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Local Customs: St. John Nepomuk
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  • Written by Barton1968 on Aug 12, 2004
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  • Prague - St. John Nepomuk on Charles Bridge
  • St. John Nepomuk on Charles Bridge
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  • St.John Nepomuk will help keep your secret.

    Birth: unknown
    Death: c. 1383

    There is considerable doubt as to the exact origins of Saint John (Jan) Nepomuk. He was either a Vicar-General of Prague, named John (Jan) or Pomuk, or another vicar who refused to reveal confessional secrets of King Wenceslas IV's wife.
    In any case, he was tortured and thrown off the Charles Bridge in Prague, where his body supposedly floated on the surface for some time, surrounded by a halo of stars. He was beatified in 1721 and canonized in 1729.
    Saint Nepomuk is the patron saint of bridges and boatmen, and his statue (with a halo of golden stars) often appears on bridges and islands in Europe. His 1736 tomb, in St. Vitus Cathedral, contains two tons of silver.

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    Local Customs: St. John Nepomuk will help keep your secret
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  • Prague - Touch the statue of St. John
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  • When walking across Charles Bridge you will notice that certain statues have brass reliefs which depict events in Czech history. Local custom dictates that touching part of the relief will bring some form of luck.

    Touch the statue of St. John, here being thrown from the bridge and think of the secret you do not want revealed.

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  • Prague - Just touch the dog...
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  • Just touch the dog and think of the secret you do not want revealed.

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    Comments for Barton1968 about Prague
    eiviz Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:32 UTC
     I was in Prague in 97. At that time the dog was completely black. Everyone touched St. John , but no one touched the dog. As a joke I went over to the dog and touched it. Other tourists followed my example. Here you see the result..
    lincoln2006 Tue Sep 11, 2007 15:44 UTC
     You forgot the most important point. If you do not show your purchased merchandise to the TAX FREE Agent he will not stamp your form. You must remove all TAX FREE items from your luggage and show the officer.
    e_mma Tue Feb 1, 2005 16:49 UTC
     Thanks, website seems very useful.
    m-joy Fri Aug 13, 2004 14:47 UTC
     Nice page with some brilliant pictures! I'm looking forward to my next trip to this lovely city.
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