons and it’s not really about the Saint or the day:
1. My favourite #Christmas song is #GoodKingWenceslas — it is a beautiful song, with an iconic melody; the song is set on this day “Good King #Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen” In fact I like St Wenceslas far more than St Stephen, but that’s another story.
2. This reason is the one I like the most. There is an odd tradition in #England to give unnamed parliamentary buildings the name of “St Stephen’s (insert building here)” — why? Well let’s look at who St Stephen was (in brief).
He is considered the first #Christian #Martyr or known as “Protomartyr”. He he was a deacon in the early #Church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made a speech denouncing the authorities and was stoned to death in 36 AD.
I was told by an officer of the Houses of Parliament the #myth is that his name is used because he stood for justice and truth, as the Mother Parliament should. An irony — even from its inception and especially today.
And there we go; happy Boxing Day / Feast of Stephen.
#Histodon #histodons #folklore #MythologyMonday @folklore @histodons @mythologymonday @mythologybot
Long StarbirdI think a 70s childhood made one very used to melancholy / tragic story endings. I was an adult when I realized that Good King #Wenceslas and his page don't actually walk to their deaths in the storm, and there's nothing to suggest that they and the peasant don't have a Merry Christmas and live happily ever after. I spent years with a lump in my throat about their sacrifice... 🤦♂️
Gabriel Bosslet 🧙♀️A Spotify playlist of 18 different versions of the best #Holiday song ever, Good King #Wenceslas?
You are welcome
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zNXLOpGRoFsEHns4T9nhe?si=fDSRha4BQH2Ole_H7zlu2g
lambdageekWhat the heck is this?
And why does it rock so much harder than it has any right to?