Bethlehem Light Arrives in Prague on Saturday Evening

The Czech Scouts are getting ready to distribute the Peace Light of Bethlehem, one of the symbols of the Christmas season, around Prague after transporting the light from Vienna last weekend.

The Czech Scouts, part of the international scouting organization that includes the U.S. Boy Scouts, have already delivered the Bethlehem light to Brno in the Czech Republic.

The flame was first lit in Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestine, and will arrive into Brno by train.

In the afternoon, the Scouts distributed the light to several places in the capital, using a historic tram for the purpose.

On Sunday afternoon, an ecumenical welcoming of the Bethlehem light will take place in Brno’s Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.

The Scouts have been bringing the Bethlehem light to the Czech Republic for 30 years. For the first time, they brought the light under the statue of St. Wenceslas in Prague during the Velvet Revolution in December 1989.

After the fall of the communist regime, the arrival of the Bethlehem Light was one of the first major events that allowed Scouts to meet freely.

In 1986, the Bethlehem light made its first journey to Linz, Austria, becoming part of the Christmas charity event organized by Austrian radio and television to help disabled children.

The idea then spread from Austria to dozens of countries around the world.

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