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A composite program inspired by the spectacular festivities at the Habsburg court in Prague and Vienna, prepared for Emperor Rudolf II by the court painter and portraitist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The dance scenes feature allegorical figures of the seasons and the elements, the beautiful Flora accompanied by the three Graces and Rudolf himself as Vertumnus.
Reeve Procession through the town
Fire Procession through the town
Solstice Celebration – Allegorical Rafts with an ancient retinue on the Vltava River
Kirchparade of the Schwarzenberg Grenadier Guards
Festive Historical Procession through the town – the main procession of the festival
Reeve Procession and ceremonial end of the festivities on Svornosti Square