Bethlehem light arrives in the Czech Republic

The Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, and wife of the Czech president Livia Klausová have taken over the symbolic Bethlehem Light from scouts in St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle. The scouts will now distribute the Bethlehem Light by train all over the country. Until Christmas Eve people can come to the cathedral to light their own candles. The Bethlehem Light tradition was established by the Austrian radio station ORF in 1986. In the Czech Republic, this tradition started after the fall of communist regime in 1989.