Friday, July 05, 2013

More Cyril and Methodius celebrations

THE PARTY JUST KEEPS GOING:
Czech President Zeman attends Cyril and Methodius celebrations

vydáno: 04.07.2013, 19:46 | aktualizace: 04.07.2013 19:48

Velehrad - Czech President Milos Zeman today arrived for the Velehrad pilgrimage site hosting one of the biggest church events in the country, the Days of Good Will People, within the celebrations of arrival of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius to Great Moravia kingdom in the 9th century.

Thousands of pilgrims celebrate the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Cyril and Methodius, Christian missionaries from the 9th century.

Zeman laid flowers at the altar in the Basilica of Ascension of Virgin Mary and Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius.
Background on the 1150th anniversary of the invention of the Slavonic alphabet (and why it matters to PaleoJudaica) is here and here and follow the links back.