“Late evening, on the first of May –
The twilit May – the time of love.
Meltingly called the turtle-dove,
Where rich and sweet pinewoods lay.”
Karel Hynek Mácha: Máj (May)
Welcome May! The month of blossoming trees, flowers and love…On the 1st of May couples gather around the Petřín hill statue of Czech Poet Karel Hynek Mácha, the poet of love, bringing flowers and kissing under the cherry blossoms. May, the month of love and renewal, also brings to Prague many festivals and celebrations.
